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Punjab
Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
Posted on 01 Mar, 2023 12:17 PMCentre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
![Government plans to give energy efficiency targets to sectors (Image: RawPixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/building_emissions.jpg?itok=mg1xqsdy)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PMIndia issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
![Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/9245084431_0d49bfc6d8_o.jpg?itok=Wd4lES2j)
Can rice residues be turned into wealth?
Posted on 22 Jan, 2023 11:26 AMSustainable management of surplus paddy residue in the Indo-Gangetic plain is a back-breaking task for farmers due to lack of viable options. Eventually, farmers prefer to incinerate it mindlessly.
![A controlled burn on long-term conservation agriculture trials (Image: CIMMYT)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/4688689431_04ed7e3a34_o.jpg?itok=yqYHUXpP)
Groundwater policy affects stubble burning in the north west
Posted on 29 Oct, 2022 11:20 AMAn estimated 620 million tons of crop residue is generated annually in India, of which 16% is burnt in field. The major contribution in stubble burning is paddy straw (43%), wheat straw (21%) followed by sugarcane (19%).
![Burning of rice residues in south east Punjab, prior to the wheat season(Image: CIAT/NeilPalmer via Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/NP_India_burning_48_%286315309342%29.jpg?itok=jNjvkgql)
Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 12:19 PMCrop residues are an abundantly available lignocellulosic feedstock that can provide multiple value-added products in a biorefinery (Kamm, 2007). However, approximately 24% of the generated residue is burned in the fields in India (Ravindra et al., 2019).
![It was environmentally beneficial to treat biomass locally rather than in a centralized unit. (Image: Zack Dowell)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Biochar-Zack-Dowell.jpg?itok=gNEgpmNn)
Towards food system transition
Posted on 16 Apr, 2022 06:50 PMMarking its fifth year of formal presence in the country The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India held a special event in New Delhi in which Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, and Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog were
![Foodscapes for people and nature (Image: TNC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/tnc.jpg?itok=YKxERnM4)
World Bank to provide $250 million to ensure dam safety in India
Posted on 10 Aug, 2021 07:04 AMWorld Bank will provide $250 million for dam safety in India
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Crop diversification to address the water crisis in Punjab
Posted on 25 May, 2021 04:48 PMPunjab, sucked dry
![Unsustainable agricultural practices in Punjab (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/Punjab1.jpg?itok=TxT5aR6b)
Green panel clears Central Vista project
Posted on 12 May, 2021 12:28 PMGreen panel clears Central Vista projects
![Rajpath's Central Vista Avenue project (Image: Students of Master in Sustainable Architecture at Central University of Rajasthan, Counterview)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/central%20vista.jpg?itok=BfdKycBQ)
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:23 PMPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater
![Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_c.jpg?itok=jLJ3FewO)