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Caste and farmer’s access to quality information
A study finds that farmers from socially-marginalised castes continue to be disadvantaged in accessing agricultural extension services.
Vijesh V. KrishnaI
Lagesh M. Aravalath
Surjit Vikraman
Posted on 06 Jun, 2019 05:07 PM

Increase in agricultural productivity is not only dependent on material inputs, but also on farmer’s access to relevant information on crop production and farm management practices. This information is provided through agricultural extension services in India.
Access to information helps improve crop output among farmers. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Jal Shakti ministry formed to tackle water woes
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:34 PM

Jal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry
Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
India witnesses second driest pre-monsoon spell in 65 years
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:22 PM

India's water situation alarming
India witnesses the second driest pre-monsoon spell (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Job opening at Splash International, Kolkata for Programme Data Officer - India
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 11:27 AM

 

The Organization
Job opening at Splash International, Kolkata for Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 11:10 AM

The Organization 
Job opening at Splash International, Kolkata for Behaviour Change Specialist
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 11:03 AM

The Job

Location: Kolkata, India
Revolutionising coastal monitoring, one social media photo at a time
A citizen science project led by engineers from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, is using crowd-sourced photos to understand changing coastlines.
University of New South Wales
Sydney
Posted on 31 May, 2019 03:25 PM

A citizen science project led by UNSW engineers in Sydney, Australia is leveraging thousands of crowd-sourced photos from social media, helping create new insights into how beaches respond to changing weather and wave conditions, and extreme storms – and now a new study has shown the program to be nearly as accurate and effective as professional shoreline monitor
Dr Mitchel Harley (far right) at the installation of a CoastSnap station in Fiji. Photo credit: Navneet Lal
High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in Uttar Pradesh
Study finds 2.34 crore people in rural UP exposed to high levels of arsenic in groundwater
Umashankar Mishra
India Science Wire
Posted on 30 May, 2019 03:56 PM

New Delhi, May 30 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that as many as 2.34 crore people in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh are exposed to high levels of arsenic in groundwater.

Arsenic concentration in groundwater of Uttar Pradesh shown by blue, green and red circles. Image courtesy: India Science Wire
Monsoon to arrive late, less rain expected: Skymet
The forecast shows monsoon to begin under the shadow of El Niño and could be below normal across all four regions.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 30 May, 2019 11:25 AM

Skies in several parts of Kerala are overcast with pre-monsoon but monsoon is progressing sluggishly, as per meteorological predictions. “This year’s monsoon rains will arrive on India southern coast in Kerala on June 4 and deliver less rain than average year,” says Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency.
Monsoon in Sikkim Himalayas (Image: Marina, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0-Generic)
Ganga's faecal coliform level high at inter-state boundaries
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:25 AM

At most inter-state boundaries, Ganga's faecal coliform level exceeds limit
The Ganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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