Researcher @mcgillu Local Institutions | Socio-ecological Systems |
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Lingaraj retweeted
17 Jul 2021
Very interesting conversation by @itihaashtag on environmental history of climate and disasters in the Bay of Bengal. podcasts.apple.com/in/podcas…
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Lingaraj retweeted
14 Feb 2019
"Unruly Waters" - my podcast with @sunilamrith @Harvard_History
On struggles to gain mastery over water, across Asia
Narratives of nationhood, ideas of conquest, mega dams, activism, regulation & climate change.. (it's action-packed, Sunil is awesome)
soundcloud.com/user-84557228…
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Lingaraj retweeted
15 Feb 2020
Fly facility outreach in kannada at a government school in bangalore. @NCBS_Bangalore. We will be doing fly experiments with them today.
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Thankfully the Bhutanese care more about GNH than GDP
13 Feb 2020
71% of #Bhutan's territory is covered in forest, but with a contribution of only about 2% to GDP per year, the forest sector remains underutilized. How can the country sustainably invest in its forests? wrld.bg/ybEL50ykTbd
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Lingaraj retweeted
19 Jan 2020
Had a great time teaching the 'Advanced #QGIS' workshop at Bengaluru. This was also the first batch in India to receive official QGIS.org certificates. As always, sharing the full course material under an open licence courses.spatialthoughts.com/…
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Lingaraj retweeted
17 Jan 2020
Switchboard style animation showing the changes in each country's annual-average temperatures from 1850 to 2019.
All countries on Earth have been getting warmer due to global warming, but not all countries have done so at the same rate.
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For hope on drought and fire, look to the Indian Ocean
afr.com/politics/federal/for… On the Indian Ocean Dipole (similar to Pacific Ocean's El Niño) that influences a wide range of climatic events across East Africa, South Asia and Australia
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Lingaraj retweeted
4 Jan 2020
Today is the birth anniversary of the economic philosopher and Gandhian constructive worker J. C. Kumarappa. Born on 4th January 1892.
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"We are left with most bitter of ironies.Measures taken to secure India against vagaries of monsoons—intensive irrigation, planting new crops—have,through a cascade of unintended consequences,destabilized the monsoon itself"
theatlantic.com/science/arch…
fm Sunil Amrith’s Unruly Waters
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The Histories Hidden in the Periodic Table
newyorker.com/science/elemen…
From poisoned monks and nuclear bombs to the “transfermium wars,” mapping the atomic world hasn’t been easy.
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Lingaraj retweeted
30 Dec 2019
What to say in an interview or panel discussion on macroeconomic policy to address India's slowdown.
India needs very serious reforms: IMF's Gita Gopinath | Deccan Herald deccanherald.com/business/in…
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Dr. K Y Narayanswamy's PhD dissertation Neeradeevige was on cultural aspects of water and traditional water management as gleaned through inscriptions (under Prof M M Kalburgi)
31 Dec 2019
Discover how important water is to our culture with popular writer K. Y. Narayanswamy. Join our Confluence lecture this Saturday! Young adults can sign up for an additional tutorial at bit.ly/submerge_events
Please note that this lecture will be in Kannada.
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There are many traditional varieties of rice in India such as as the Pokkali rice of Kerala that can survive underwater and are saline resistant
#DYK? In Bangladesh & India alone, #rice lost to flooding each year could feed 30 mln people. But “scuba rice” varieties that survive underwater could save millions more from hunger. This and more CGIAR innovations here: on.cgiar.org/2QP5hfL
#foodsecurity @gatesfoundation
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Lingaraj retweeted
14 Dec 2019
Benefits of adaptation relative to mitigation getting higher everyday...Arctic report card: Melting permafrost is transforming the region into a carbon source - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
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Lingaraj retweeted
8 Dec 2019
Interesting work! We tried a similar thing to engage young people in how they value forest ecosystems: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Lingaraj retweeted
8 Dec 2019
And on Friday, I’ll be speaking at @NCBS_Bangalore as part of the Archives Public Lecture Series. Both events absolutely open to the public — just turn up, it’d be great to see you!
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Lingaraj retweeted
8 Dec 2019
Listen to our new episode with @EnvPolicyCenter: '023: Policy engaged research, collective action, and the ecology of games with Mark Lubell #complexity #policy
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