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Nudging farmers to conserve water
Posted on 25 Jul, 2023 10:07 PMIn a randomised field experiment, researchers tested whether training medium scale farmers in an agricultural water reduction practice reduced water use from common aquifers in Haryana, India.
![Alternate Wetting and Drying (Image: Zoheb Mahmud Khan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/Alternate-Wetting-and-Drying-AWD.png?itok=_rLi8AKP)
One stop shop and services: Skilling rural Maharashtra
Posted on 21 Jul, 2023 12:19 PMSapna, a WASHMitra from Chandrapur now frequently travels outside her village solving practical problems, breaking barriers and stereotypes while looking after Operation and Maintenance of toilets and marching towards earning more than enough to be financially independent.
![(Image Source: CYDA, PEF, UNICEF (2022) One stop shop and services: Bringing 21st century skills to rural Maharashtra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/UNICEF2_0.jpg?itok=a0ym9Trz)
Water and worries of Bodh Gaya
Posted on 21 Jul, 2023 10:35 AMBodh Gaya, a globally venerated small town, derives its significance as the birthplace of Buddhism. It is considered as the 'navel of the earth' (Pathavinabhi) among Buddhists.
![Mahabodhi Mahavihara Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar (Image: Hiroki Ogawa, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/1200px-Maha_Bodhi_Temple_Bodh_Gaya_India_-_panoramio.jpg?itok=7Zh3yalH)
ActionAid Association provides emergency relief to communities battered by floods in India
Posted on 21 Jul, 2023 09:35 AMNorthern India was battered by heavy rains over the past two weeks, with New Delhi marking its wettest day on July 9th, 2023, in more than 40 years, according to officials and local media.
![ActionAid provides relief as the flood situation in north India wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of people (Image: ActionAid Association)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/ActionAid_0.jpg?itok=k8Efz8UB)
She the change: Empowering voices, enriching workplaces
Posted on 17 Jul, 2023 08:25 PMOn July 4, 2023, Arthan organised its first Women at Work conference, 'She The Change: Empowering Voices, Enriching Workplaces,' at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The conference aimed to bring together organisational leaders, human resource experts, gender experts, and thought leaders from civil society organisations and enterprises.
![Recognising intersectionality and prioritising accessibility was seen as essential for creating a diverse and supportive work environment. (Image: Arthan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/Conf%20Highlights.png?itok=8G8HiQzp)
Prioritise citizen participation in India's environmental policy development: Civis
Posted on 16 Jul, 2023 10:12 AM![Need to improve citizen participation in India's environment and climate policymaking (Image: Caniceus/ Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/climate-change-5232859_1280.jpg?itok=_I4l0kdA)
Fourteen Indian states have better resilience to floods
Posted on 14 Jul, 2023 09:58 PMApproximately 66% of individuals in India are exposed to extreme flood events. However, only 33% of the exposed individuals are covered by flood early warning systems (EWS), according to a new report released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) recently.
![Previously drought-prone areas are now facing floods (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/flood-2317782_1280.jpg?itok=HVjg11PB)
Implementing ‘just transition’ in India
Posted on 12 Jul, 2023 09:33 AMEmanating from global discourse around worker welfare, the concept of ‘just transition’ has come to be associated with climate action, where it intends to transform energy systems from being fossil-dominated to environmentally cleaner forms by keeping the interests of vulnerable sections of society at the centre.
![A just transition strategy needs to encompass techno-economic, socio-cultural, political and other varied aspects around energy transition and climate justice (Image: Kranich17/Pixabay/CC0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/wind-power-g0715911cf_1280.jpg?itok=OpuOpZoq)
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
Posted on 12 Jul, 2023 08:31 AMAccording to the World Bank (2020), 49% of the urban population in India, resides in slums. The urban slum dweller’s desire for a better life has only been partially fulfilled, as people continue to fight for necessities such as clean drinking water and adequate toilets.
![Waste pickers and sorters working hard to extract recyclable value from the waste we throw out (Image: Vinod Sebastian/ Saamuhika Shakti)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/ss.jpg?itok=8lPY8NMz)
How data and technology can improve urban livability
Posted on 10 Jul, 2023 07:46 PMThe National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Primus Partners Pvt. Ltd. (Primus) collaborated on a report titled "Data and Technology to Drive Liveable Cities." This comprehensive study was officially unveiled during the Urban 20 Mayoral summit held in Ahmedabad on July 7 and 8, 2023.
![There is tremendous transformative potential of data driven approaches in shaping urban environments (Image: Needpix, CC0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/data-city.jpg?itok=3SfcHvOr)