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Jharkhand
The price of mining on indigenous lands
Posted on 24 May, 2024 05:28 PMIndia's centralised mining of sub-soil minerals is rapidly changing the forested landscapes.
Preventing contamination of river Danro in Jharkhand
Posted on 22 May, 2024 02:18 AMRivers 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 takes action against illegal sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Posted on 01 Mar, 2024 07:12 PMNGT initiates measures to address unauthorised sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AMTamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
Challenges for pastoral communities in eastern India
Posted on 21 Aug, 2023 10:36 AMIndia 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.
Building the water quality champions cohort in Jharkhand
Posted on 27 Jun, 2023 09:33 PMJharkhand 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.
Jharkhand's agroforestry potential
Posted on 16 Mar, 2023 12:29 PMIn 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.
Eastern India highly vulnerable to climate change, says study
Posted on 23 Mar, 2022 10:46 AMClimate 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.
Coal dependency and just transition prospects
Posted on 25 Nov, 2021 05:44 PMThe world has already warmed to over 1°C above pre-industrial levels, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal. This is causing ever-increasing rates of climate-related events such as floods, droughts, and wildfires.
Fostering rural livelihoods post COVID
Posted on 18 May, 2021 09:09 PMAs per a new study conducted by the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) and IIMPACT, an NGO loss of income and livelihood are among the top concerns for rural communities struggling to cope with the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic.