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July 5, 2023
Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure
News this fortnight
Being water secure. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)
May 26, 2023
An anthropologist visits orans in Rajasthan
Orans are traditional sacred groves found in Rajasthan. These are community forests, preserved and managed by rural communities through institutions and codes that mark such forests sacred. Orans have significance for both, conservation and livelihood. The author visited two orans in Alwar district in Rajasthan and in this article, she writes about her observation.
Since ancient times, communities in Rajasthan have preserved these orans, and their lives have been inextricably entwined with them. (Image: Ranjita Mohanty)
April 26, 2023
Utilising agroforestry as a nature-based solution to achieve sustainable development goals
Carbon market can play a role in rewarding environmental stewardship
The motivated young farmer proudly showed his 80 guava trees that he planted for the first time in the village and made a profit of INR 6,000. He is the second generation. His-father made the first attempt at agroforestry in 2010. He is motivated to adopt innovative practices and does not want to migrate to a larger city. (Image: Yasmeen Telwala)
April 4, 2023
Forests, water fountains of the skies
Forests greatly help in maintaining the water balance of nature by storing water during monsoons and making this water available during dry seasons. India urgently needs to save its forests to prevent droughts and the adverse effects of climate induced global warming.
Forests and soil moisture can act as buffers to store water during dry spells (Image Source: India Water Portal)
March 16, 2023
Jharkhand's agroforestry potential
Study identifies 513 out of 32,620 villages in Jharkhand as potentially suitable for agroforestry work
Agroforestry crops need land with sufficient soil moisture and low erosion for their continuous growth (Image: World Agroforestry)
December 27, 2022
Traditional agroforestry takes over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh
This study finds that traditional agroforestry (TAF) presents a number of advantages over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh and is gradually replacing jhum cultivation in the hills.
The hilly landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source:Chakraborty.jishu Via Wikimedia Commons)
Government notifies ban on single-use plastics from July 2022
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 12:04 AM

No more single-use plastics from July 1, 2022
Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to equip farmers with weather insights
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Jul, 2021 11:10 AM

Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to make weather insights handy for farmers
Agricultural activities in semi-arid region of Tamil Nadu (Source: IWP Flickr Photos))
A just energy transition roadmap
iFOREST looks at challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future in its new report
iFOREST
Posted on 30 Jun, 2021 11:15 AM

In the run-up to COP 26, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), the Delhi-based environmental organization, launched India’s first ‘Just Transition’ Centre at a virtual event on June 29, 2021.
How the demand for coal is transforming the environment and the people who depend on it (Image: Wilson-Centre, Environmental Change and Security Program, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
43 percent of water bodies in Meghalaya are polluted
Optimal use of water bodies for various purposes need to be explored: MCLLMP study
Meghalaya Basin Management Agency
Posted on 01 May, 2021 03:09 PM

Meghalaya is faced with environmental challenges and serious natural resource degradation such as forest, land and water. This along with climate change has serious implications for natural resource-based livelihood systems on which the majority of its population depends.
Spring chamber with recharge pits (Image: Meghalaya Community Led Landscapes Management Project)
Identification of drivers of deforestation in Meghalaya
There is a need to work on the development of protocols or models, enhancement of productivity and livelihood sustainability
Rain Forest Research Institute
Posted on 28 Apr, 2021 03:13 PM

Though drivers of deforestation and degradation follow a general framework and pattern, in many cases, they are region-specific.
Jhum cultivation in Nokrek biosphere reserve, Meghalaya (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:10 PM

Forest ministry solely in the hands of Centre: Environment Ministry
Forests help mainitain the ecological balance of Earth (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
India gets its first wetland conservation centre
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Feb, 2021 11:35 AM

Country’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day
Deepor beel, Assam (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 02:17 PM

NGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga
Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Study using geo-tagged bottles unravels plastic pollution
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Dec, 2020 04:53 PM

Plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles
Plastic pollution by a river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
India now has 41 Ramsar sites, with two more wetlands added to the list
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 06:21 AM

Two more wetlands added to Ramsar sites
Lonar Sarovar lake Maharastra (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
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