Punjab

Groundwater policy affects stubble burning in the north west
Shifting from monoculture to diversified crop pattern a solution to stubble burning
Yogesh Kant
Prakash Chauhan
Aryan Natwariya
Suresh Kannaujiya
Debashis Mitra
Posted on 29 Oct, 2022 10:33 AM

An estimated 620 million tons of crop residue is generated annually in India, of which 16% is burnt in field.
Burning of rice residues in south east Punjab, prior to the wheat season(Image: CIAT/NeilPalmer via Flickr Commons)
Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning
Biochar use as carbon sink or coal substitute determines the environmental impacts, as per the study
Anubhuti Bhatnagar
Poonam Khatri
Malgorzata Krzywonos
Henrik Tolvanen
Jukka Konttinen
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 09:43 AM

Crop residues are an abundantly available lignocellulosic feedstock that can provide multiple value-added products in a biorefinery (Kamm, 2007). However, approximately 24% of the generated residue is burned in the fields in India (Ravindra et al., 2019). 
It was environmentally beneficial to treat biomass locally rather than in a centralized unit. (Image: Zack Dowell)
Towards food system transition
The report looks at what the transition could look like in ten specific foodscapes
The Nature Conservancy
Posted on 16 Apr, 2022 06:50 PM

Marking its fifth year of formal presence in the country The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India held a special event in New Delhi in which Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, and Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog were

Foodscapes for people and nature (Image: TNC)
World Bank to provide $250 million to ensure dam safety in India
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Aug, 2021 07:04 AM

World Bank will provide $250 million for dam safety in India
Malampuzha dam in Kerala (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Crop diversification to address the water crisis in Punjab
While borewells and aggressive irrigation practices continue to suck Punjab dry, can crop diversification rescue the state from turning into a desert?
Shruti Bhogal
Kamal Vatta
Posted on 25 May, 2021 04:48 PM

Punjab, sucked dry
Unsustainable agricultural practices in Punjab (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)
Green panel clears Central Vista project
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 12 May, 2021 12:28 PM

Green panel clears Central Vista projects
Rajpath's Central Vista Avenue project (Image: Students of Master in Sustainable Architecture at Central University of Rajasthan, Counterview)
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:23 PM

Punjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater 
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:28 AM

India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days
Country is going to face more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to impede the juggernaut of Punjab's groundwater depletion.
Balsher Singh Sidhu
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 10:08 AM

Punjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and ?b (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.
Pumping groundwater with the energy generated from solar panels (Image: Prashanth Vishwanathan/IWMI; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:08 PM

Railway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation
A wastewater treatment plant in Bengaluru (Image source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)
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