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Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
Posted on 08 May, 2024 03:14 PMThe looming water scarcity in the Deccan Plateau states
![An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Monsoon3.jpg?itok=2jsEDI0B)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AMMadhya Pradesh leads in controversial tree plantations under the green credit programme
![India's green credit programme (Image Source: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/green-forest_0.jpg?itok=3scxeO9o)
Navigating challenges in India's Green Credit Programme
Posted on 03 Apr, 2024 07:07 PMGreen Credit Programme: Balancing innovation and environmental impact
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A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AMScientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru
![The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Concrete.jpg?itok=CtsYZNXZ)
Green credits and dilutions of the environment act- A recipe for greenwashing
Posted on 16 Feb, 2024 10:17 AMIntroduction
![Carbon-dense tropical forests in India (Image Source: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/teak-forests-carbon-market.jpg?itok=8lRg3Qxi)
Pastoralists demand land rights as Banni grasslands of Kutch readied for cheetah breeding
Posted on 05 Feb, 2024 03:31 PMMaldharis demand land rights as government readies Banni grasslands of Kutch for cheetah breeding
![Maldharis grazing buffaloes (Image Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/Maldharis%20grazing%20buffaloes.jpg?itok=mIaGrVNa)
Carbon market initiatives for forests in India
Posted on 15 Jan, 2024 11:55 AMForest carbon markets offer an alternative means of financing climate change mitigation, relying on forests as carbon removal sites.
![Carbon-dense tropical forests in India (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/teak-forests-carbon-market.jpg?itok=pd4v1Zm5)
Decoding the Green Credit Rules 2023
Posted on 02 Jan, 2024 03:35 PMThe Green Credit Rules, 2023, notified on October 12, 2023, represent a significant commitment by India towards sustainable practices. Officially announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), these rules aim to redefine the country's environmental landscape.
![Green Credit Programme is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private sector industries, and companies. (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/credit.jpg?itok=5MatN2FK)
Slow progress: Southern Ridge still encroached after three years of NGT oversight
Posted on 17 Dec, 2023 08:12 PMChallenges persist: Limited headway in reclaiming Southern Ridge despite NGT oversight for three years
![Forest area of Delhi Ridge (Image: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/Peacock_in_its_habitat.jpg?itok=WqVD9RWl)
The Forest Rights Act empowers Odisha women to protect their forests
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 10:17 AMThe forest rights act helps women take lead to protect their forests in Odisha
![Rural women in Odisha (Image Source: Trocaire from Ireland via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/Rural%20women%20odisha.jpg?itok=a4Gf8f5D)