Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Decentralised solar transforming rural India
Posted on 02 Mar, 2023 09:51 PMDecentralised solar is transforming rural India
Low MGNREGA allocation puts the poor at risk
Posted on 20 Feb, 2023 11:20 AMFunds allocated for MGNREGA in the Budget 2023-24 adequate for just 17 days of work
The Budget 2023-24 has earmarked Rs 60,000 crore for MGNREGS, that promises a minimum of 100 days of work. This allocation has been found to be the lowest in the history of MGNREGA in terms of Gross Domestic Product, and has been down to 0.198 percent of the GDP.
Green growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24
Posted on 03 Feb, 2023 09:45 AMGreen growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24
Building communities of practice on water quality
Posted on 09 Jan, 2023 01:50 PMHealing traditions in India have withstood the test of time. Not many of us need to be taught to mix a pinch of haldi in a glass of milk to cope with sore throat, now famously known as turmeric latte, or to add a pinch of dry ginger to our tea when we catch a cold.
Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 09:22 PMGreater Chennai Corporation plans to set up 47 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
Assessing the health of river Ganga
Posted on 08 Dec, 2022 07:07 PMDams can bind and gag rivers
Structures such as locks, dams, barrages, and weirs are known to drastically reduce the longitudinal connectivity of rivers, impact downstream flow, and alter riverine ecosystems.
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
Posted on 04 Dec, 2022 11:24 AMWhat are inland waters
Chaos in a concrete jungle
Posted on 13 Sep, 2022 06:32 PMBengaluru, once a city of lakes - is in crisis.
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Posted on 05 Jul, 2022 11:58 PMNon carcinogenic health effects of groundwater contamination are equally challenging as the carcinogenic risks.
Fluoride contamination of groundwater in Punjab, a growing concern
Posted on 16 Jun, 2022 02:05 PMNearly 85 percent of the Indian population consumes groundwater and this groundwater can get polluted because of a number of contaminants - with fluoride being an important one.
Fluoride contamination of groundwater - a grave risk to health