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Weekly News and Policy Updates
India experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters
Posted on 03 Jul, 2024 11:18 AMIndia experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters
India has experienced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world between 2000 and 2019 and it has been predicted that the frequency and intensity of natural disasters will continue to increase leading to huge losses and damages that the states may be unable to pay for.
![Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-07/Assam%20floods.jpg?itok=XC3TTXmO)
Scarcity squeeze: Moody's says India's water crisis could cripple economy
Posted on 02 Jul, 2024 11:36 AMWater woes threaten India's credit rating, Moody's warns
![More action is needed to ensure a sustainable water future for India (Image: Wasim Raja, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-07/4_umbrellas_of_farmers%2C_rains_in_Jharkhand_India_2016.jpg?itok=_8nqLUmK)
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
![The Nagi dam bird sanctuary (Image Source: Hilfiger28 via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/Nagi%20dam%20bird%20sanctuary.jpg?itok=tTR3bzpr)
Still near the bottom: India scores low in latest Environmental Performance Index
Posted on 16 Jun, 2024 11:46 AMPoor air quality, emissions drag India down in Environmental Performance Index
![Air pollution in India (Image: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier; CC BY-SA 2.0; Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/air%20pollution.jpg?itok=izB8pCLA)
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)
Addressing arsenic in food chain: NGT orders inquiry
Posted on 31 May, 2024 01:33 PMConcerned about arsenic in food, NGT seeks government response
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in India has taken notice of a media report suggesting the presence of arsenic in food, particularly rice.
![Food contamination with arsenic raises concerns (Image: pix4free.org/](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/arsenic-poisoning.jpg?itok=fG9IpUi5)
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)
Supreme Court condemns unauthorised tree felling in Aravallis
Posted on 19 May, 2024 02:13 PMSC orders probe into illegal tree felling in Delhi Ridge, criticises DDA for environmental damage
![Malcha forest area, Delhi ridge (Image: Pinakpani, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Malcha_forest_in_Delhi.jpg?itok=DlMx1gAB)
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)
Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods
Posted on 01 May, 2024 09:30 AMCWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations
![Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/stream.jpg?itok=Z4idOnhH)