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Forests
How effective is Malki practice for conserving Gujarat’s Dang forests?
Posted on 11 Jul, 2022 06:44 PMConsidering the global trend of alarming deforestation, it is very important to study various forest management strategies to understand their effectiveness and limitations. It is important to conserve the forests, but the economic sustainability of the people directly linked with the forests cannot be ignored.
![(Image: Jenis Patel, Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/dang%20forest.jpg?itok=thqdufWI)
Improving India's poor environmental performance
Posted on 23 Jun, 2022 08:37 AMOn June 8, Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network released a report of the Environmental Performance Index 2022. India ranked lowest among the 180 countries considered, lagging behind Myanmar at 179, Vietnam (178), Bangladesh (177) and Pakistan (176).
![As per the EPI 2022 deteriorating air quality and rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions are the primary reasons behind the country's low score (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/pollution.jpg?itok=EJcCbrQo)
Etalin hydroelectric project: Centre grants nod, FAC approval awaited
Posted on 08 Jun, 2022 01:20 PMDespite concerns, Etalin hydropower project gets government nod, FAC yet to give clearance
![Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Source: Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/Dibang_valley_%287453899412%29_0.jpg?itok=s-dHBT1j)
ITC scales up its 360-degree interventions for a greener earth
Posted on 04 Jun, 2022 05:13 PMOn this World Environment Day, ITC reaffirmed its commitment towards a greener Earth through its bold Sustainability 2.0 agenda.
![Reaffirms its Sustainability 2.0 commitments on World Environment Day (Image: ITC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/ITC_Solar%20Photo.jpg?itok=IOsJuB9h)
Planetary consequences of the mismanagement of land resources
Posted on 26 May, 2022 09:13 AMUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification's (UNCCD) evidence-based flagship Global Land Outlook 2 (GLO2) report states that “as food prices soar amid rapid climate and other planetary changes, “crisis footing” needed to conserve, restore and use land sustainably.” The report is the most comprehensive consolidation of information on the topic ever assembled.
![Every country can design and implement a tailored land restoration agenda to meet their development needs. (Image: PxHere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-05/land.jpg?itok=MB5heNmv)
Droughts reduce India's GDP by 5 percent in twenty years
Posted on 24 May, 2022 08:37 PMDroughts reduced India’s gross domestic product by 2-5 per cent over 20 years from 1998-2017: Report
![India, vulnerable to droughts (Image: Pixabay; hbieser)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-05/drought.jpg?itok=pzSvRMKk)
Coal mining in Hasdeo forests gets a go ahead; protestors continue to resist
Posted on 10 May, 2022 07:34 AMChhattisgarh government allows coal mining in Hasdeo forests
![Work in progress in a coal mine in India (Image source: IWP Flickr Album). Image for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-05/15010336808_383bd10b55_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=bhLnvKPd)
34 percent of India's coastline suffers from erosion, West Bengal worst affected
Posted on 18 Apr, 2022 10:00 AMWest Bengal's coastline suffers the worst erosion while Goa's remains stable
![Coast along the southern tip of the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/8559555996_6b4731492d_c.jpg?itok=V0c-WcPi)
Forest fire incidences have increased ten times over the past two decades
Posted on 13 Apr, 2022 10:47 PMAmong the countries of the global south, India is one of the most vulnerable nations and is exposed to an increasing trend of forest fires.
![More than 275 million people in India are exposed to extreme forest fire events. (Image: Naveen N Kadalaveni, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/bandipur.jpg?itok=uVrhEIQk)
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)