Jharkhand

India accelerates pollution complaint resolution

Solar power project faces environmental backlash

India's centralised mining of sub-soil minerals is rapidly changing the forested landscapes.

Rivers play a crucial role in providing water for essential daily activities like drinking, bathing, and washing besides industrial and agricultural needs. However, many of them get loaded with substantial amounts of waste from industries, domestic sewage, and agriculture, rendering rivers unsuitable for human use. 

NGT initiates measures to address unauthorised sand mining in Muzaffarnagar

Tamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January

India is home to a thriving community of pastoralists whose lifestyles represent one of the oldest and most sustainable systems. These herders practice mobility, moving their livestock from one climatic region to another every year in search of adequate food, suitable pastures, and grasslands.

Jharkhand State is on the journey of ensuring the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation of their laboratories and recently completed the accreditation of 29 labs in the state for water quality testing on a mission mode.

In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including enhancing livelihood, decreasing poverty, preserving the environment and biodiversity, and reversing climate change, agroforestry areas should be expanded in a variety of ways.

Climate data gathering at the district level is essential for risk planning, developing coping strategies, and adaptation, especially considering that the impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.