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Weekly News and Policy Updates
Madhya Pradesh's villages lead the way in climate smart agriculture
Posted on 03 Apr, 2023 11:21 AMMadhya Pradesh's climate smart villages provide lessons in climate change adaptability
A Climate Smart Village project initiated by the state government on natural farming in Madhya Pradesh villages has yielded highly successful results setting an example for other villages in India to follow.
![Lush green farms in Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Rajarshi MItra via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/MP%20farms.jpg?itok=EQ5VTnvX)
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PMHouse panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
![Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/A_Pump_irrigation.jpg?itok=raUuFXgl)
India’s first round-the-clock solar village angers pastoralists
Posted on 20 Mar, 2023 09:02 AMIndia's first round the clock solar power plant in Modhera village Gujarat, threatens livelihoods of pastoralists
![Maldharis grazing buffaloes (Image Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/Maldhari_grazing_buffaloes_AJTJ.jpg?itok=BTTE_yeC)
Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy
Posted on 18 Mar, 2023 04:19 PMTamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy with a focus on promoting chemical-free agriculture
![Organic farming creates harmonious balance between crop production and animal husbandry and facilitates alignment of life with natural ecosystems and cycles. (Image: Katharina Low/SuSanA Secretariat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/Organic_farm_area_%285690105970%29.jpg?itok=kIieU3m2)
Decentralised solar transforming rural India
Posted on 02 Mar, 2023 09:51 PMDecentralised solar is transforming rural India
![Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/Solar%20power.jpg?itok=MZROjsC4)
Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
Posted on 01 Mar, 2023 12:17 PMCentre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
![Government plans to give energy efficiency targets to sectors (Image: RawPixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/building_emissions.jpg?itok=mg1xqsdy)
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.
![Constructing check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/MGNREGA.jpg?itok=mf1SljGi)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PMHaryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
![States and union territories have been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis (Image: Maxpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/Liquid-Fountain-Water-Mountains-Drinking-Water-4156787.jpg?itok=B90JYhQD)
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
![Mangrove forest at Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Shankaran Murugan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/Mangrove_Forest_in_Pichavaram%2C_Tamilnadu%2C_India_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg?itok=ONVH_tbB)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PMIndia issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
![Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/9245084431_0d49bfc6d8_o.jpg?itok=Wd4lES2j)