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Biodiversity
Dhangars, traditional pastoralists of Maharashtra demand dedicated grazing lands
Posted on 06 Sep, 2024 04:17 PMDhangars, nomadic pastoralists of Maharashtra demand dedicated grazing lands for their livestock
![Dhangars of Maharashtra (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-09/Dhangars.jpg?itok=peLWEZQh)
Agrivoltaics set to gain a fresh boost in India
Posted on 24 Aug, 2024 02:55 AMAgrivoltaics set to pick up in India due to tech and design innovations
![Agrivoltaic installation using vertical bifacial solar panels. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Marta Victoria via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-08/Agrovoltiacs.jpg?itok=gK_Td4AD)
Green fix for Delhi's stormwater and pollution woes
Posted on 10 Aug, 2024 07:50 PMThree students perished in the flooded basement of their coaching facility, causing a recent tragedy to occur in the nation's capital. About half of the city's typical rainfall was absorbed a century ago, according to town planners and environmentalists.
![Urgent need for tree planting in Delhi to address stormwater management and air pollution (Image: Grow-Trees.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-08/Women%20helping%20in%20the%20plantation.jpg?itok=h_WmpCi3)
Aquatic insects choke as heavy metals poison Asan wetland
Posted on 24 Jun, 2024 12:49 AMHeavy metals can harm aquatic life in freshwater bodies
![The Asan wetland in Dehradun, Uttarakhand (Image Source: Ashish Gaur via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/Asan.jpg?itok=OstNSSAy)
Valuing ecosystem services provided by land commons
Posted on 13 Jun, 2024 08:20 AMCommon lands make up one-fifth of India’s landmass and play an important role in meeting the subsistence and livelihood needs of more than 350 million rural population, and are of great social and cultural significance to rural communities. However, they are still officially designated as ‘wastelands’ since colonial times informs this paper titled '
![Land commons, valuable assets that need urgent attention (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/FORESTSA.jpg?itok=p2mSiYr9)
Solar powered irrigation improves nutritional outcomes in Chattisgarh tribals
Posted on 02 Jun, 2024 10:56 AMSolar powered irrigation has led to improvement in the nutritional status of Chattisgarh tribals
![Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-06/Solar%20power.jpg?itok=zqbgZstX)
Saving tropical riverine grasslands of the Brahmaputra floodplains
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 12:00 PMWhat are grasslands
![Grassland in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam (Image Source: Debabrata Phukon via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Kaziranga%20grassland.jpg?itok=AgNh0_hr)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AMMadhya 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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/green-forest_0.jpg?itok=3scxeO9o)
Saving the Hilsa by letting the Narmada flow!
Posted on 20 Apr, 2024 08:17 AMWhile dams are said to play a crucial role in meeting growing water demands, generating energy, and protecting from floods, controlled water release from dams can significantly impact the ecosystem of estuaries and the fish living in its waters.
What are estuaries
![Narmada river at the Sardar Sarovar Dam (Image Source: Jitesh Ukani via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/SSD.jpg?itok=9HeqEJGc)
Traditional water mills to solve Arunachal's growing power crisis
Posted on 04 Mar, 2024 03:01 PMTraditional 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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Gharat2.jpg?itok=lkImGkEE)