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May 31, 2024

Climate action in urban spaces: SEEDS cool roof solutions in Delhi slums

From scorching to sustainable: Building resilience against heatwaves

A multifaceted approach to urban heatwaves (Image: Sri Kolari)

April 30, 2024

India boils as heat soars!

As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?

Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)

November 5, 2023

Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives

Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)

May 4, 2023

The changing face of monsoon

Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)

January 17, 2023

पानी-पर्यावरण मास्टर - मास्टर मोहन कांडपाल

रिस्कन नदी 40 किमी लंबी है। अब तक बने 5000 से अधिक खावों का प्रभाव कहीं-कहीं दिखाई देने लगा है। लेकिन एक नदी को जिंदा होने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है। रिस्कन नदी को बचाने हेतु उनके द्वारा माननीय प्रधानमंत्री महोदय, माननीय जल शक्ति मंत्री भारत सरकार व माननीय मुख्यमंत्री उत्तराखंड से भी निवेदन किया गया है।

December 12, 2022

Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?

Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption

Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)

Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?

This article by Chicu Lokgariwar presents the salient features of the revised draft of the National Water Policy and compares it to the previous version

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 07:45 PM

On 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.

"Taral Darpane Samajer Mukh" by Joya Mitra – Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet "Tairne Wala Samaj Doob Raha Hai" on floods in Bihar

This is the Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book “Tairne wala samaj doob raha hai” written in the context of the floods in the Kosi river in Bihar in 2004.

Anupam Mishra

Joya Mitra

Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 04:19 PM

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The second edition of the book came out in 2008 just after the devastating Bihar floods in the year when the river thundered down from the Himalayas on its way to the sea sweeping half of Bihar.

Rainwater harvesting for the Bangalore Metro - A presentation by Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited

This presentation introduces a plan for rainwater harvesting for the city of Bangalore

Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited

Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 04:37 PM

This presentation by Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited introduces a plan for Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) for the city of Bangalore. The objectives of the plan include:

Basic guidelines about floods: Causes, consequences, precautionary steps and some do's and dont's in urban floods

This article provides the details of types of floods and their causes

Arjun Agrawal

Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 08:01 AM

Floods are categorized into natural and artificial floods in terms of their causes. Floods are natural hydrological phenomena and occur after some meteorological events like intense or prolonged rainfall spells or unusually high coastal estuarine waters due to storm surges etc.

Masters programme in public policy and sustainable development, TERI University, July 24-31, 2012, New Delhi

Posted on 18 Jul, 2012 10:25 PM

Organiser: TERI University

Venue: TERI University
                   10, Institutional Area,
          Vasant Kunj,
                  New Delhi

Understanding the floods of Bihar - Book review of "Bagmati Ki Sadgati !"

This article presents a review of the book by Dr Dinesh Mishra that describes the origin and changing course of the river Bagmati and the recurrent problems of floods in the region

Sachin Tiwale

Posted on 14 Jul, 2012 10:28 AM

Bagmati Ki Sadgati! by Dr. Dinesh Mishra Bagmati Ki Sadgati! by Dr.

Report of the national seminar on decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India organised by NIAR: Status and means of strengthening decentralized governance systems in India

The National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) organised a two-day conference on 'Decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India' at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, in June 2012.

Posted on 11 Jul, 2012 06:53 PM

This seminar aimed to provide a platform for the effective sharing of experiences of PRI-implemented WATSAN service delivery programmes and so understand the various factors affecting the effective decentralisation of water and sanitation.

Soil health, conservation agriculture and climate change - Symposium in February 2012 by CASA and SPWD at NASC, New Delhi

This article provides the details of the day long seminar organised by CASA and SPWD that aimed at sharing experiences and approaches to address soil health and climate change related issues

Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) and Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD)

Posted on 10 Jul, 2012 08:51 PM

Image courtesy: Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA)

Disappearing sparrows of Delhi A film screening and public discussion in May 2012 by Toxics Link

This article by Amita Bhaduri describes the proceedings of a public discussion on the question of disappearing sparrows of Delhi organised at the India International Centre, New Delhi

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 08 Jul, 2012 05:20 PM

‘Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no home’ - Abram L. Urban

A study on the issues of the inland fisheries and the policy framework governing the sector

Inspite of the immense potential of rainfed fisheries sector in India, fishing cooperatives have failed to function properly making it an unviable enterprise in the country

Neelkanth Mishra

Posted on 07 Jul, 2012 03:04 PM

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