Climate tech startup tries to scale renewable water technology
Uravu Labs raises seed capital for their unique 100% renewable water technology
Capital to be utilized for tech commercialization and expansion into new geographies (Image: Uravu Labs)
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
जलवायु संकट :नर के मुकाबले मादा कछुए अधिक पैदा हो रहे
नर कछुए के मुकाबले मादा कछुओं की संख्या काफी तेजी से बढ़ी,फोटो-Indiawaterportal flicker
बिहार में जहरीला हुआ पानी,10 जिलों की स्थिति हुई खराब
बिहार के कई जिलों में पानी पीने लायक नही ,फोटो-Indiawaterportal flicker
IFC fosters climate action in South Asia
Focus is on sustainable and inclusive growth
IFC works on accelerating the transition to low-carbon development in a wide range of sectors (Image: Kai Stachowiak)
एनशिंएट टैंक - रिस्टोरेशन एंड रिजूवेनेशन कोर्स (Ancient Tank - Restoration and Rejuvenation Course)
Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns
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Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)
Jal Jeevan Mission implementation lags in 13 states: Centre
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A household water pipe (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
The missing frontline worker
India is gearing up to take water to every rural household, but a crucial community connection is missing!
The frontline worker, a crucial but missing link in the water space (Image Source: Sunderrajan Krishnan)
Floods in Assam - a boon or a bane for fish diversity?
The frequency and intensity of floods is on the rise in Assam spelling doom for fish biodiversity.
Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)
क्यों पर्यावरण का दुश्मन बन रहा फास्ट फैशन ट्रेंड
क्यों पर्यावरण का दुश्मन बन रहा फास्ट फैशन ट्रेंड ,फोटो-Indiawaterportal flicker
Unlocking demand for solar rooftops
A rooftop solar for every home in India: Report to organise local solarise campaigns
Residents who already have roof top solar are ideal for solar ambassadors. (Image: PxHere)
अंतरराष्ट्रीय बाघ दिवस :क्यों नहीं रूक रही बाघों की मौतें
क्यों नहीं रूक रही बाघों की मौतें,फोटो-Indiatv
Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”
New study from the University of East Anglia challenges the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere
Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)
Very few questions being asked on climate change in the Parliament
Ministers referred to a source for their information on climate change in only 10% of the questions asked, study indicates
Parliamentarians can help develop a policy and regulatory framework that promotes climate change mitigation and adaptation (Image: Rawpixel)
Transitioning from risk to resilience with SDG localisation
There is a need to boost transformative adaptation action and resilience building measures
ESCAP is supporting monitoring and implementation of climate and disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Image: Fazlul Alam, Pixahive)
आखिर बाढ़ की स्थिति क्यों जानना जरूरी है
आखिर बाढ़ की स्थिति क्यों जानना जरूरी है ,फोटो-Indiawaterportal flicker
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जल शिक्षा व्याख्यान श्रृंखला,फोटो-यूसर्क
Fragmented waterscapes increase risk of Japanese encephalitis
This first of its kind study found that fragmented water landscapes increased the risk of Japanese Encephalitis by providing more opportunities for mosquito breeding and transmission of the virus from animals to humans via animal hosts.
Stagnant waters can encourage mosquito breeding and increase risk of diseases (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Willingness to pay for arsenic-safe drinking water
A case study to understand societal embedding of electrochemical arsenic remediation technology in rural West Bengal
Tubewell reported to have arsenic contamination (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
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