Global freshwater consumption has risen sixfold since 1900, more than doubling the rate of population growth. Currently, about a third of the world's population lives in areas facing water stress, where consumption exceeds 10% of the total supply. If current trends continue, two-thirds of the global population will face water stress by 2025. The uneven distribution of water resources and increasing human population have exacerbated problems of freshwater availability and accessibility around the world. Many regions, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia, already face water scarcity issues and this problem is projected to worsen in the coming decades without changes to water usage patterns. Freshwater resources in some areas have been severely impacted by human activities like
This presentation covers the sustainable water resources in India. It also covers the concepts of sustainablity, government policies and the role of the society in promoting water sustainability.
This presentation covers the sustainable water resources in India. It also covers the concepts of sustainablity, government policies and the role of the society in promoting water sustainability.
A hand note on water resource management, specially in the context of Bangladesh. I prepared the note for the MS final exam on the course water resource management.
The Water Supply in Mumbai is quavering. Despite the fact that there are a large number of lakes situated within the city, Mumbaikars have to face water scarcity everyday.
To know more log on to http://www.ward64matters.com
A hand note on water resource management, specially in the context of Bangladesh. I prepared the note for the MS final exam on the course water resource management.
The Water Supply in Mumbai is quavering. Despite the fact that there are a large number of lakes situated within the city, Mumbaikars have to face water scarcity everyday.
To know more log on to http://www.ward64matters.com
Water Problem, water Savings, water needs, water wastage and their obstacles RebekahSamuel2
Discuss the problems of water, saving of water, needs of
water, wastage of water, and also discuss the obstacles in
the way of water saving, water shortage and how to
improve the water resources in Pakistan?
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A friend of mine lives in a middle-class neighborhood of New Delhi, one of the richest cities in India. Although the area
gets a fair amount of rain every year, he wakes
in the morning to the blare of a megaphone an-
nouncing that freshwater will be available only
for the next hour. He rushes to fill the bathtub
and other receptacles to last the day. New Del-
hi’s endemic shortfalls occur largely because wa-
ter managers decided some years back to divert
large amounts from upstream rivers and reser-
voirs to irrigate crops.
My son, who lives in arid Phoenix, arises to
the low, schussing sounds of sprinklers watering
verdant suburban lawns and golf courses.
Although Phoenix sits amid the Sonoran Desert,
he enjoys a virtually unlimited water supply. Pol-
iticians there have allowed irrigation water to be
shifted away from farming operations to cities
and suburbs, while permitting recycled waste-
water to be employed for landscaping and other
nonpotable applications.
As in New Delhi and Phoenix, policymakers
worldwide wield great power over how water
resources are managed. Wise use of such power
will become increasingly important as the years
go by because the world’s demand for freshwa-
ter is currently overtaking its ready supply in
many places, and this situation shows no sign of
abating. That the problem is well-known makes
it no less disturbing: today one out of six people,
more than a billion, suffer inadequate access to
safe freshwater. By 2025, according to data
released by the United Nations, the freshwater
resources of more than half the countries across
the globe will undergo either stress—for exam-
ple, when people increasingly demand more
water than is available or safe for use— or out-
right shortages. By midcentury as much as three
quarters of the earth’s population could face
scarcities of freshwater.
Scientists expect water scarcity to become
more common in large part because the world’s
population is rising and many people are getting
richer (thus expanding demand) and because
global climate change is exacerbating aridity
and reducing supply in many regions. What is
more, many water sources are threatened by
faulty waste disposal, releases of industrial pol-
lutants, fertilizer runoff and coastal influxes of
saltwater into aquifers as groundwater is deplet-
ed. Because lack of access to water can lead to
starvation, disease, political instability and
even armed conflict, failure to take action can
have broad and grave consequences.
Fortunately, to a great extent, the technolo-
gies and policy tools required to conserve exist-
KEY CONCEPTS
n Global freshwater resourc-
es are threatened by rising
demands from many quar-
ters. Growing populations
need ever more water for
drinking, hygiene, sanita-
tion, food production and
industry. Climate change,
meanwhile, is expected to
contribute to.
hazards of industrialisation and urbanisationarvind kumar
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
The Convention of Climate Change
Convention on Biological Diversity
Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests (Forests
Principles program).
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
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