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Minimising the impact of floods: The role of income and governmental response
Posted on 20 Oct, 2022 02:28 PMIndia is one of the most flood-affected country following China and floods account for 53 percent of the disasters followed by cyclones (21 percent), landslides (10 percent), cold waves (6.4 percent), earthquakes (4.2 percent), and droughts (2 percent).
Invisible informal groundwater markets
Posted on 17 Oct, 2022 12:55 PMIndia is the largest user of groundwater globally and as high as 85 percent of water is used for irrigation. Groundwater extraction started with the green revolution that increased food security and reduced poverty. However, it gradually led to drastic depletion in groundwater levels.
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 03:38 PMRural areas largely lack access to improved drinking water-sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) facilities in India. Improved WaSH facilities are vital to prevent the transmission of waterborne diseases and create resilient communities.
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 10:59 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic fades from media headlines and public consciousness, it is important to ensure that lessons learned are not forgotten.
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 09:08 AMArthan, a social enterprise, recently organized a Fireside Chat Session - Data Talent for Social Good to bridge the awareness gap of the lack of data professionals in the impact sector.
Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 12:19 PMCrop residues are an abundantly available lignocellulosic feedstock that can provide multiple value-added products in a biorefinery (Kamm, 2007). However, approximately 24% of the generated residue is burned in the fields in India (Ravindra et al., 2019).
Shrinkage of aus rice in eastern India
Posted on 12 Oct, 2022 02:43 PMAgricultural intensification riding on the Green Revolution ushered bountiful production of selected staples (rice, wheat, maize) in the developing nations and caused a significant economic growth.
Water conservation and NREGA in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 10 Oct, 2022 09:58 PMOut of India’s total population of 1210.19 million, 104 million, i.e., 8.6% are tribal (Census, 2011), India has one of the highest diversity among the tribes in the world. Broadly tribal inhabit two distinct geographical areas – the Central Indian Tribal Belt and the North-East.
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable