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West Bengal
Enhancing livelihood security in wasteland-dominated areas
Posted on 27 Apr, 2024 10:38 AMIn rural India, where agriculture remains a primary livelihood, access to basic amenities is often lacking, contributing to low livelihood security. The presence of extensive wasteland, particularly in regions like West Bengal, exacerbates these challenges, especially in socially marginalised areas.
Accountability in pollution control: NGT's ruling in Varanasi
Posted on 16 Apr, 2024 08:43 PMNGT penalises Chief Environmental Officer for Ganga pollution in Varanasi
Sustaining water quality in water supply initiatives
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 03:26 PMIn alignment with the prevailing national focus on the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and water quality improvements, as well as with the objective of garnering increased awareness regarding water data and infrastructure sustainability, INREM organised a one-day workshop in Kolkata on December 21, 2023.
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.
Informal plastic waste recycling firms: Impacts on livelihood and health
Posted on 15 May, 2023 09:02 AMA sizeable segment of the workforce in India relies on the informal sector as their main source of income. One such activity is waste management, which is carried out informally or is organised through associations and cooperatives.
Recording the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS
Posted on 16 Apr, 2023 05:12 PMUsharmukti, a massive river rejuvenation programme launched by the Government of West Bengal, is implemented primarily through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), in collaboration with grassroot civil society organ
Enhancing Sundarbans' early warning for disaster preparedness
Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 10:32 AMDue to its geographic location and low-lying coastal morphology, India's Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) is extremely susceptible to cyclones and tidal surges. This deltaic region frequently sees cyclones that cause property damage and human casualties.
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PMHaryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Locally comprehensible and actionable forecasts
Posted on 09 Feb, 2023 06:00 PMA recent study dealing with the Indian Sundarbans, the cyclone capital of India, uncovers how and why advances in scientific knowledge and technological developments are failing to enhance resilience of the marginal and vulnerable populations, instead continually unmaking their lived environments.
Shrinkage of aus rice in eastern India
Posted on 12 Oct, 2022 02:43 PMAgricultural intensification riding on the Green Revolution ushered bountiful production of selected staples (rice, wheat, maize) in the developing nations and caused a significant economic growth.