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Solar irrigation policies in India

A compilation of different state level solar irrigation policies provides a quick snapshot of institutional development of solar irrigation in India.

Jaya Shukla

Posted on 08 Jul, 2021 02:00 PM

Solar pumps and solar irrigation are not new to India as the first program to install solar pumps started close to three decades back in 1993

Different solar irrigation policies in India (Image: IWMI)

Billions lack access to WASH services

If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report

WHO

UNICEF

Posted on 06 Jul, 2021 06:40 PM

A UNICEF-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on drinking water and sanitation indicates that billions of people will lack access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress towards meeting sustainable development goal (SDG) goal quadruples.

Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)

Aspirational Districts Programme, a successful model of local development, says UNDP report

India’s tap water supply increases four-fold in 117 aspirational districts

UNDP

Posted on 30 Jun, 2021 11:09 PM

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India released an independent appraisal report on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) recently. The report captures the progress of the flagship initiative and recommendations for further improvements.

UNDP India released an appraisal report on transformation of 112 most backward districts recently (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

What is the price of water in the city of Mumbai?

Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.

Suraj Katra

Posted on 08 Jun, 2021 01:30 PM

Thousands of Mumbai’s citizens are disconnected from the city’s water supply network. This photo essay reports on the impact of the poor governance of this essential resource on informal urban settlements.

Water a rare resource in the informal settlements in Mumbai (Image Source: Suraj Katra)

Rural realities amid second COVID surge in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Rural areas emerge as sites of mass COVID outbreaks

Impact and Policy Research Institute

Posted on 05 Jun, 2021 11:33 AM

COVID-19 has been spreading fast in rural areas while issues related to its management and the government’s response to the pandemic remain.

COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on the livelihood of people doing small jobs due to lockdown. (Image: Gospel for Asia; Wikimedia Commons)

Second wave, new challenges: Civil society on the frontlines

How community radio is helping in times of COVID

S M Sehgal Foundation

Posted on 29 May, 2021 02:26 PM

The onset of a second wave of COVID-19 has inflicted havoc in urban centers and even in the national capital which has somewhat sound state-of-the-art health system.

Involved in COVID relief (Image: SM Sehgal Foundation)

Investing in “local water professionals” for the country’s water security

India needs water professionals to manage its water resources locally to be water secure. This needs focus and investment. Now.

Posted on 26 May, 2021 03:17 PM

For decades, governments, philanthropies, CSRs and CSOs have been exploring ways to ensure water security for both lifeline activities and livelihoods.

Frontline workers get trained and acquire invaluable skills in the process of fulfilling their roles within one or multiple programs

Support mechanism needed to halt mass reverse migration

Reverse migration amidst the second wave of COVID-19

Posted on 24 May, 2021 08:50 PM

Migrant workers had been assured multiple times that an economic lockdown will not be imposed and yet by mid-April reverse migration was in full swing.

Stranded migrant workers during lockdown because of COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons)

Smothered by heatwaves as climate swings

Effective action needed to avoid extreme heat events

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 22 May, 2021 11:19 PM

In recent times, India has been routinely experiencing abnormally hot days during the summer months of April and May. These deadly heatwaves marked by excessively hot weather along with high humidity are on the rise and are causing a record number of deaths of humans and livestock.

A study shows how the open space on the western bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad acts as a heat sink. (Image: Emmanuel Dyan, CC BY 2.0)

Managing natural resources at scale in Meghalaya

Improving livelihood opportunities by engaging communities

James T Kharkongor

Posted on 20 May, 2021 07:38 PM

Meghalaya, a small hilly state located in the North Eastern Region of India has an area of 22,429 sq. km., which is 0.68% of the country’s geographical area. The state is divided into three regions: Garo Hills, Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills.

Meghalaya's indigenous people historically have immense knowledge about their environment and natural resources. (Image: Meghalaya Basin Management Agency)

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May 2, 2024

मध्यप्रदेश: लोगों की पहुंच से दूर क्यों हो रहा जल, कैसे होगा जल संकट हल

देश का हदय प्रदेश कहा जाने वाला मध्यप्रदेश जल संकट से जूझ रहा है। प्रदेश में बुन्देलखंड क्षेत्र की पहचान अब सूखे के रूप में हो रही है। बुन्देलखंड का अहम हिस्सा सागर जिला पहाड़ी इलाके के रूप में विद्यमान है। सागर जिले में पानी का संकट बहुत तेजी से बढ़ रहा है। सागर के आस-पास के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों की नदियां, कुएं और तालाब सूखते जा रहे हैं। जिससे जिले के कई गाँव में पानी की समस्या गंभीर रूप से मंडरा रही है।

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पहाड़ों में वनाग्नि और बढ़ती चुनौतियां

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May 1, 2024

भाजपा-कांग्रेस दोनों दलों के घोषणा पत्रों में बस इतना सा है पर्यावरण

पर्यावरण का मुद्दा पिछले दशकों में काफी चर्चा में रहा है। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की बात हो या पीने के पानी की समस्या या फिर गिरता भू-जल स्तर, सभी चिंता के विषय हैं। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग से बढ़ती गर्मी ने प्रथम चरण के औसतन मतदान को भी प्रभावित किया है। भाजपा का 'पर्यावरण अनुकूल' बनाम कांग्रेस का 'पर्यावरण न्याय' है, पर दोनों केवल नारों जैसे ही लगते हैं। फिलहाल धरती के खतरे के प्रति लापरवाही ही दिखती है। The issue of environment has been much discussed in the last decades. Be it global warming or the problem of drinking water or falling ground water level, all are matters of concern. The increasing heat due to global warming has also affected the average voting in the first phase. There is BJP's 'Environment Friendly' versus Congress's 'Environment Justice', but both seem just like slogans. At present, there seems to be indifference towards the danger to the earth.