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Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam

This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book.

Mitul Baruah

Posted on 31 Oct, 2022 10:13 AM

The accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.

― David Harvey, The Limits to Capital, 2006 [1982]: 418

Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)

Valuing mountain ecosystems

Mountain ecosystems in Ladakh provide a range of vital ecosystem services such as freshwater, food, fodder and fuel to people living in the region. Valuing these ecosystem services is crucial for their conservation.

Sabir Hussain

Sheenu Sharma

Anand Narain Singh

Posted on 11 Oct, 2022 08:43 AM

Ecosystems, crucial for human survival

Landscapes of Ladakh (Image Source: Reflectionsbyprajakta via Wikimedia Commons)

India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution

News this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PM

Experts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable

Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir

Rapid urbanisation and faulty land use policies are rapidly destroying forests, grasslands and wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir, India and the ecosystem value services they provide. Can these valuable ecosystems be saved?

Posted on 26 Sep, 2022 12:19 PM

Landscapes are important features and shape the economy and survival of a region. However, developmental activities in recent years are not only threatening landscape features, but also affecting landscape ecosystems and livelihoods of people who depend on it.

Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)

Beris – a neglected indigenous water harvesting system

The answer to the water crisis in Rajasthan lies in this traditional system

Dileep Bidawat

Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 09:03 PM

World Water Week is currently being observed across the world.

A villager drinking potable water from the Beri (Image: Dileep Bidawat)

Himalayan lakes can potentially become long-term sinks of microplastics

Study looks at microplastic types in lakes of Ladakh

Posted on 27 Aug, 2022 03:36 PM

Microplastic pollution is a growing environmental concern. Microplastics are plastic particles with sizes ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm. However, a clear consensus on the definition of microplastics is lacking and even the lower size limit varies among different studies.

Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns

News this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 03 Aug, 2022 03:54 PM

CERD seeks government response on impacts of development projects in Andaman

Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)

Fragmented waterscapes increase risk of Japanese encephalitis

This first of its kind study found that fragmented water landscapes increased the risk of Japanese Encephalitis by providing more opportunities for mosquito breeding and transmission of the virus from animals to humans via animal hosts.

Shailendra Sawleshwarkar

Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay

Posted on 25 Jul, 2022 04:13 AM

Japanese encephalitis (JE) - a mosquito borne viral disease, is one of the important causes for childhood mortality in Asia. India has a high burden of the disease with 13.7 percent of 63, 854 acute encephalitis cases from 2010 to 2017 caused due to Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) leading to deaths in 17 percent of these cases with the north-east being a perennial hotspot for outbreaks.

Stagnant waters can encourage mosquito breeding and increase risk of diseases (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Extreme events take 231 lives during pre-monsoon: IMD

News this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 02:34 PM

IMD seasonal analysis shows 231 lives lost during the pre-monsoon season due to extreme weather events

Floods during pre-monsoon season claim 81 lives this year. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Three mining projects in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest on hold following protests

Policy matters this fortnight

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 08:05 AM

Chhattishgarh government puts three mining projects in Hasdeo Arand forest on idefinite hold

A devastated forest at a coal mining site. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

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July 21, 2024

भारत के पर्वतीय जल स्रोतों (स्प्रिंग्स) की स्थिति और इनके सतत प्रबंधन हेतु जल शक्ति मंत्रालय के प्रयास (भाग 2)

शैलेन्द्र पटेल, बावधन नौले-धारे के पास, पुणे (फोटो स्रोत: तुषार सरोदे)

July 21, 2024

भारत के पर्वतीय जल स्रोतों (स्प्रिंग्स) की स्थिति और इनके सतत प्रबंधन हेतु जल शक्ति मंत्रालय के प्रयास (भाग 1)

विभिन्न संगठनों द्वारा मानचित्रित किये गए कुल स्प्रिंग्स की संख्या और नीति आयोग की रिपोर्ट में देश भर में संभावित स्प्रिंग्स की संख्या (लगभग 30 से 50 लाख) को संज्ञान में रखते हुए जल शक्ति मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा स्प्रिंगशेड प्रबंधन हेतु गठित समिति द्वारा यह महसूस किया गया कि इनकी सम्पूर्ण देश में वास्तविक गणना अति आवश्यक है। इस क्रम में जल शक्ति मंत्रालय द्वारा देश के सभी राज्यों एवं केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में प्रथम स्प्रिंग सेन्सस हेतु नोडल एजेंसियां चिन्हित कर अगस्त, 2023 में राष्ट्रीय स्तर का प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम नई दिल्ली में आयोजित किया गया।

कश्मीर के अनंतनाग जिले में वेरीनाग चश्मा (छवि स्रोत: विकिमीडिया कॉमन्स)

July 21, 2024

Karnataka to launch floating solar energy parks on its lakes

News this fortnight

Floating solar. Far Niente vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Solarwriter via Wikimedia Commons)

July 21, 2024

भूजल से संवरेगा कल

जल संकट का स्थायी समाधान भूजल ही है। इसी से हमारा कल यानि भविष्य संवर सकता है। अन्यथा जल के लिए संघर्ष होता रहेगा। खासतौर पर दूरस्थ ग्रामीण अंचलों में पीने के जल का गंभीर संकट उत्पन्न हो जाता है। महिलाओं को कई किलोमीटर दूर जाकर जल लाना पड़ता है। क्योंकि उनके अपने गांव-कस्बे या क्षेत्र में भूमिगत जल स्रोत पूर्णतः सूख गए होते हैं।

रंदुल्लाबाद, महाराष्ट्र में एक सिंचाई कुआँ। छवि स्रोत: इंडिया वाटर पोर्टल