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Increasing adoption of rainwater harvesting technologies in rural India
Posted on 24 Oct, 2023 10:56 PMRainwater Harvesting (RWH) technology continues to be highly recommended as a potential solution to deal with water scarcity in developed as well as developing countries such as India and includes various methods such as Rooftop rainwater harvesting (RRWH), surface runoff collection, flood runoff harvesting, and in-situ RWH.
![Catch the rain where it falls (Image Source: IWP flicker photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Catch%20the%20rain%20where%20it%20falls.jpg?itok=A6XsWytx)
Indian coasts and the threat of invasive species
Posted on 23 Oct, 2023 07:46 PMCoastal habitats in India are especially prone to invasion by alien species, and the major avenues for the invasion are through ballast water, natural calamities or through accidental introduction/escape during unscientific coastal aquaculture and seaweed culture informs this report titled 'A review on the impacts of invas
![Coral reefs in the Andaman Islands (Image Source: Ritiks via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Coral%20reefs%20in%20the%20andaman%20islands.jpg?itok=Z01niUoe)
Women: The harbingers of change, not silent sufferers
Posted on 21 Oct, 2023 05:03 PMIn times of crisis and calamity, women have repeatedly been cast, portrayed, and even studied as vulnerable groups, their agency overshadowed by societal perceptions. This characterization extends beyond disasters to encompass human-induced socio-economic upheavals too. While this narrative implies a lack of agency among women, the reality is quite different.
![Women as trailblazers: Resilience, transformation, and breaking barriers on dual fronts (Image: ILRI/Mann; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/woman.jpg?itok=wvbFJgby)
Building community expertise in planning, designing, and overseeing WASH systems
Posted on 20 Oct, 2023 04:10 PMWaterAid India is a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. The organisation focuses on marginalised and vulnerable communities, striving to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to these essential services.
![Shantilata uses a cloth to filter out the high iron content in the salty water, filled from a hand pump, in the village Sitapur on the outskirts of Bhadrak, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (Image: WaterAid/ Anindito Mukherjee)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/wateraid_anindito_mukherjee_600_px.jpg?itok=bwhqJ79m)
Climate change coping mechanism discovered in humble algae
Posted on 18 Oct, 2023 09:14 AMOne of the building blocks of ocean life can adapt to cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
![Kelp makes a beautiful canopy over an understory of calcareous red algae beneath the waves at Cape Solander in southern Sydney (Image: John Turnbull; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/algae.jpg?itok=ID105ixE)
Sustainable solutions in focus
Posted on 18 Oct, 2023 07:12 AMA day-long workshop convened by The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC) and backed by TATA Trusts, 'The Indian Collaborative for Applied Sustainable Solutions' (ICASS) initiative brought together a diverse group of sustainability practitioners to address critical gaps in the science-policy-practice interface, ensuring effective sustainability implementation.
![The Nature Conservancy is working to protect ecologically important areas across boundaries—so that they can be preserved for future generations (Image: Gayatri Priyadarshini; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/1200px-Beautiful_snowy_landscape_of_himalayas.jpg?itok=zyDxQbVM)
National Green Tribunal issues notices for non-compliance with river cleanup orders
Posted on 17 Oct, 2023 03:12 PMNGT issues notices for non-compliance: States and Centre criticised for failing to clean polluted river stretches
![River Yamuna in Delhi (Image: Mirza, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Peace_Yamuna_Ghat_%28259710365%29.jpeg?itok=zUL4HNK3)
Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the Great Indian bustard
Posted on 15 Oct, 2023 04:07 PMVillagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the endangered Great Indian bustard
![Great Indian Bustard, Rajasthan (Image Source: Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/GIB1.jpg?itok=oEbfpXxr)
The/Nudge Prize - Ashirvad Water Challenge
Posted on 14 Oct, 2023 08:44 PM
The Nudge Foundation is thrilled to share with you that after an intense 18-month journey, we have the winners of The/Nudge Prize - Ashirvad Water Challenge! |
![SmartTerra emerged as the Winner, winning INR 1 crore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/smartterra.jpg?itok=lnD9zD8q)