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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) - Mangroves
What are mangroves and why are they important? Here is a simple Q&A to understand the mangrove ecosystems in India better.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 29 Oct, 2018 12:03 PM

This is a simple guide that lists out the most popular questions related to mangroves, to understand what they are and their ecological significance. Please click on a topic for detailed information.
Mangroves of the Sundarbans. (Source: Nature Environment & Wildlife Society - NEWS)
New sturdy rice variety developed
Scientists develop transgenic rice that can grow under high salinity and drought.
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
Posted on 29 Oct, 2018 10:44 AM

A group of researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and University of Illinois have developed transgenic rice that promises to generate high yields even under conditions of high salinity, high temperature and drought.
Dr Ashwani Pareek and his team that developed the rice. (Photo: ISW)
NRDWP: Poor show by Odisha
A CAG audit finds out an ineffective implementation of rural drinking water schemes in Odisha with the least covered and quality-affected habitations ignored.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 11:01 AM

On March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit.
The implementation of the rural drinking water programme in Odisha has many deficiencies. (Photo: IWP flickr photo)
‘Organic farming brought huge profit for me’
Farmer Renupada has taken it up as a mission to make more farms organic by training fellow farmers on the sustainable practice.
Gurvinder Singh
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 09:59 AM

At the age of 70, Renupada Bagdi of Doniapur village in Birbhum district of West Bengal is on a mission to convince his fellow farmers to take up organic farming just like he did a few years ago. He knows from his experience that chemical fertilisers do not yield crops as big companies make it out to be.
Renupada Bagdi in front of his thatched house. (Photo: Gurvinder Singh)
Open call to participate in Grassroots Field Exposure Session (GFES) & User Engagement Initiative (UEI)
The India-UK Water Centre is inviting applications from members of its Open Network of Water Scientists to participate in a Grassroots Field Exposure Session and User Engagement Initiative.
Posted on 24 Oct, 2018 04:04 PM

Sectoral focus: Water resource management and supply

Regional Focus: Central India

Theme: Building cross-sectoral collaborations to understand the dynamic interactions across the water-energy-food nexus
Antibiotic use in livestock and superbug risk
A study shows lack of awareness and poor regulatory mechanisms among various reasons behind irrational use of antibiotics in livestock by farmers.
Abhimanyu Singh Chauhan et al
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 11:35 AM

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on the rise globally with the threat more severe in developing countries such as India. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withstand the drugs (antibiotics) designed to kill them.
Small scale farmers with their livestock (Image Source: India Water Portal)
New centre to help farmers become climate resilient
The centre will focus on real-time structured surveillance for insect-pests and diseases using GPS-tagging techniques.
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
Posted on 20 Oct, 2018 02:28 PM

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has established a centre of excellence on climate change research for plant protection at the Hyderabad-based International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
The centre will provide advanced information and tools to increase farmer resilience to climate change. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)
New technology for disinfecting water
The technology, named Oneer, is based on the principle of anodic oxidation.
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
Posted on 20 Oct, 2018 02:24 PM

Scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) have developed a technology for disinfecting water that promises to provide safe and clean drinking water at a cost of just two paise per litre. 
Water purification becomes easier with new technology. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)
Maintain minimum flow in the Ganga river: Centre
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:57 PM

Centre notifies minimum e-flow for the Ganga river
Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:38 PM

Cyclone Titli devastates Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
A file photo shows a severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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