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Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region
Posted on 31 Jan, 2023 02:38 PMThe residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a long-term solution can be worked out.
Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu
Posted on 25 Jan, 2023 02:26 PMWetlands in India, under threat!
Blue-green infrastructure solutions for resilient cities
Posted on 23 Jan, 2023 06:57 PMUrban development in all forms impacts the natural landscape, changing vegetation cover, infiltration rates and hydrological (surface and sub-surface) flows. With increasing urbanization urban areas lose a host of natural infrastructure and ecosystem services as ecosystems are modified, degraded and/ or shrunk.
Can rice residues be turned into wealth?
Posted on 22 Jan, 2023 11:26 AMSustainable management of surplus paddy residue in the Indo-Gangetic plain is a back-breaking task for farmers due to lack of viable options. Eventually, farmers prefer to incinerate it mindlessly.
Preventing floods through grassland conservation
Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 02:54 PMErratic rainfall patterns and the risk of floods in mountain landscapes
Local recycling of moisture via wetlands and forests high in North-East India
Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 09:49 AMNorth-East India, home to the wettest place on the planet (Mawsynram), is a major biodiversity hotspot.
How to save Joshimath?
Posted on 17 Jan, 2023 01:12 PMOn January 7, 2023 Joshimath city in Uttarakhand was declared a land subsidence zone. About 60 families have been moved to temporary relief centers from their houses that have become unlivable. Another 90 families are yet to be shifted to safer places. Joshimath city has a total of 4500 buildings out of which 610 have suffered major cracks.
Creating a pool of water quality trainers at scale
Posted on 11 Jan, 2023 10:52 AMAccording to the Global Water Quality Index, India ranks 120th out of 122 countries in water quality, its ability and commitment to improving it.
Building communities of practice on water quality
Posted on 09 Jan, 2023 01:50 PMHealing traditions in India have withstood the test of time. Not many of us need to be taught to mix a pinch of haldi in a glass of milk to cope with sore throat, now famously known as turmeric latte, or to add a pinch of dry ginger to our tea when we catch a cold.