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Technology empowers women farmers in Andhra Pradesh
News this fortnight Posted on 02 Jun, 2023 03:46 PM

Agricultural technology empowers farm women in Andhra Pradesh

A woman farmer working in the field in Andhra Pradesh. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Claude Renault via Wikimedia Commons)
Assam launches ambitious water scheme to train over two lakh students as 'Jal Doots'
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 Jun, 2023 02:35 PM

Assam undertakes an ambitious water scheme to educate more than two lakh youngsters as Jal Doots

Assam intends to reach intends to reach 100% coverage of FHTCs shortly (Image: Wallpaper Flare; Creative Commons)
Solar energy changes the lives of rural women in Rajasthan
News this fortnight Posted on 19 May, 2023 10:30 AM

Solar energy changes the lives of rural women in Rajasthan

Women from rural Rajasthan. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons)
Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 17 May, 2023 08:35 AM

Carbon market on the anvil in line with emissions trajectory

Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)
Panaji sets an example for other cities in waste management
News this fortnight Posted on 05 May, 2023 11:51 AM

Panaji's waste revolution model sets an example for other cities to follow

Goa’s capital Panaji, a zero-landfill city, segregates and recycles its waste, leaving nothing to be sent to landfills when other cities continue to struggle with their waste. 

Segregation of solid waste at source is important. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)
India's first census of all water bodies
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 May, 2023 10:10 PM

Jal Shakti ministry releases report enumerating over 2.4 million water bodies

In 2016, a Standing Committee of Parliament pointed to the need to carry out a separate census of water bodies. (Image: Needpix)
Residents of Boojh village, Rajasthan come together to revive their pasturelands
News this fortnight Posted on 16 Apr, 2023 05:57 PM

Residents of Boojh village in Rajasthan overcome fodder crisis by reviving their pasture lands.

Cattle eat grass in Rajasthan (Image Source: Raju Jangid via Wikimedia Commons)
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AM

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water

Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Madhya Pradesh's villages lead the way in climate smart agriculture
News this fortnight Posted on 03 Apr, 2023 11:21 AM

Madhya Pradesh's climate smart villages provide lessons in climate change adaptability

A Climate Smart Village project initiated by the state government on natural farming in Madhya Pradesh villages has yielded highly successful results setting an example for other villages in India to follow.

Lush green farms in Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Rajarshi MItra via Wikimedia Commons)
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PM

House panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater

Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)
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