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India’s first round-the-clock solar village angers pastoralists
News this fortnight Posted on 20 Mar, 2023 09:02 AM

 India'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)
Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 18 Mar, 2023 04:19 PM

Tamil 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)
Decentralised solar transforming rural India
News this fortnight Posted on 02 Mar, 2023 09:51 PM

Decentralised solar is transforming rural India

Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 Mar, 2023 12:17 PM

Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme

Government plans to give energy efficiency targets to sectors (Image: RawPixel)
Low MGNREGA allocation puts the poor at risk
News this fortnight Posted on 20 Feb, 2023 11:20 AM

Funds 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)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PM

Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state

States and union territories have been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis (Image: Maxpixel)
Green growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24
News this month Posted on 03 Feb, 2023 09:45 AM

Green 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)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Policy matters this month Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PM

India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty

Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)
Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
News this fortnight Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 09:22 PM

Greater Chennai Corporation plans to set up 47 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding

Natural spaces such as water bodies and vegetation in cities can act as sponges and absorb rain and prevent flooding (Image Source: IWP Flicker photos)
Radiation not a pollutant, says Pollution Control Committee
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 10:08 AM

Radiation is not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee

DPCC claims there is no convincing scientific evidence of causing adverse health effects of radiation (Image: CC0 Public Domain)
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