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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Wind turbines impact Western Ghats ecology
Posted on 07 Nov, 2018 07:33 PMWind energy, considered a clean source of energy, does have a carbon footprint and is also known to disturb bird life. Now a new study done in the Western Ghats has found that wind farms in biodiversity-rich areas can have deeper ecological consequences beyond already known impacts.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) - Mangroves
Posted on 29 Oct, 2018 12:03 PMThis is a simple guide that lists out the most popular questions related to mangroves, to understand what they are and their ecological significance. Please click on a topic for detailed information.
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AMFund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities
To Sir, with love and belief
Posted on 15 Oct, 2018 02:26 PMDr G.D. Agrawal passed away on October 11, 2018. He was 86 years old. But he didn’t die of old age. After 111 days of fasting, he died of a heart attack. Why was he fasting? We will come to that in a while.
Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 12:09 PMNew coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles
Ganga clean up: It’s all talk and no action
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 12:06 PMAs the Ganga emerges from the glaciers and glides along the foothills of the mighty Himalayas through the towns and cities with their sprawling ghats, engineered embankments, hydroelectric dams, and interrupted flows at barrages, the icy chilliness of its waters is lost.
More water for crops
Posted on 06 Sep, 2018 02:44 PMA new study has pointed out that increased irrigation efficiency does not translate to more water availability for other uses at the watershed level. The subsidies for increasing irrigation efficiency are intended to increase crop production as well as more return flow from irrigated areas that can be allocated to urban, domestic and industrial uses.
Maharashtra comes out with draft groundwater rules
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 06:26 AMMaharashtra farmers to need approval to sow water-intensive crops
The art of saving a river
Posted on 03 Sep, 2018 03:01 PMRiver Mutha, the pride of Pune, lovingly called 'Muthai' or 'mother Mutha', is dying a slow death, thanks to the rapidly urbanising city which is depositing huge amounts of untreated sewage and dirt in its water. The pollution of the river is consistently rising.
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AMIndia is highly vulnerable to desertification.