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How to increase climate resilience in semi-arid farming systems
Posted on 07 Jul, 2023 07:31 PMResearchers from the Netherlands' Wageningen University and the W-CReS (WOTR Centre For Resilience Studies) have undertaken a thorough investigation that has revealed key insights for improving climate resilience in semi-arid farming systems.
![The study by WOTR and Wageningen University researchers emphasizes the need to prioritize adaptive capacities alongside agricultural productivity (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/india-countryside-dry-central-india.jpg?itok=tOjKSk3g)
Study of Earth’s stratosphere reduces uncertainty in future climate change
Posted on 28 Jun, 2023 07:19 PMNew research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth.
Man-made climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing us today, but uncertainty in the exact magnitude of global change hampers effective policy responses.
![Clouds in the stratosphere (Image: Kaushik Panchal, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/1200px-Clouds_in_the_stratosphere_%28Unsplash%29.jpg?itok=ZYYHqvf4)
Changing farming practices to prevent land degradation and desertification in India
Posted on 28 Jun, 2023 11:41 AMLand degradation and desertification (LDD) pose a major threat to environmental and human survival and sustainability. Nearly 33 percent of total land area is affected by land degradation globally.
![Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/desertification.jpg?itok=v3aGIPcJ)
Building the water quality champions cohort in Jharkhand
Posted on 27 Jun, 2023 09:33 PMJharkhand State is on the journey of ensuring the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation of their laboratories and recently completed the accreditation of 29 labs in the state for water quality testing on a mission mode.
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Social innovation in urban sanitation in India: Meeting unmet needs
Posted on 26 Jun, 2023 07:09 PMUrban India continues to face the sanitation challenge and governmental efforts have contributed greatly to improving sanitation in the country. However, various non-governmental institutions have also experimented with innovative ideas in different regional contexts to meet the needs of the community and to ensure access to safe sanitation.
![Urban sanitation, a growing challenge in India (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Women%20community%20toilet.jpg?itok=T-e6b4VH)
Rural water planning: Challenges and the way forward
Posted on 26 Jun, 2023 03:25 PMThe Jal Jeevan Mission is approaching its final year. It has progressed from 17% functional household tap connection coverage in 2019 to 63% in May 2023. A significant number of households are still waiting for a connection with a 55 lpcd service level.
![Lessons from four states of India (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/tap-water-well-antique-old.jpg?itok=Oa--DOHm)
Impacts of disappearing snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Posted on 21 Jun, 2023 01:57 PMAccording to a significant new assessment report from an eight-nation body called the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the changes to the glaciers, snow, and permafrost of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region brought on by global warming are "unprecedented and largely irreversible."
![Building weather station on Yala glacier in Nepal which collects meteorological data that helps ICIMOD researchers model glacial melt and accumulation. (Image: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/45813710174_61ec3b6b15_o.jpg?itok=jeLMdoL_)
From perennial to seasonal
Posted on 21 Jun, 2023 09:10 AMLike many small seasonal rivers in India, the Naagin River (East Kaali) is unidentified on Google Maps; however, it is still alive in the collective memory.
![The current state of the river’s origin (April 22, 2023; Image: Anushka)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/fig4.jpg?itok=-_Ap5tnm)
How to be prepared before landslides?
Posted on 19 Jun, 2023 11:10 AMCome monsoons and reports of landslide events start appearing from different parts of India including Maharashtra. Indeed, an exponential rise in the occurrence of landslides and mudslides in Western Maharashtra is being reported in recent years. And these can unleash massive destruction, lead to loss of lives and damage infrastructure and property.
![Landslides in Western Maharashtra (Image Source: ACWADAM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Landslide%20acwadam_2.jpg?itok=YElE3LFb)
Micro-irrigation systems: Opening up new farming possibilities in India
Posted on 17 Jun, 2023 12:46 PMIndian farmers have shifted from growing traditional crops to commercial crops with the help of modern technology and micro-irrigation systems. Farmers are increasingly implementing micro-irrigation systems to ensure precise water and nutrient delivery, which is essential for the success of these crops as agriculture shifts towards high-value crops.
![Micro-irrigation is considered to be up to 90 percent more efficient than flood irrigation (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/water-sprinklers-880965_1280.jpg?itok=SKUAPbwR)