Dhalai District
Rubber monoculture: Death knell for agrobiodiversity
Posted on 29 Jan, 2020 04:44 PMPeople tend to be happier and reinvigorated in green spaces. Agrobiodiversity - the number and abundance of different species in particular systems is known to promote happiness. It ensures the resilience of ecosystem services such as food production, climate regulation, and pest management that in turn underpin human wellbeing.
![Tripura had the highest rate of growth of rubber plantation during the first decade of the millennium as compared to any other state (Image: Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rubber.jpg?itok=dxObko2Q)
Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks - India's sanitation warriors
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 11:45 AMIn 2014, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to accelerate efforts in achieving universal sanitation coverage. The issue of access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities also became a major Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) when the United Nation set 17 global goals in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda.
![For Akshant Nagar, 23, schoolchildren turned out to be the biggest driving force in helping to make Pipariya block in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh become open defecation free (ODF) in just seven months. Image credit: Tata Trusts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akshant_nagar-3.jpg?itok=9IUPP8dX)