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Ensure adequate water to Delhi: HC to Haryana
Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:24 PMHC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps
UNICEF lauds SBM for reducing groundwater contamination
Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:09 PMSwachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF
Skymet Weather releases kharif crop estimate 2019
Posted on 11 Jun, 2019 04:25 PMIndia’s leading weather and agriculture risk monitoring company has released a Kharif Report, sharing the prediction for the upcoming monsoon and its impact on the production of kharif crops.
Air pollution surges to emergency levels in India
Posted on 11 Jun, 2019 03:53 PMUrban India needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does now. The Centre for Science and Environment’s report, State of India's Environment 2019 has come up with startling facts on the state of air in the country.
Food security with flood, drought-resistant rice crops
Posted on 07 Jun, 2019 11:23 AMIn recent years, cycles of extreme drought and severe flooding have affected the country’s water availability and crop production. The trend can be attributed to climate change. Scientists have been exploring drought and flood tolerant crop varieties to offset stress conditions that significantly constrain rice production.
GHG emissions, water footprints of dietary patterns
Posted on 07 Jun, 2019 10:40 AMIndia's food system produces large environmental impacts but these vary by diets. The per capita environmental impacts of diets in India are currently lower than those of many high-income countries due, in part, to habitually low consumption of animal source foods.
Caste and farmer’s access to quality information
Posted on 06 Jun, 2019 05:07 PMIncrease 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.
Jal Shakti ministry formed to tackle water woes
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:34 PMJal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry
India witnesses second driest pre-monsoon spell in 65 years
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:22 PMIndia's water situation alarming
Understanding the Yamuna and life around it
Posted on 03 Jun, 2019 07:30 AMSarla Yadav, a resident of Yamuna Ghat 24 is a treasure trove of stories on the river Yamuna. She runs a boat business with her son Shyam who provides a nuanced personal account of living by the river and of eking out a meagre livelihood by plying boats. They are among a few families who have not sold their boats so far.