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Karnataka
Indian biodiversity regulation changes may enable exploitation
Posted on 15 Aug, 2023 11:02 AMChanges in Indian biodiversity regulations might allow for exploitation
A bill passed last week by India's Parliament, according to legal experts and environmental activists, may increase commercial exploitation of the nation's ecosystems and hurt the populations who depend on them.
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
Posted on 12 Jul, 2023 08:31 AMAccording to the World Bank (2020), 49% percent of the urban population in India, resides in slums. The urban slum dweller’s desire for a better life has only been partially fulfilled, as people continue to fight for necessities such as clean drinking water and adequate toilets.
Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 10:31 AMHaryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Kodagu landslide survivors' experiences
Posted on 11 Jun, 2023 10:59 PMKodagu, a picturesque hill station nestled in the western ghats of India, faced catastrophic landslides in 2018. The cumulative rainfall in Kodagu district was 3464 mm from January 1 to August 31, 2018. It was 32% more than the average annual rainfall over the last 20 years.
Utilising agroforestry as a nature-based solution to achieve sustainable development goals
Posted on 26 Apr, 2023 12:25 PMAgroforestry enhances farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and delivers multiple ecological, social, and economic benefits.
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AMNITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water
Desilting tanks and uplifting collective spirits
Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 06:46 PMThe picturesque village of Marasanapalli in Bagepalli Block, Karnataka is home to 70 households who primarily practise agriculture, livestock rearing, and daily wage labour. Farmers here grow a variety of vegetables such as beans, ridge gourd, cauliflower, spring onion and beetroot, and some with land in the command area of the village tank grow paddy.
A new index to quantify longitudinal river fragmentation
Posted on 15 Aug, 2022 03:35 PMThe loss of connectivity is a ubiquitous threat facing rivers worldwide considering the numerous river infrastructure projects that exist worldwide and continue to be commissioned to meet humanity’s growing demands for hydropower, flood control, and water supply. Not surprisingly, freshwater ecosystems are among the most altered and threatened globally.
India now has 49 Ramsar sites, highest in South Asia
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:03 AMRamsar has designated two more wetlands in India, bringing the total to 49
Process of obtaining green nod simplified to allow ease of doing business: Govt
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 01:04 PMEnvironment Ministry reports reduction in environmental clearance time from 150 to 90 days