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Research Papers
Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector
Posted on 07 Jan, 2023 08:53 AMAs temperatures rise across India, so will the demand for cooling. Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency.
![Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/cooling-2.jpg?itok=GUllG8Cq)
Microplastics in tributaries of the Upper Ganga River
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 11:23 AMMicroplastic contamination has appeared as pollution of global concern in the aquatic as well as the terrestrial environment.
![Microplastics (Image: Oregon State University, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/Microplastic.jpg?itok=TgPEoWZY)
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 06:16 AMPolicy makers in developing countries have long emphasized improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.
![Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/23218679170_0baa4f5115_o.jpg?itok=BduzRGL2)
Factors influencing crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 28 Dec, 2022 04:29 PMClimate change has become a major threat to agriculture and rural livelihoods and can lead to rural poverty and migration and cause overexploitation of natural resources such as water, land and forests informs this study titled 'Is crop diversification vulnerable to climate, agricultural and socio-economic facto
![Crop diversification to cope with climate shocks in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/HP%20crops.jpg?itok=cwCn3sUH)
Traditional agroforestry takes over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh
Posted on 27 Dec, 2022 04:39 PMJhum , a traditional land-use system in which a patch of the forest is utilised for agricultural cultivation for a few years and then shifted to a new site for the next cycle, has been widely practised in North East India (NEI) for years because it was found to be best suited for the climate and topography of the region.
![The hilly landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source:Chakraborty.jishu Via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/1600px-Landscape_of_Arunachal_Pradesh.jpg?itok=DsLGyIno)
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 06:52 PMMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.
![rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/8237335587_3421362b57_b.jpg?itok=62WqAUWD)
Food and nutrition security during disasters
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 04:31 PMDue to its geophysical and climatic conditions, India is exposed to multiple hazards and is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. According to Global Climate Risk Index it has remained in the top 10 worst affected countries by disasters for three straight years since 2018.
![There is a scope to bring focus of food security and nutrition in plans and policies on climate change (Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/lead_2.jpg?itok=2UCCYyed)
Safe drinking water in rural India: What do numbers hide?
Posted on 21 Dec, 2022 02:14 PMRecent data shows that drinking water coverage has improved considerably in India with 89 percent of the rural population having access to an improved water source within a round trip of 30 minutes.
![Adequate and safe drinking water, a valuable resource in rural India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/DW.jpg?itok=EYvBz1V1)
River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PMRivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I
![The pristine river Sharavathi (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Sharavathi_River_Karnataka_India.jpg?itok=i0PL19Ej)