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Sustainability
Managing tanks - a bottom-up approach
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 10:31 AMOur day-to-day dependence on fresh water is tremendous, whether for domestic or agricultural use. Theoretically, we know that it is a finite resource and that it can't be taken for granted but in practice, we do. India has an average rainfall of around 1150 mm but lets out nearly 1263 billion cubic metres of water into the sea unutilized.
Shifting cultivation for a changing climate
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 10:07 AMShifting cultivation, locally called 'Jhum', is a widely practiced system of crop cultivation among the indigenous communities of Northeast India. While it is generally contested as a destructive method of farming, it is also argued that the system lends itself as much more than just a farming practice.
Kerala's seas are rich in sand: GSI
Posted on 10 Mar, 2014 07:54 AMKerala seas's rich in sand, says GSI
MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
Posted on 09 Mar, 2014 05:17 PMMoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
Interventions of a voluntary agency: The MYRADA experience
Posted on 08 Mar, 2014 02:37 PMMYRADA has been working on watershed development projects since 1984-85. Through its efforts it had developed a climate of trust and confidence at the field level. Peoples' institutions have emerged and stabilised at various degrees of successes because of these efforts.
People's institutions managing natural resources in the context of a watershed strategy - A paper by MYRADA
Posted on 08 Mar, 2014 02:18 PMThis paper attempts to analyse the impact of several government guidelines related to watershed management on the People's institutions that have emerged in watershed programmes where NGOs have a role.
Integrated Farm Development: A user guide
Posted on 08 Mar, 2014 10:29 AMIntegrated Farm Development (IFD) is an innovative concept in farming where various resources (farm waste) are integrated and utilised in order to reap maximum benefits.
Invite to 'CDP India water report launch', CDP, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 11:42 PMAbout the Report:
Krishi Vigyan Kendra to the rescue!
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:27 AMNidhan is about 30 km away from its district headquarter Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The village receives an annual average rainfall of 450 mm concentrated in the months of July and August. While much of the village depends on rainfed agriculture, the main source of irrigation in the rabi (winter) season is borewells.
Princely' private ponds
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:14 AMCharkhari, a princely state of India in the colonial period was once a beautiful settlement founded by Saurabh Singh Bundela, a Rajput King. Acceded to India post-Independence, the town is now located in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The place was home to intricate water management systems in the past.