🔆Indian Biodiversity ✅Four global biodiversity hotspots are located in India, making it one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. ✅ As of 2020-21, there are 981 protected areas, including 566 wildlife sanctuaries and 104 national parks.
📍Wildlife ✅ There are 3,167 tigers in India. ✅ From 2019 to 2020, environmental crimes increased by 78%. (Source: Environment of India, State of 2022)
📍Forest Conservation ✅30% of Indian districts are susceptible to severe forest fires(CEEW). ✅11% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation.
📍Water Resources ✅75% of families lack access to clean drinking water on their property. (Source: Aayog NITI) ✅By 2030, water stress is expected to affect 70% of India’s thermal power plants.
📍Water Pollution ✅8 states comprise the majority of contaminated river segments, including Maharashtra, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, and Karnataka. ✅70% of surface water in India is unsafe for human consumption. (Source: WEF)
📍Climate Change ✅40% of Indian districts are experiencing flooding and droughts interchangeably. ✅ India has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 at the 26th COP in 2021.
🔆Indian Biodiversity ✅Four global biodiversity hotspots are located in India, making it one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. ✅ As of 2020-21, there are 981 protected areas, including 566 wildlife sanctuaries and 104 national parks.
📍Wildlife ✅ There are 3,167 tigers in India. ✅ From 2019 to 2020, environmental crimes increased by 78%. (Source: Environment of India, State of 2022)
📍Forest Conservation ✅30% of Indian districts are susceptible to severe forest fires(CEEW). ✅11% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation.
📍Water Resources ✅75% of families lack access to clean drinking water on their property. (Source: Aayog NITI) ✅By 2030, water stress is expected to affect 70% of India’s thermal power plants.
📍Water Pollution ✅8 states comprise the majority of contaminated river segments, including Maharashtra, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, and Karnataka. ✅70% of surface water in India is unsafe for human consumption. (Source: WEF)
📍Climate Change ✅40% of Indian districts are experiencing flooding and droughts interchangeably. ✅ India has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 at the 26th COP in 2021.
Telegram is a free app and runs on donations. According to a blog on the telegram: We believe in fast and secure messaging that is also 100% free. Pavel Durov, who shares our vision, supplied Telegram with a generous donation, so we have quite enough money for the time being. If Telegram runs out, we will introduce non-essential paid options to support the infrastructure and finance developer salaries. But making profits will never be an end-goal for Telegram.
Telegram and Signal Havens for Right-Wing Extremists
Since the violent storming of Capitol Hill and subsequent ban of former U.S. President Donald Trump from Facebook and Twitter, the removal of Parler from Amazon’s servers, and the de-platforming of incendiary right-wing content, messaging services Telegram and Signal have seen a deluge of new users. In January alone, Telegram reported 90 million new accounts. Its founder, Pavel Durov, described this as “the largest digital migration in human history.” Signal reportedly doubled its user base to 40 million people and became the most downloaded app in 70 countries. The two services rely on encryption to protect the privacy of user communication, which has made them popular with protesters seeking to conceal their identities against repressive governments in places like Belarus, Hong Kong, and Iran. But the same encryption technology has also made them a favored communication tool for criminals and terrorist groups, including al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
