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2019 was the seventh warmest year on record since 1901: IMD
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 10:55 AM2019 was the seventh warmest year on record in 118 years: IMD
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Kerala tops SDG index by NITI Aayog
Posted on 08 Jan, 2020 03:36 PMKerala retains the top slot with a score of 70, followed closely by Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in the latest edition of NITI Aayog’s annual assessment of progress made by states in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG).
![Considering the poor performance on SDG implementation in many critical areas such as hunger, there is a need to focus on these (Image: The future of food)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hunger_0.jpg?itok=mI3tzXks)
If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
![The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desh1.jpg?itok=WpnNTpJD)
Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 11:04 AMCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 crore
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_c_1.jpg?itok=fGIqL2so)
India's composite score improves in SDG index with major success in water and sanitation
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 10:46 AMSustainable development goals index 2019-20: India's composite score improves
![Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sustainable_development_goals_0.jpg?itok=4GuwOE2Y)
Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater
Posted on 01 Jan, 2020 10:41 AMGroundwater contamination has emerged as an alarming issue in India and a recent UN report reveals that India ranks 120th among the 122 countries in terms of water quality index.
![Studies by the Central Ground Water Board in November 1999 confirmed the presence of fluoride in Assam which paved the way for the UNICEF and the government to collaborate on fluoride mitigation. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam_0.jpg?itok=bvxxPsuk)
Aerosols and droughts: Is there a connection?
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 04:19 PMDroughts are becoming common in India
![The role of aerosols in triggering droughts (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon_mysteryn_0.jpg?itok=b8yA9nCZ)
Junk food red alert
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 12:50 PMA new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has exposed that levels of salt and fat in junk food is far higher than proposed thresholds in the country.
![The study by CSE underlines the need to regulate bad food (Image: Ankur Gulati, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/junk_food.jpg?itok=_-FqFGvA)
Watershed Management Compendium
Posted on 27 Dec, 2019 06:32 PMThis compendium by Mihir Kumar Maitra is a valuable resource for all practitioners engaged in watershed management activities in the field.
![Watershed management in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/watershed.jpg?itok=ooSR76aT)
Hydroponics may provide better agriculture solutions
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 07:45 PMNew Delhi, December 20 (India Science Wire): With rise in the population size the demand for food is also increasing and expected to increase up to 59 percent to 98 percent by 2050. Looking at this emerging demand hydroponics may be seen as a better technique of agriculture.
![Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants without soil. Image source: India Science Wire](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydroponics.jpg?itok=KPT-TdI6)