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At an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level, Ladakh is an ideal place for the region’s favourite winter sport – ice hockey. The sport was started in eastern Ladakh around 50 years ago by the Indian Army as a downtime game for army men.

India is heating up

The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) in India is one of the most polluted regions in the world. A densely populated region, with many sources emitting a range of pollutants, regulating air pollution here is an extremely difficult and complex task.

The farmers of Mukhtsar, Punjab, are keeping a close eye on the sky like millions of other small farmers whose livelihoods depend on the yearly monsoon.

Water hyacinth, a devil in disguise

Agroforestry enhances farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and delivers multiple ecological, social, and economic benefits.

The state of Tamil Nadu depends heavily on groundwater for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use and this has led to rapid depletion of groundwater resources in the state.  Over-extraction in hard, arid rock areas like the districts of Dharmapuri and the alluvial Cauvery delta is very high and farmers continue to drill deeper wells.

The large volume of wastewater remains untreated due to inadequate wastewater treatment facilities and the struggle to regulate it in many countries in the world. But it is being reused as a source of irrigation in urban and peri-urban areas.

Water shortage has become a serious barrier to the development of many areas of the world in the context of global warming. This has prompted the development of novel desalination techniques for brackish and seawater.

The community in Undakhora, a village of 250 households in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, has made significant strides towards resilience by practising sustainable agriculture, harvesting water and ensuring social security over the past 10 years.