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Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets
News this fortnight Posted on 06 May, 2024 02:56 AM

Villages in the forested foothills of Niyamgiri revive climate resilient paddy and millets to become food secure

Traditional Rice Kosla of Niyamgiri Hills (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)
Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 May, 2024 09:30 AM

CWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations

Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
News this fortnight Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AM

Madhya Pradesh leads in controversial tree plantations under the green credit programme

India's green credit programme (Image Source: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)
Accountability in pollution control: NGT's ruling in Varanasi
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 16 Apr, 2024 08:43 PM

NGT penalises Chief Environmental Officer for Ganga pollution in Varanasi

Ganges river at Varanasi (Image: JM Suarez, Wikimedia Commons)
Odisha leads in the provision of quality drinking water on household tap connections
News this fortnight Posted on 04 Apr, 2024 08:55 AM

Odisha emerges as the only state to guarantee quality drinking water on household tap connections

Quality drinking water, a priority (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Navigating challenges in India's Green Credit Programme
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 03 Apr, 2024 07:07 PM

Green Credit Programme: Balancing innovation and environmental impact

(Image: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)
A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
News this fortnight Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AM

Scientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru  

The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)
NGT orders response on Chennai’s Chitlapakkam lake encroachments
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 19 Mar, 2024 06:09 PM

NGT seeks accountability for Chitlapakkam lake encroachments

Chitlapakkam lake, Chennai (Image: Destination Infinity, Wikimedia Commons)
Traditional water mills to solve Arunachal's growing power crisis
Posted on 04 Mar, 2024 03:01 PM

Traditional water mills can be a promising solution to Arunachal's growing power crisis

A traditional watermill in Himachal Pradesh. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
NGT takes action against illegal sand mining in Muzaffarnagar
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 Mar, 2024 07:12 PM

NGT initiates measures to address unauthorised sand mining in Muzaffarnagar

Trucks looting sand from a river (Image: Arayilpdas, Wikimedia Commons)
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