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Online event on World Wetland Day by Wetlands International South Asia
Wetlands International South Asia will be organising a virtual event to mark the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2021.
Posted on 18 Jan, 2021 03:22 PM WWD 2021 Flyer

About World Wetland Day: 
India faced with the onslaught of rising temperature
Climate change induced disasters can cause disruption to human well being and the ecosystem.
Gurinder Kaur
Posted on 18 Jan, 2021 11:14 AM

On January 4, 2021, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a report titled

2020 was one of the warmest years in India despite La Nina which typically has a cooling effect on global temperatures.(Image: Tumisu, Pixabay)
75% districts and half of India’s population vulnerable to extreme climate events: CEEW study
The study found a shift in the pattern of extreme events in over 40% of Indian districts.
Council on Energy Environment and Water
Posted on 17 Jan, 2021 06:08 PM

Over 75% of Indian districts, which are home to over 638 million people, are hotspots of extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods, droughts, heat, and cold waves, according to a first-of-its-kind independent study released by the Council on Energy, Environme
India is already the fifth most vulnerable country globally in terms of extreme climate events and it is all set to become the world’s flood capital (Image: Geralt, Pixabay license)
2020: Crammed in disasters, yet filled with hope
Last year was shrouded with a myriad of disasters but all was not bad. There were many success stories and great efforts in the water sector that maintained our hopes for a better tomorrow.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Jan, 2021 04:30 PM

The year 2020 came with numerous disasters, not just COVID-19, a pandemic that brought the planet to a standstill, but many other natural calamities. During the year, the country suffered from cyclones, extreme rainfall, floods and locust attacks.
All was not negative for 2020 in the water sector as many states and districts gained credit for themselves (Image Source: IWP Flickr Album)
The invisible face of agriculture
Women farmers need support in the form of resources, technologies, policies and other actions to level the farming field. The first step is to recognise their role in farming.
Simi Mehta
Anshula Mehta
Sunidhi Agarwal
Posted on 16 Jan, 2021 11:14 AM

“Female labour participation has been declining across India from 1990 to 2019. It has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20% in 2019. This has contributed to employment loss for women. A shift in economic activity has been observed as more women were engaged in the manufacturing and service sectors.
Though women are involved in economic activities of the cropping system but their role is negligible in household decision making and participation (Image: PxHere)
Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data
The estimated increase in child stunting is only the tip of the iceberg.
Gurinder Kaur
Posted on 13 Jan, 2021 10:08 AM

Government of India has recently released the data of the first round of National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-20.
Children born between 2014 and 2019 are more malnourished than those before. (Image: PxHere)
Everything you want to know about drinking water
What is safe drinking water? What is the state of drinking water in India?
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 09 Jan, 2021 01:49 PM

Why is drinking water important?
Safe drinking water, avaluable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Hands-on training on mobile-based data collection, analysis and visualisation for civil society
Posted on 08 Jan, 2021 01:01 PM

The need for this training

The challenge of building a technology team in non-profit organisations
Partnering with software organisations that have a good understanding of the social sector is a sustainable long term approach.
Vivek Singh
Posted on 07 Jan, 2021 07:45 PM

The usage of software and technology in non-profits is increasing.
Technology's role in the non-profit sector is increasing and there is a need to help the nonprofit community think creatively about technology. (Image: PxHere)
Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?
How the historian's method is invaluable in developing an understanding of floods.
Simi Mehta
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM

Raging floods swarming great expanses have been a common occurrence in the 21st century in South Asia.
Need to consider the perspective of the historians who see floods as a naturally occurring event. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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