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How forest-dwelling communities are braving the pandemic
Posted on 04 Oct, 2020 02:59 PMThe pandemic and lockdown measures have had a drastic impact on a large population of poor and marginalised communities, causing loss of livelihoods and employment, food insecurity and socio-economic distress. While vulnerabilities, atrocities and injustices faced by forest communities due to forest, conservation and economic policies have increased d
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore tops in cleanest city category
Posted on 25 Aug, 2020 09:19 PMIndore once again tops the Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the cleanest city category
Next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to focus on water treatment
Posted on 25 Aug, 2020 08:26 PMSwachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Next phase to focus on water treatment and toilet waste disposal
Bihar and northeast India reel under floods, Assam worst hit
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:26 AMFlood batters three northeast states, Assam worst affected
Bhuj cattle rearers face the heat of lockdown
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 01:51 PMAkbarbhai (35), a Maldhari (semi-nomadic cattle herder) is struggling to survive as the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus has hit demand of dairy products badly and led to prices crashing in Bhuj. He lives in Gandhinagari, an informal settlement in Bhuj that is home to around 30 cattle herders. His joint family of 15 members includes his two brothers and three sisters.
Pumping groundwater to harnessing rainfall: A tale of two states
Posted on 01 Jul, 2020 12:04 PMGroundwater depletion, a growing challenge for India
UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:38 AMUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS
5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Posted on 27 May, 2020 08:26 AMSwachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
Developing an effective participatory groundwater monitoring program at village level
Posted on 16 May, 2020 03:52 PMThe ‘Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention’ (MARVI) project is being undertaken since February 2012 with the overall aim to improve the security of irrigation water supplies and enhance livelihood opportunities for rural communities in India.
Horticulture pile-up, yet farmers stare at losses in Kachchh
Posted on 10 May, 2020 04:05 PMKachchh: A desert oasis under peril