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How to restore India's degraded pond ecosystem
In order to promote a regenerative system for biodiversity protection, the relationship between the pond ecosystem and the circular economy was also evaluated. Posted on 11 Mar, 2023 09:41 AM

Healthy pond ecosystems are critical for achieving several sustainable development goals (SDG) through numerous ecosystem services (e.g., flood control, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration).

Temple pond in Kerala (Image: Sreekanth V, Wikimedia Commons)
Climate change is actively impeding the progress made across all SDGs: Reveals Dasra
Dasra announces the plan for Climate Action Alliance which will aim to bring together stakeholders across sectors with the vision to build resilient communities and systems Posted on 10 Mar, 2023 03:22 PM

Dasra, a strategic philanthropy organisation, during the 14th edition of Dasra Philanthropy Week organised at Godrej One, Vikhroli in Mumbai, introduced its vision to collaborate with various sector experts, funders, civil society organisations and institutions to form Climate Action alliance to enable intersectional climate action

Development goals on zero hunger, health, gender equality, sustainable cities, biodiversity and global partnership for sustainable development most affected by the climate change (Image: rawpixel.com/NASA)
Green jobs for women and a way to address climate change
A panel discussion was held by Climate Asia to address these issues Posted on 10 Mar, 2023 02:37 PM

On March 6, Climate Asia organized a panel discussion titled "Green Jobs for Women: A Path to Climate Solutions." The panel was designed to discuss aspects of the green jobs ecosystem for women and explore how it can contribute to addressing climate change.

Barefoot solar engineer Minakshi Diwan 20, tends to maintenance works in the solar village in Odisha (Image: Engineering for Change)
How to create engaging online training sessions
Paving way for virtual engagement of participants
Posted on 03 Mar, 2023 04:30 PM

Delivering training is as important as creating good quality content. Engaging an audience in virtual sessions is not an easy task. We at INREM Foundation have found some success in the last two years by approaching online interactions differently. Here is a snapshot of our methods that have worked for us.

Multimodal learning 

Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 Mar, 2023 12:17 PM

Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme

Government plans to give energy efficiency targets to sectors (Image: RawPixel)
Instruments to facilitate long-term lending critical for green transition
Long- term financing, restructuring of institutions needed to allow green finance to flow Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 10:17 AM

The 22nd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—is being held from 22-24 February 2023 in New Delhi.

There is a need to reform the global financial system to achieve sustainable development (Image: MaxPixel)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PM

Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state

States and union territories have been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis (Image: Maxpixel)
Rivers and riverine communities of India: Water Talk Series 2022-23 by students of Water Policy and Governance, TISS
Focus on increasing the adaptability and resilience of these riverine communities.
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 06:11 PM

The Water Talk Series started in 2017 at the Tata Institute of

Getting a grip on landslides
Reducing the risk of landslides in India Posted on 18 Feb, 2023 11:18 AM

India is a country prone to different types of landslides. This calamity can cause significant destruction in terms of loss of lives and property. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI), about 0.42 million km2 (covering nearly 12.6% of the land area of our country) is prone to landslides.

Landslides are a threat to life and property (Image: AJT Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, Wikimedia Commons)
Union Budget 2023-24: Poor need more focused attention
Reduced allocation to MGNREGA will reduce employment days available, let alone solve the question of payment of pending wages. Posted on 09 Feb, 2023 08:14 PM

The Union Budget 2023 has given significant relief to the middle classes; however, India’s vast majorities of working people in rural areas and the cities need more focused attention. We may have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the precarity of employment continues.

Women farmers at work in their vegetable plots near Kullu (Image: Neil Palmer (CIAT)/Wikimedia Commons)
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