Extreme weather events led to 12mn Children Displacements in 2022:UNICEFestimates According to the estimates released by UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) on June 13, 2023, extreme weather events around the world, including unprecedented floods in Pakistan and the drought in the Horn of Afr...
Puducherry: It is formerly known as Pondicherry, is a union territory in India. It was formed out of four exclaves of former French India, namely Pondichery, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam. Puducherry government has decided to ban the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products in the...
Mangrove forests can survive extreme weather conditions and require low oxygen levels to survive. The mangroves cannot survivezing temperatures and thus are found mainly in tropical and subtropical latitudes. Sundarbans in West Bengal in India is the largest mangrove forest in the world. UNESCO ...
Weather resistance Poor Good Termite resistance Poor Good Compressive strength Low (<3.5 MPa) Medium (greater than3.5 MPa) Maintenance requirement Frequent None to occasionally ‘Re-use of soil’ potential High Medium- low Standardization No Some degree of standardisation The factors identified from the...