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July 2, 2024 Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024 SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
January 7, 2024 Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
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 19, 2023 This IIM Bangalore study highlights the spillover effects of public investments in rural water supply systems in the form of employment generation.
The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)
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)
Preserve the ecological integrity of rivers
A statement on riverfront development in Pune by the participants of India River Week Posted on 28 Nov, 2023 04:04 PM

The India Rivers Forum is a vibrant and active network of organisations and individuals that are committed to the conservation and safeguarding of our rivers against needless and detrimental development. Every year, India Rivers Forum organises the India Rivers Week to raise awareness regarding these issues.

Riverfront development at Pune (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Innovation in the face of CSR compliance
Firms close to the pre-tax profit threshold manipulate reported profits to just below the threshold: Study Posted on 19 Nov, 2023 07:09 PM

This study explores the impact of social policies, specifically India's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Regulation of 2013 (Section 135), on corporate innovation.

CSR regulation mandates that qualifying Indian firms allocate 2% of pre-tax profits to CSR projects (Image: Meredith Foster, Medium)
What factors hinder the uptake of climate-smart agricultural practices among women?
Policy and implementation gaps in reaching women farmers with climate-smart agriculture practices Posted on 13 Nov, 2023 02:12 PM

In India, more than half of the net sown area is rainfed during the monsoon season, which runs from June to September. Climate change affects farming practices, which affects the crucial kharif crop and jeopardises food security. It also affects the monsoon onset in central and northern India.

There is a need to enhance extension services to women (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
Evaluating the stability of ESG-driven indices in turbulent markets
ESG investing: A path to stability and profitability Posted on 12 Nov, 2023 11:10 AM

The pricing and market returns of businesses now reflect their sustainability practices. The scarcity of resources has prompted businesses to adopt a more efficient and strategic approach to resource utilisation. This prudent resource management has heightened the significance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices in today's context.

Weathering the storm and predicting future returns (Image: Mike Langridge)
Experts stress responsible land use for India's renewable energy potential
Meeting Paris Agreement targets: Challenges and solutions for India's renewable energy expansion Posted on 10 Nov, 2023 05:51 PM

To meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement, India must install an additional 300 GW of utility-scale solar and wind energy by 2030, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. However, the land-intensive nature of renewable energy poses environmental and social challenges that need to be responsibly managed.

Socio-ecological conflicts hindering the rapid deployment of renewable energy in India (Image: Rawpixel)
Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives
Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives Posted on 05 Nov, 2023 08:28 AM

More than six in 10 organisations globally (62%) say recent wildfires, floods, and storms during 2023 will have a material impact on their environmental initiatives, according to the fifth edition of

Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)
Sustainable solutions in focus
10 policy briefs launched at a workshop by TATA Trust and The Nature Conservancy Centre based on a series of on-groundwork across environmental and developmental issues Posted on 18 Oct, 2023 07:12 AM

A day-long workshop convened by The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC) and backed by TATA Trusts, 'The Indian Collaborative for Applied Sustainable Solutions' (ICASS) initiative brought together a diverse group of sustainability practitioners to address critical gaps in the science-policy-practice interface, ensuring effective sustainability implementation.

The Nature Conservancy is working to protect ecologically important areas across boundaries—so that they can be preserved for future generations (Image: Gayatri Priyadarshini; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
Shaping the future of clean energy manufacturing
India’s clean energy manufacturing sector performing well in terms of supplier ecosystem, collaborations and partnerships: KPMG study Posted on 11 Oct, 2023 07:55 PM

Whether the world and India need an energy transition is no longer in question. Rather, the question is how to achieve it, and how soon. The answer to both of those questions could depend on how India gets the manufacturing and supply chain story right, as it will be not just India that benefits, but the world stands to gain as well.

Woman barefoot solar technician (Image: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures/Department for International Development; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
Ellara Bengaluru: A collaborative initiative for a climate-resilient and inclusive city
Prominent social impact networks and individuals join forces to launch a coalition with the aim of fostering climate resilience and inclusivity in Bengaluru Posted on 09 Sep, 2023 11:48 AM

Citizens, civil society practitioners, and academia have come together to launch ‘Ellara Bengaluru’, a community-driven coalition that will create initiatives to build a climate-resilient and inclusive Bengaluru city.

Ulsoor lake, Bangalore (Image: Ali Rizvi, Wikimedia Commons)
Collaborative efforts to tackle e-waste by E-SAFAI initiative
GIZ and RLG Systems India organize workshop under the E-SAFAI initiative Posted on 03 Sep, 2023 12:25 PM

In light of ever-growing electronic waste (E-waste) in India, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and RLG Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

India is the third largest electronic waste producer in the world (Image: Wallpaperflare)
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