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April 18, 2024
Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin
As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.
Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
February 14, 2024
Sustainable water management to enhance rural livelihoods
The event underlined the need to create a skilled workforce with multi-skilling abilities, embodying the concept of a one-stop-shop and service, particularly relevant for the organised sector.
The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)
January 11, 2024
Mapping the water workforce
These preliminary findings provide a roadmap for detailed research, offering insights into the jobs, tasks, and skills required to manage rural water resources in India.
Examining jobs, skills, and tasks in rural water sector (Image: JustJobs Network)
January 7, 2024
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 28, 2023
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
The report presents six case studies on how sustainable agriculture programmes scaled up in the past in India
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)
December 27, 2023
Assessment of India's preparedness: Implementing effective social protection
The ASPIRE tool analyses various social protection programs, offering insights into tailoring them for different climate risks
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)
Waste pickers in India's informal sector contribute up to 80% of plastic waste collection
Alliance to End Plastic Waste highlights 27 actions and policies to reduce plastic waste leakage and increase recycling
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Posted on 18 Dec, 2023 07:42 PM

A study published by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and supported by Roland Berger highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally.
Plastic pollution (Image: Janak Bhatta; Wikimedia Commons)
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme
Ekansha Khanduja
Kartikey Chaturvedi
Aditya Vikram Jain
CEEW
Posted on 12 Dec, 2023 08:58 AM

Groundwater, comprising approximately 99 percent of easily accessible freshwater (United Nations 2022), plays a vital role in meeting the water needs of diverse stakeholders globally, encompassing both rural and urban areas and spanning industrial and irrigation sectors.
Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)
Public expects transparency on climate action, APCO survey finds
A notable gap in understanding common terms related to climate action points to a strong demand for clearer language and transparent performance and accountability frameworks.
APCO Worldwide
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Posted on 01 Dec, 2023 03:20 PM

Climate change is the biggest emergency for people around the world, but they are divided on how to address it, according to APCO Worldwide’s inaugural global Climate Action Confidence Tracker, conducted in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Climate change: Russian art contest (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)
Innovation in the face of CSR compliance
Firms close to the pre-tax profit threshold manipulate reported profits to just below the threshold: Study
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay
Swarnodeep Homroy
Posted on 19 Nov, 2023 07:09 PM

This study explores the impact of social policies, specifically India's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regulation of 2013 (Section 135), on corporate innovation.
CSR regulation mandates that qualifying Indian firms allocate 2% of pre-tax profits to CSR projects (Image: Meredith Foster, Medium)
Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AM

Tamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
Need to push for tough laws to restrict groundwater overextraction (Image: Rawpixel)
Evaluating the stability of ESG-driven indices in turbulent markets
ESG investing: A path to stability and profitability
Swati Sharma
Posted on 12 Nov, 2023 11:10 AM

The pricing and market return of businesses now reflect their sustainability practices. The scarcity of resources has prompted businesses to adopt a more efficient and strategic approach to resource utilisation. This prudent resource management has heightened the significance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices in today's context.
Weathering the storm and predicting future returns (Image: Mike Langridge)
Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives
Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives
Honeywell
The Futurum Group
Posted on 05 Nov, 2023 08:28 AM

More than six in 10 organisations globally (62%) say recent wildfires, floods, and storms during 2023 will have a material impact on their environmental initiatives, according to the fifth edition of

Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)
Sustainable solutions in focus
10 policy briefs launched at a workshop by TATA Trust and The Nature Conservancy Centre based on a series of on-groundwork across environmental and developmental issues
The Nature Conservency- India
Posted on 18 Oct, 2023 07:12 AM

A day-long workshop convened by The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC) and backed by TATA Trusts, 'The Indian Collaborative for Applied Sustainable Solutions' (ICASS) initiative brought together a diverse group of sustainability practitioners to address critical gaps in the science-policy-practice interface, ensuring effective sustainability implementation.
The Nature Conservancy is working to protect ecologically important areas across boundaries—so that they can be preserved for future generations (Image: Gayatri Priyadarshini; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
Government of India launches AI Chatbot to revolutionize farmers' support
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Oct, 2023 03:12 PM

Tech-driven transformation: AI Chatbot elevates efficiency of PM-KISAN scheme for Indian farmers
The Indian government introduces an AI Chatbot to transform support for farmers: A significant stride for the PM-KISAN scheme (Image: Freepik)
Governance, incentives, and performance in urban water utilities
A study highlights the importance of regulation in improving water utility performance in India
Sai Amulya Nyathikala
Tooraj Jamasb
Manuel Llorca
Mukul Kulshrestha
Posted on 21 Sep, 2023 07:57 PM

In developing countries, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between the competing priorities of socioeconomic and environmental goals within water utilities. India's water industry struggles with problems like budget deficits, accessibility restrictions, and poor service standards.
Study suggests increasing the duration of water supply hours could lead to improved service performance (Image: Pixnio)
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