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Oceans and Coasts
Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 10:31 AMHaryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
![Continuous efforts are needed to reduce water consumption by adopting water conservation methods (Image: Sunil Kumar, CC-BY-3.0, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/1200px-Dharauli%2C_Haryana_124109%2C_India_-_panoramio.jpg?itok=45GflfGT)
Panaji sets an example for other cities in waste management
Posted on 05 May, 2023 11:51 AMPanaji's waste revolution model sets an example for other cities to follow
Goa’s capital Panaji, a zero-landfill city, segregates and recycles its waste, leaving nothing to be sent to landfills when other cities continue to struggle with their waste.
![Segregation of solid waste at source is important. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/Goa1.jpg?itok=2WxqWxmh)
Desalination via solar energy for sustainable development
Posted on 24 Apr, 2023 04:24 PMWater shortage has become a serious barrier to the development of many areas of the world in the context of global warming. This has prompted the development of novel desalination techniques for brackish and seawater.
![The challenge is of ascertaining how renewable energy sources can be utilized to operate a desalination system (Image: Vmenkov, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/Port_Stanvac_Desalination_Plant_P1000731.jpg?itok=vEnbvNai)
Enhancing Sundarbans' early warning for disaster preparedness
Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 10:32 AMDue to its geographic location and low-lying coastal morphology, India's Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) is extremely susceptible to cyclones and tidal surges. This deltaic region frequently sees cyclones that cause property damage and human casualties.
![A woman searching for her utensils in debris of her house which collapsed after Cyclone Aila (Image: Anil Gulati, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/3603694915_eb52f472a9_o.jpg?itok=hNKqpOKs)
Low MGNREGA allocation puts the poor at risk
Posted on 20 Feb, 2023 11:20 AMFunds allocated for MGNREGA in the Budget 2023-24 adequate for just 17 days of work
The Budget 2023-24 has earmarked Rs 60,000 crore for MGNREGS, that promises a minimum of 100 days of work. This allocation has been found to be the lowest in the history of MGNREGA in terms of Gross Domestic Product, and has been down to 0.198 percent of the GDP.
![Constructing check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/MGNREGA.jpg?itok=mf1SljGi)
Local recycling of moisture via wetlands and forests high in North-East India
Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 09:49 AMNorth-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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/Cherrapunjee_Rain_Forests_%287158995367%29_1.jpg?itok=bOxb95ow)
India creates history, sets up first floating water quality testing lab in the Indian Ocean
Posted on 26 Aug, 2022 10:12 AMIndia launches a floating wet lab for water quality tests in the Indian Ocean
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Heavy metals being discharged into coastal waters
Posted on 22 Aug, 2022 12:26 AMIn recent years, the impact of the wastes discharged in the Bay of Bengal has been significant due to high effluent inflow from secured sources. It was observed that the heavy metal concentrations in the Bay coast sediments were considerately high and varied among sampling points.
![Heavy metal contamination causes significant harm to marine ecology and aquatic life, including humans (Image: Priyadarshi Chaudhuri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/rishikonda.jpg?itok=6CiDj7h3)
Collaborative management for sustainable livelihoods in the Sundarbans
Posted on 15 Aug, 2022 07:42 PMSundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest reserve in the world with distinct species of wild flora and fauna. It is a source of livelihood for several communities residing in the vicinity. The indigenous plants, extraction of honey and catching fish from rivers, lakes and rivulets have good economic value in surroundings markets.
![Catching fish from rivers, lakes and rivulets have good economic value in surroundings markets (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/fishing-sundarbans.jpg?itok=6lBIn5zT)
Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”
Posted on 29 Jul, 2022 12:17 PMRestoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study.
![Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/Mediterranean%20seagrass_c%20David%20Luquet%20CNRS-Sorbonne%20Universit%C3%A9.jpg?itok=46Qw6aKT)