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Droughts and Floods
Bioengineered slopes save Nog village in Himachal from floods
Posted on 24 May, 2024 04:01 AMAn innovative bioengineering technology implemented under the PMGSY has saved Nog village in Himachal from floods
When heavy rainfall led to floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, one village stood out. This is the village of Nog where landslides and floods did not have an impact because of the innovative soil bioengineering approach implemented in the area.
Empowering women through socio-technical innovations
Posted on 18 May, 2024 08:49 AMSwayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) was founded in 1998 in Maharashtra, following a collaborative venture with the state government in the aftermath of the Latur earthquake reconstruction project, encompassing 1200 villages.
Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets
Posted on 06 May, 2024 02:56 AMVillages in the forested foothills of Niyamgiri revive climate resilient paddy and millets to become food secure
Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods
Posted on 01 May, 2024 09:30 AMCWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations
Saving tropical riverine grasslands of the Brahmaputra floodplains
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 12:00 PMWhat are grasslands
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 11:55 AMThe world is heating up like never before. According to NOAA's 2023 climate report, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.11° Fahrenheit (0.06° Celsius) per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total.
Political parties urged to pay special attention to rehabilitation of people displaced by climate change
Posted on 20 Apr, 2024 12:09 PMThe ‘Youth4Water India’ campaign, initiated by Water Initiatives, WaterAid India, and sixty-eight other organisations, has just released a 23-point manifesto for political parties contesting in these general elections, urging upon them to commit to special rehabilitation and support programmes for the youth who are most vul
Understanding drought impacts and strategies: Orange growers in Vidarbha
Posted on 19 Apr, 2024 03:50 PMDrought, a climatic phenomenon marked by insufficient rainfall over an extended period, severely impacts livelihoods by causing water shortages for essential activities like farming. This leads to reduced agricultural income, livestock mortality, food insecurity, and health issues.
Mapping groundwater in drought prone Marathwada
Posted on 12 Apr, 2024 10:16 AMAs high as 600 million Indians suffer from high to very high water stress because of insufficient availability of freshwater.
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
Posted on 30 Mar, 2024 02:08 PMOverworked, underpaid and unrecognised: Women in rural India