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West Bengal
Scarcity squeeze: Moody's says India's water crisis could cripple economy
Posted on 02 Jul, 2024 11:36 AMWater woes threaten India's credit rating, Moody's warns
![More action is needed to ensure a sustainable water future for India (Image: Wasim Raja, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-07/4_umbrellas_of_farmers%2C_rains_in_Jharkhand_India_2016.jpg?itok=_8nqLUmK)
Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?
Posted on 22 May, 2024 10:52 AMWomen play a central role in providing, managing, and safeguarding water. Yet, the waterscapes across the world are distinctly gendered in that productive use of water gets ascribed to men while reproductive use gets ascribed to women. That is, drinking water and sanitation are considered a woman’s domain, while irrigation is regarded as a man’s domain.
Enhancing livelihood security in wasteland-dominated areas
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 11:38 PMIn 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.
![Addressing livelihood challenges in wasteland regions (Image: Biswarup Ganguly; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Agricultural_Hut_-_Beliaghata_-_Taki_Road_-_North_24_Parganas_2015-04-11_7109.jpg?itok=PcP20HtM)
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
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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.
![Sector partners come together to supplement the efforts of the government on water quality and surveillance (Image: Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/tilonia.jpg?itok=pFyiM52M)
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.
![Adapting migratory pastoralists to climate change in India (Image: CGIAR; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-08/14456498773_20be289b53_o.jpg?itok=h33U3CrZ)
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.
![Informal plastic waste recycling firms has increased significantly since the 1990s (Image: Andreas, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/garbage-3552363.jpg?itok=xi7C7zEb)
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
![Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/7542188468_9b3835a08b_o.jpg?itok=XYcqgqKT)
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.
![A woman searching for her utensils in debris of her house which collapsed after Cyclone Aila (Image: Anil Gulati, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/3603694915_eb52f472a9_o.jpg?itok=hNKqpOKs)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PMHaryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
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