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Highlighting the solar-agriculture-water nexus
Posted on 16 May, 2024 10:38 AMThe rapid expansion of solar energy in India presents challenges related to cropland encroachment and water-resource scarcity.
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Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality
Posted on 12 May, 2024 09:24 AMAs Amol Singh Yadav, a folk artist hailing from Dasania village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, stood up to sing his song about the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY), one could imagine how ambitious and potentially transformative the ABY scheme is for the management of groundwater at the community level.
![Towards sustainable groundwater management (Image: IWMI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Image%2001.jpg?itok=69yYRDUM)
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
Posted on 08 May, 2024 03:14 PMThe looming water scarcity in the Deccan Plateau states
![An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Monsoon3.jpg?itok=2jsEDI0B)
Floating forward: An entrepreneur's tryst for 'clean-water' bodies
Posted on 06 May, 2024 03:48 PMLast April, the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, conducted a groundbreaking census of water bodies, revealing a staggering 24,24,540 water bodies across India. These encompassed natural and man-made reservoirs, whether lined with masonry or not, intended for a range of uses from irrigation to recreation and groundwater recharge.
![Innovative solutions to clean urban water bodies, Floating islands (Photo Credit: Priyanshu Kamath)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/FI3.jpeg?itok=kitzfVK4)
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)
India boils as heat soars!
Posted on 30 Apr, 2024 01:11 PMIndia is in the hot seat as heat conditions are predicted to persist in East and south peninsular India in the days to come.
![Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Heat%20waves.jpg?itok=Ew8COmGo)
Accelerating climate action: Bridging the gap from dialogue to action
Posted on 29 Apr, 2024 08:33 PMIn a call to confront our planet's pressing challenges, the 3rd Annual Climate Asia Conference convened in Bengaluru this April. Themed "Accelerating climate action: Bridging the gap from dialogue to action," the event saw leaders and experts from diverse sectors, all driven by a shared determination to effect tangible change.
![People in the face of climate change (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/climate%20change.jpg?itok=AazczwIw)
Can climate smart agriculture help India cope with droughts?
Posted on 28 Apr, 2024 10:19 AMClimate related natural disasters and agriculture in India
Climate related natural disasters are predicted to threaten crop productivity and thereby food security in the future in India where the damage would be severe with more than 50 percent people being directly dependent on agriculture and with about 43 percent of cultivated lands being rainfed.
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Enhancing livelihood security in wasteland-dominated areas
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 11:38 PMIn rural India, where agriculture remains a primary livelihood, access to basic amenities is often lacking, contributing to low livelihood security. The presence of extensive wasteland, particularly in regions like West Bengal, exacerbates these challenges, especially in socially marginalised areas.
![Addressing livelihood challenges in wasteland regions (Image: Biswarup Ganguly; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Agricultural_Hut_-_Beliaghata_-_Taki_Road_-_North_24_Parganas_2015-04-11_7109.jpg?itok=PcP20HtM)