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Empowered by the PESA Act, a Mahila Sangh relentlessly works to reclaim governance
Posted on 21 Sep, 2023 05:42 PMIn 2018, when the communities of Ghatanji Block in Yavatmal attended a workshop about the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, the information accessed brought about a shift in their perspective, where they felt empowered to reclaim common resources that rightfully belonged to them.
![Women from the Mahila Gram Sangh (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/Women%20from%20the%20Mahila%20Sangh.jpg?itok=dL9Y8_iu)
Water policies in India: Past and present
Posted on 11 Sep, 2023 08:10 PMWhat is the state of water in India?
![Effective policymaking is one of the key principles to achieve good governance (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/Tap%20water.jpg?itok=t0CLaWlV)
India's updated ESG reporting format and rules
Posted on 31 Jul, 2023 11:51 AMIndia’s updated sustainability reporting format and rules for ESG ratings providers
![India has rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure norms (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/environmental-protection-nature-conservation-ecology-eco.jpg?itok=2Tmd_C4n)
Building solidarities for just futures
Posted on 16 Jun, 2023 08:37 PMActionAid Association, in its commitment to work with the most marginalized communities and to build community-led initiatives, hosted a two-day national conclave on June 9- 10, 2023, in Delhi.
![The conclave highlighted the challenges and instances of marginalization that exist due to factors such as land dispossession, forced displacement, lack of access to education, healthcare, and basic amenities, and limited representation in decision-making processes. (Image: Simon Williams/Ekta Parishad; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Young_Baiga_women%2C_India.jpg?itok=_lVI-U7B)
How Indian laws are shaping the course of environmental sustainability
Posted on 09 Jun, 2023 05:47 PMEnvironmental sustainability is a globally recognised need that has grown in prominence over the last few decades. Defined as the judicious use of natural resources to support long-term ecological balance, environmental sustainability presents an array of complex challenges, particularly for a populous and rapidly developing nation like India.
![Indian environmental jurisprudence has been significantly shaped by a series of landmark judgments (Image: Carbon Herald)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/envt.jpg?itok=lejL821i)
Digital technologies, for locally led water governance
Posted on 22 Mar, 2023 09:15 AMAtpadi, a taluka in Sangli district of southern Maharashtra and situated in the rain-shadow of the Western Ghats, was often called as ‘the land of dushkal (droughts)’ and experienced one of its worst droughts in 2012, followed by those again in 2016 and 2019.
![Can digital technologies aid local level decision making? (Image Source: SOPPECOM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/Atpadic.jpeg?itok=f4Z74Q9d)
Executing participatory programs at scale
Posted on 16 Feb, 2023 12:03 AMThe dictionary definition of “execution” is the act or process of executing, carrying through something to its finish. By this yardstick, many water security efforts would be found wanting. Most programs start, but rarely finish in that it is difficult to trace the training to planning to implementation on the ground.
![Women building a water tank at Chopriali, Uttarakhand (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/CHoprali_0.jpg?itok=Qtkgm22u)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PMIndia issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
![Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/9245084431_0d49bfc6d8_o.jpg?itok=Wd4lES2j)
Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region
Posted on 31 Jan, 2023 02:38 PMThe residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a long-term solution can be worked out.
![Need to declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone (Image: Bibek Raj Pandeya, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/Bibekraj_Joshimath_Uttarakhand.jpg?itok=X4uc5k7o)