Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Bihar's Nagi and Nakti wetlands recognised as Ramsar sites
Posted on 17 Jun, 2024 12:02 PMNagi and Nakti wetlands in Bihar get recognition under the Ramsar convention
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Solar powered irrigation improves nutritional outcomes in Chattisgarh tribals
Posted on 02 Jun, 2024 10:56 AMSolar powered irrigation has led to improvement in the nutritional status of Chattisgarh tribals
![Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/Solar%20power.jpg?itok=zqbgZstX)
Bioengineered slopes save Nog village in Himachal from floods
Posted on 24 May, 2024 04:01 AMAn innovative bioengineering technology implemented under the PMGSY has saved Nog village in Himachal from floods
When heavy rainfall led to floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, one village stood out. This is the village of Nog where landslides and floods did not have an impact because of the innovative soil bioengineering approach implemented in the area.
![Floods in Himachal. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Pinakpani via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Himachal%20floods.jpg?itok=LWFn1Sof)
Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets
Posted on 06 May, 2024 02:56 AMVillages in the forested foothills of Niyamgiri revive climate resilient paddy and millets to become food secure
![Traditional Rice Kosla of Niyamgiri Hills (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Niyamgiri_rice.jpg?itok=L35JLKX5)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AMMadhya Pradesh leads in controversial tree plantations under the green credit programme
![India's green credit programme (Image Source: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/green-forest_0.jpg?itok=3scxeO9o)
Odisha leads in the provision of quality drinking water on household tap connections
Posted on 04 Apr, 2024 08:55 AMOdisha emerges as the only state to guarantee quality drinking water on household tap connections
![Quality drinking water, a priority (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/DW1.jpg?itok=V0X6ZDGC)
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
Posted on 30 Mar, 2024 02:08 PMOverworked, underpaid and unrecognised: Women in rural India
![Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/DRoughts1.jpg?itok=rFT0nrlg)
A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AMScientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru
![The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Concrete.jpg?itok=CtsYZNXZ)
Valuing groundwater: A priority for India
Posted on 13 Mar, 2024 06:06 PMUrban India is sucking groundwater at frightening rates
![Groundwater, a threatened resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/pgwm.jpg?itok=WvVHUKQ3)
A water warrior with a vision
Posted on 06 Mar, 2024 11:25 AMShailaja Deshpande, Founder, Director Jeevitnadi has been a strong voice leading the citizen movement in Pune city and raising awareness of the masses to the plight of the river Mula Mutha, addressing threats posed to the river due to release of untreated sewage in the river and aggressive projects such as the River Front develo
![Shailajatai, on the banks of river Mula (Image Source: Shailaja Deshpande)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Shailajatai3.jpg?itok=E-oPNv4b)