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July 10, 2024
A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees
Millions of trees are fast disappearing from India's farmlands. What are its implications for agriculture and the environment?
Disappearing trees over Indian farmlands (Image Source: WOTR)
June 9, 2024
Environmental tech startups: Powering a sustainable future
India’s funding jumped from $225 million in 2018 to $1.5 billion in 2023, marking a compounded annual growth rate of 140%
Green startups: Powering a sustainable future (Image: Needpix)
June 7, 2024
Misguided ocean carbon capture: Hype outweighs science
Scientists question effectiveness of nature-based CO2 removal using the ocean
Ocean ecosystem (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
May 19, 2024
How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?
The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.
A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)
May 11, 2024
Unravelling the escalating forest fire crisis in Uttarakhand
Deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, encroachment into forested areas, and unplanned urbanisation alter landscape connectivity, fragment habitats, and increase fire ignition sources.
Uttarakhand's wildfire wake-up call (Image: Pickpic)
May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Ennore oil spill: Flora, fauna recover slowly
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 May, 2017 10:03 PM

Oil spill in Ennore has highly impacted the zone between Ennore and Marina beach
Oil sludge being manually removed from the rocky coast. (Image courtesy: The Indian Express)
Now, Narmada is also a living entity
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 May, 2017 08:19 PM

Following Ganga and Yamuna, Narmada river also gets living entity status
Narmada river (Source: Wikipedia commons)
In the name of development
The indigenous community of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been systematically alienated from their land by the colonial and post-colonial policies. A new book chronicles the change.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 May, 2017 08:12 PM

Pankaj Sekhsaria’s recent book Islands in flux--The Andaman and Nicobar Story is a collection of around 20 years of his writings on the environmental and conservation concerns faced by the indigenous tribal communities of the region.
The forests and the tribal communities of the islands are being decimated. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Karnataka's drought solution: Dig 1 km deep borewells
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:36 AM

Ambitious solution to curb Karnataka's drought
A borewell in Chitradurga, Karnataka (Source: IWP flickr photos)
2017 will have normal rains: IMD
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 01:29 AM

Normal monsoon expected this year: IMD
Rainfall in India (Source: India Water Portal via Varun Duta Gupta)
Centre gears up to tackle water shortage
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 Apr, 2017 11:50 AM

Government releases fund for water conservation under MGNREGS
Drought in India (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Muck tale: How Cooum lost its holy status
A group of heritage enthusiasts trail the Cooum to come up with astounding details of a holy river that has become a sewage carrier.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 08:17 PM

One of the shortest rivers to drain into the Bay of Bengal, the Cooum is now a local synonym for an open sewer and is generally considered to be beyond the realms of redemption.
The Cooum as it flows through Chennai today.
When streets get smart
While the states prepare to build their smart cities, we look at the feasibility of the government’s smart city mission.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 05:13 AM

India's urbanisation continues unabated but most of its 53-million plus cities offer an appallingly low quality of life.
Smart city model at Trade Fair, New Delhi (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Farm loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:32 PM

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans
A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)
Project power plants fear
A 1,320 MW power plant near mangrove forests of Sundarbans may have irreversible consequences.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 12:59 PM

The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal, saving both India and Bangladesh from irreparable damage.
The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal. Source: Laskar Sarowar/Wikimedia Commons
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