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May 6, 2024

Floating forward: An entrepreneur's tryst for 'clean-water' bodies

In our quest to spotlight dedicated entrepreneurs in the water sector, we bring you the inspiring story of Priyanshu Kamath, an IIT Bombay alumnus, who pivoted from a lucrative corporate career to tackle one of India's most intricate water quality challenges, that of pollution of its urban water bodies.

Innovative solutions to clean urban water bodies, Floating islands (Photo Credit: Priyanshu Kamath)

April 28, 2024

चंपावत की श्यामला ताल झील सूखने लगी है

जानिए क्या कारण है कि चंपावत जिले की एकमात्र झील श्यामलाताल आज अपने अस्तित्व को तलाश रही है और तकरीबन 7 मीटर गहरी झील में अब सिर्फ एक से डेढ़ मीटर पानी रह गया है।

October 28, 2023

The fast disappearing urban wetlands of Delhi

While Delhi NCR is undergoing rapid urbanisation, what is the state of the wetlands in the region? A study finds out.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Noida (Image Source: Awankanch via Wikimedia Commons)

September 21, 2023

Empowered by the PESA Act, a Mahila Sangh relentlessly works to reclaim governance

PESA Act unleashed: The Mahila Sangh's ongoing governance transformation

Women from the Mahila Gram Sangh (Image: FES)

July 5, 2023

Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure

News this fortnight

Being water secure. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)

May 17, 2023

Bhuj citizens seek restoration of Hamirsar and other water bodies

Given Hamirsar's significance, the Jal Shakti Ministry had designated it as one of India's 75 water heritage monuments

Need to resuscitate the traditional water system and expand its catchment (Image: Raman Patel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)

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NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency

Policy matters this fortnight

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AM

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water

Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)

Desilting tanks and uplifting collective spirits

A community mobilises resources, including MGNREGS funds, to take care of its commons

Sahana Srinath

Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 06:46 PM

The picturesque village of Marasanapalli in Bagepalli Block, Karnataka is home to 70 households who primarily practise agriculture, livestock rearing, and daily wage labour. Farmers here grow a variety of vegetables such as beans, ridge gourd, cauliflower, spring onion and beetroot, and some with land in the command area of the village tank grow paddy.

Madhya Pradesh's villages lead the way in climate smart agriculture

News this fortnight

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 03 Apr, 2023 11:21 AM

Madhya Pradesh's climate smart villages provide lessons in climate change adaptability

A Climate Smart Village project initiated by the state government on natural farming in Madhya Pradesh villages has yielded highly successful results setting an example for other villages in India to follow.

Lush green farms in Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Rajarshi MItra via Wikimedia Commons)

Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy

Policy matters this fortnight

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 18 Mar, 2023 04:19 PM

Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy with a focus on promoting chemical-free agriculture

Organic farming creates harmonious balance between crop production and animal husbandry and facilitates alignment of life with natural ecosystems and cycles. (Image: Katharina Low/SuSanA Secretariat)

How to restore India's degraded pond ecosystem

In order to promote a regenerative system for biodiversity protection, the relationship between the pond ecosystem and the circular economy was also evaluated.

Shweta Yadav

V C Goyal

Posted on 11 Mar, 2023 09:41 AM

Healthy pond ecosystems are critical for achieving several sustainable development goals (SDG) through numerous ecosystem services (e.g., flood control, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration).

Temple pond in Kerala (Image: Sreekanth V, Wikimedia Commons)

Green growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24

News this month

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 03 Feb, 2023 09:45 AM

Green growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24

Mangrove forest at Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Shankaran Murugan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu

This study found large deposits of heavy metals in the tissues and organs of water birds, crabs and fish inhabiting the lake indicating heavy metal contamination of the lake waters.

Marimuthu Govindarajan

Posted on 25 Jan, 2023 02:26 PM

Wetlands in India, under threat!

A view of the Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Giri9703 via Wikimedia Commons)

Local recycling of moisture via wetlands and forests high in North-East India

Floods in Brahmaputra greatly increases the surficial water availability in low lying floodplains and wetlands, promoting enhanced recycling via evaporation.

Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 09:49 AM

North-East India, home to the wettest place on the planet (Mawsynram), is a major biodiversity hotspot.

The region with its vast wetlands and forest cover is akin to the Amazon (Image: Ashwin Kumar, Wikimedia Commons)

Water storage in river basins dips in 2021, drier than normal conditions to blame: WMO

News this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 15 Dec, 2022 06:07 PM

Significant drop in the volume of Ganga river water and groundwater in the river basin, reveals WMO report

Ganga river in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr album)

Small scale inland open water fisheries of India

What is the status of inland fisheries in India? Read these situational analysis reports to know about inland fisheries, the life of the fisherfolk, governance and tenure in inland fisheries and threats to the sustainability of inland fisheries.

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 04 Dec, 2022 11:24 AM

What are inland waters

Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)

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September 22, 2024

प्रवाल भित्ति का अर्थ, परिभाषा और महत्व

प्रवाल भित्तियों का अनोखा संसार (साभार - विकिपीडिया)

September 21, 2024

टिकाऊ खेती एवं बेहतर मृदा स्वास्थ्य हेतु जैविक उर्वरक (भाग 2)

"टिकाऊ खेती" का अंग्रेजी में अर्थ "Sustainable Agriculture" होता है. यह एक ऐसी कृषि प्रणाली है जो पर्यावरणीय सिद्धांतों को ध्यान में रखते हुए पौधों और जानवरों के उत्पादन को समन्वित करती है। भाग 2 में जानिए कैसे करें इस्तेमाल जैविक उर्वरकों का

September 21, 2024

टिकाऊ खेती एवं बेहतर मृदा स्वास्थ्य हेतु जैविक उर्वरक (भाग 1)

टिकाऊ खेती और मृदा स्वास्थ्य के लिए जैविक उर्वरकों का इस्तेमाल हमेशा बेहतर परिणाम देता है। जैविक उर्वरकों यानी जैविक खादों के इस्तेमाल से खेत को कई तरह के फ़ायदे होते हैं। जानिए विस्तार से

September 21, 2024

हरित छत से पर्यावरण संरक्षण

हरित छतें (ग्रीन रूफ्स) पर्यावरण संरक्षण में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा रही हैं। इस मुद्दे पर डॉ. दीपक कोहली का एक विस्तृत आलेख।

हरित छतों वाली बिल्डिंग (courtesy - needpix.com)