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Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AMTamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
![Need to push for tough laws to restrict groundwater overextraction (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/ntpc.jpg?itok=stn1RhUp)
Advancing people-centric early warning systems
Posted on 14 Nov, 2023 08:31 PMBetween 1995 and 2015, 90% of disasters were weather-related, causing significant human and economic losses. In 2020 alone, weather-related disasters led to 15,000 deaths and a cost of approximately US$ 171 billion. India reported a loss of 6811 lives from hydro-meteorological hazards between April 2018 and March 2021.
![Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (Image: ICIMOD/Jiten; Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/ews_0.jpg?itok=8rXS64OX)
Evaluating the stability of ESG-driven indices in turbulent markets
Posted on 12 Nov, 2023 11:10 AMThe pricing and market returns of businesses now reflect their sustainability practices. The scarcity of resources has prompted businesses to adopt a more efficient and strategic approach to resource utilisation. This prudent resource management has heightened the significance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices in today's context.
![Weathering the storm and predicting future returns (Image: Mike Langridge)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/images.jpg?itok=Lxlu1Y_P)
Prioritise conserving peri-urban wetlands
Posted on 11 Nov, 2023 04:54 PMWetlands are multi-functional landscapes between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that provide habitat for wildlife, support groundwater recharge, moderate climate, control flooding, and fulfil the livelihood of communities. Covering nearly 12% of the global area, these contribute significantly to ecosystem services, sustaining human well-being.
![Wetland ecosystem's health is significantly correlated with land transformation (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Nawabganj_Bird_Sanctuary%2C_Unnao_04.jpg?itok=b2vrcpHj)
Experts stress responsible land use for India's renewable energy potential
Posted on 10 Nov, 2023 05:51 PMTo meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement, India must install an additional 300 GW of utility-scale solar and wind energy by 2030, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. However, the land-intensive nature of renewable energy poses environmental and social challenges that need to be responsibly managed.
![Socio-ecological conflicts hindering the rapid deployment of renewable energy in India (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/re.jpg?itok=L1znJfPd)
Traditional salt workers from the Little Rann of Kutch recognised for their role in conservation
Posted on 03 Nov, 2023 04:13 PMTraditional salt workers from the Little Rann of Kutch recognised for their role in wild ass conservation
![The little Rann of Kutch (Image Source: Nagarjun Kandukuru via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Little%20Rann%20of%20Kutch.jpg?itok=35fycpO8)
Factors affecting the adoption of IoT in the agri-food domain
Posted on 31 Oct, 2023 07:36 PMAgricultural developments have played a pivotal role in the emergence of sedentary human civilisation. The agri-food sector remains crucial globally, yet conventional farming methods persist.
![Agriculture IoT with rice field background (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/iot.jpg?itok=M5JDFccf)
Integrating climate-resilient strategies: NGT takes action on sinking Indian islands
Posted on 31 Oct, 2023 01:33 PMNational Green Tribunal urges Coastal Zone Management Authorities to address rising sea levels and island submergence
![Climate-resilient island management (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/beach.jpg?itok=BDuXu5A7)
Empowering Indian agriculture: Upstream startups and farmtech innovations
Posted on 26 Oct, 2023 04:04 PMAs the world's largest region in both geography and population, with a vast network of smallholder farmers combined with dense urban settings and food sovereignty concerns, Asia-Pacific is a hotbed of opportunity for food and agriculture technology startups.
![Investment in upstream innovations in Asia-Pacific region – those for the farm and primary production of novel foods – increased 24% year-over-year (Image: CIAT/Neil Palmer)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/lead_0.jpg?itok=3Fw-S_KL)
The plastic siege of rivers and lakes in India
Posted on 26 Oct, 2023 03:18 PMPlastic pollution of freshwater ecosystems in India is increasing - particularly that of rivers informs this paper titled 'Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems of India: Current trends and future perspectives' published in ACS OMEGA.
![The polluted Ganges (Image Source: Lane via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Ganga5.jpg?itok=w_ouoIu0)