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Ecology and Environment
Grassroots implementation of Halma
Posted on 15 Feb, 2022 08:37 PMJhabua, a tribal-dominated district with more than 85 percent population belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST), is an agrarian district. Water security is, thus, a crucial element for its agriculture-based livelihood economy.
![Tribals protect a community sacred grove (Image: Manish Vaidya, Hindi Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/tribal-afforestation.jpg?itok=WSAC5RbX)
Invest in organic and natural farming
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 01:33 PMCentre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new report ‘Evidence (2004-20) on holistic benefits of organic and natural farming in India: Evidence (2004-20)
![The agro-ecological movement has started gaining momentum (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/organic%20farming.jpg?itok=SumQchOE)
Social inclusion and behaviour change key to wetlands action for people and nature
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 11:07 AMMarking the first World Wetlands Day (WWD) since official recognition at the United Nations, Wetlands International South Asia celebrated the global event in the form of a public webinar on the theme ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’. The webinar was attended by over 120 participants from all across India and abroad and was also live-streamed.
![Ramsar Site: Kabartal Wetland (Site no. 2436) - Kabartal Wetland, also known as Kanwar Jheel, covers 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the northern Bihar State. The Site is one of 18 wetlands within an extensive floodplain complex; it floods during the monsoon season to a depth of 1.5 metres. (Image: Credit: Wetlands International South Asia, 2015)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/kabartal_wetland.jpg?itok=JZVcAd3o)
NGT stricter with Delhi, Haryana on restoring Najafgarh Jheel
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 02:49 PMEnforce Najafgarh jheel restoration plan: NGT to Delhi, Haryana governments
![Aerial view of the Najafgarh drain. (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/delhi_aerial_photo_08-2016_img1.jpg?itok=IdSLVXgC)
Assam: Technology used to map historical ponds of Darrang
Posted on 27 Jan, 2022 10:54 PMSmaller water bodies, such as ponds, are important not only for biodiversity (Oertli, Céréghino, Hull, & Miracle, 2009) but al
![Lakhimpur pond (Image: Authors)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/lead_0.jpg?itok=WR1YDdgy)
A ready reckoner on emissions
Posted on 25 Jan, 2022 10:18 PMA detailed air emission inventory with a comprehensive list of pollutants within a pre-defined geographical area is beneficial for developing clean air action plans. It can also be used to test the effectiveness of pilot interventions towards air quality abatement.
![Smokestacks at a power plant (Image: Flickr/ Nick Humphries)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/smokestacks-power-plant.jpg?itok=a-Au_0jH)
‘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)
Floodplain wetlands of the Diara region facing degradation
Posted on 23 Jan, 2022 09:49 PMIn the active floodplain area of River Ganga in Eastern India, channel migration and flooding is very common. It is called the Diara region. In the southwest portion of West Bengal's Malda district, after passing the Rajmahal hills River Ganga begins its lower course. India-Bangladesh international border has constrained this region on the south-eastern side.
![Landscape-specific approaches instead of individual wetland-specific strategies if adopted, might help better interpret the wetland scenario (Image: Mapio)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/wetland-malda-mapio.jpg?itok=Qsc4Qo1N)
National and international frameworks vital for implementing nature-based solutions
Posted on 23 Jan, 2022 02:33 PMNature‐based solutions (NbS) are a relatively new concept and consist of a range of measures that address various societal challenges, including climate change, natural disasters, food security, human health, water security, and economic and social development, by
![Mangrove ecosystem (Image: Sigit Deni Sasmito/CIFOR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/mangrove-cifor.jpg?itok=FjrfFvV3)
Mekedatu project: Many activists opposing it under Medha Patkar
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 02:14 PMActivists stand up against Mekedatu project under the noted activist Medha Patkar
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_3.jpg?itok=QANJtSKb)