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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)
Mapping the water workforce
Posted on 11 Jan, 2024 08:50 AMWater management is pivotal for addressing a myriad of development challenges, from poverty and food security to gender equity, impacting health, education, and livelihoods. In India, a country on the brink of water stress, effective water management is crucial, particularly in its rural areas where over 50% of households lack tap connections.
![Examining jobs, skills, and tasks in rural water sector (Image: JustJobs Network)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/justjobs-lead.jpg?itok=O6OEFddJ)
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Posted on 07 Jan, 2024 07:23 PMA recent paper ‘Changing Role of the State in Rural Drinking Water Governance in India’ by NC Narayanan et al examines the major interventions in post-independent India’s rural drinking water sector—in the context of the ongoing Jal Jeevan Mission—to assess the progress made in the provision of the service as well
![Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/pure%20water.jpg?itok=tKYJWPKb)
Sustaining their commons to sustain their future
Posted on 06 Jan, 2024 07:42 PMThe community of Narayanaswamykote in Bagepalli block of Chikballapur district in Karnataka has earnestly been protecting and restoring their 240 plus acres of commons for over a decade now. There are 68 households in the village, and a majority of them depend on agriculture, livestock rearing, wage labour, and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) collection for their livelihoods.
![Narasimhappa, a village resident, positioned against the backdrop of the Agrahara tank (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/Narasimhappa.jpg?itok=wtoBD_nF)
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)
Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PMNGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
![The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/forest.jpg?itok=ErvkYo6F)
Charting the course of water: Historical narratives and contemporary solutions
Posted on 30 Dec, 2023 07:48 PMRostow's five developmental stages assert that every society undergoes these phases to attain a developed stage. Originally crafted to morally legitimise colonialism, the theory neglects to address the environmental and cultural constraints inherent in the development process.
![Godavari at Dowleswaram Barrage near Rajahmundry (Image: Aditya Madhav; Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/Godavari_at_Dowleswaram_Barrage.jpg?itok=umPBxqk1)
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
Posted on 28 Dec, 2023 01:34 PMThe agrarian complexities India faces are large-scale and systemic, intertwined with socio-economic and environmental issues.
![A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in the Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: IWMI Flickr Photos; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/farmer.jpg?itok=H8IIytiS)
Assessment of India's preparedness: Implementing effective social protection
Posted on 27 Dec, 2023 08:48 AMClimate change poses urgent risks, especially for vulnerable communities. Social protection programs, traditionally focused on poverty alleviation, now play a crucial role in building climate resilience.
![Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage in Jhabua district (UN Women/Gaganjit Singh; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/work.jpg?itok=uYY_SbJo)
Employment potential of India's Jal Jeevan Mission
Posted on 19 Dec, 2023 01:29 PMThe year 2019 marked a significant turning point for rural drinking water supply in India with the initiation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, aiming to provide tap water connections to every rural household.
![The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/tap_0.jpg?itok=ZDgrWKMs)