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January 11, 2024 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)
December 28, 2023 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 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)
December 12, 2023 Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme
Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)
January 7, 2023 India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat-related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing.
Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)
October 15, 2022 Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
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. Posted on 11 Jan, 2024 08:50 AM

Water 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)
Sustaining their commons to sustain their future
Revitalising commons: A decade of sustainable transformation in Narayanaswamykote, Karnataka Posted on 06 Jan, 2024 07:42 PM

The 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)
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
The report presents six case studies on how sustainable agriculture programmes scaled up in the past in India Posted on 28 Dec, 2023 01:34 PM

The 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)
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 Posted on 27 Dec, 2023 08:48 AM

Climate 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)
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme 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)
Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector
India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat-related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing. Posted on 07 Jan, 2023 08:53 AM

As temperatures rise across India, so will the demand for cooling. Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency.

Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)
Classifying rivers for setting up stone crushers is illegal: NGT to Uttarakhand government
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 14 Dec, 2022 02:33 PM

Uttarakhand’s classification of rivers to set up stone crushers violates NGT Act

A river in Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 18 Nov, 2022 12:19 PM

MoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island

Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 10:59 AM

As the Covid-19 pandemic fades from media headlines and public consciousness, it is important to ensure that lessons learned are not forgotten.

MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
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