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Ecology and Environment
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AMNITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PMHouse panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
PepsiCo India extends pilot initiative in Punjab to address stubble burning
Posted on 21 Mar, 2023 12:39 PMIndia’s first round-the-clock solar village angers pastoralists
Posted on 20 Mar, 2023 09:02 AMIndia's first round the clock solar power plant in Modhera village Gujarat, threatens livelihoods of pastoralists
How to restore India's degraded pond ecosystem
Posted on 11 Mar, 2023 09:41 AMHealthy pond ecosystems are critical for achieving several sustainable development goals (SDG) through numerous ecosystem services (e.g., flood control, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration).
Instruments to facilitate long-term lending critical for green transition
Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 10:17 AMThe 22nd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—is being held from 22-24 February 2023 in New Delhi.
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PMHaryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Rivers and riverine communities of India: Water Talk Series 2022-23 by students of Water Policy and Governance, TISS
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 06:11 PMThe Water Talk Series started in 2017 at the Tata Institute of
Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region
Posted on 31 Jan, 2023 02:38 PMThe residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a long-term solution can be worked out.
Blue-green infrastructure solutions for resilient cities
Posted on 23 Jan, 2023 06:57 PMUrban development in all forms impacts the natural landscape, changing vegetation cover, infiltration rates and hydrological (surface and sub-surface) flows. With increasing urbanization urban areas lose a host of natural infrastructure and ecosystem services as ecosystems are modified, degraded and/ or shrunk.