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Biodiversity
Indigenous food systems - to cope with malnutrition
Posted on 18 Feb, 2022 10:01 AMAs India struggles to tackle malnutrition among women and children in the country as the NFHS data reveals, it is increasingly becoming clear that agrobiodiversity has an important role to play in ensuring sustainable and diverse diets and enhance health and nutrition, and may help m
![Land cleared for Jhum cultivation (Image Source: Prashanthns via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/Jhum.jpg?itok=kI2_fZI7)
Jal Shakti Ministry receives an allocation of Rs 86,189 crore in budget 2022-23
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 07:48 AMBudget 2022-23: Allocation to the Jal Shakti Ministry increased to Rs 86,189 crore, from Rs 69,052 crore the previous year
![Women fill water from a public tap in Karnataka (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8458064794_7dcf953d71_k.jpg?itok=0nMpI7PM)
A water warrior’s fight springs hope for springs!
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 03:15 PMSprings, symbols of life, freedom, spontaneity draw unique images in our minds – of a bubbling rush of water rolling boisterously, snaking over rocks, picking up pebbles and sand along its path full of jumping fish, occasional frogs, insects, algae – surrounded by green wild bushes and thick vegetation.
Combining nature, wisdom and science - to tackle climate change
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 12:37 PMToday, rapid industrialisation, economic growth and migration to urban areas have changed how we relate to nature. The interconnection is now clearly exploitative.
![Combining nature, wisdom and science to cope with climate change (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/mahua.jpg?itok=468MO-7G)
‘Fleas’ flee the Pashan lake in Pune!
Posted on 24 Jan, 2022 11:17 PMThe calm waters of Pashan lake in Pune city, seldom give us an idea of the hidden wonders they support. Freshwater habitats like this, harbour a wealth of biodiversity ranging from very tiny/ microscopic plants and animals to larger ones – that reside in and around the waters and depend on it for their food, reproduction and survival.
![Pashan lake, threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/Pashan.jpg?itok=6VkE-LZa)
Reimaging the ecosystem
Posted on 28 Dec, 2021 07:38 PMButterflies conjure up several emotions in us - of love, elegance and splendour.
![Common Indian crow butterfly (Image: Abhilash A K Abhialeena)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/crow-butterfly-india.jpg?itok=VmnMA9-4)
Activists urge Chhattisgarh CM to rethink expansion of mining in Hasdeo Arand forest
Posted on 20 Dec, 2021 06:52 PMReconsider decision to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand forest: Activists to Chhattisgarh CM
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Government gives a boost to PMKSY, Renuka ji, and Lakhwar hydro projects
Posted on 20 Dec, 2021 04:00 PMCentre approves Rs 93,000 crore to PMKSY, Renuka ji and Lakhwar
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Mangroves - Wetlands or forests?
Posted on 21 Nov, 2021 07:40 PMHave you noticed short trees or bushes along coastlines with a dense tangle of roots hanging out that makes them look like they are standing on stilts? These are mangroves. Mangroves can be trees, shrubs, ferns and palms that occupy the boundary between the land and the sea.
![Mangrove forest at Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Shankaran Murugan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/Mangrove_Forest_in_Pichavaram%2C_Tamilnadu%2C_India_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg?itok=5XCSsRcX)
Balancing water security with saving biodiversity in the river Beas
Posted on 25 Oct, 2021 02:22 PMEnsuring water security Vs conserving biodiversity: The challenge
![Beas river at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/Beas_River_at_Kullu%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg?itok=LU4U7jKS)