Information, Education and Communication Campaigns
Kudrati kheti (natural farming) - A manual in Hindi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 05:04 PMThis manual (third edition) in Hindi developed by Rajinder Chaudhary on natural farming, also known as organic, zero budget or alternative farming, is an attempt to spread awareness among Indian farmers about the above sustainable agriculture methods.
COVID-19 Series: Strategic Approaches for Funders
Posted on 23 Apr, 2020 06:12 PMWith COVID-19 there seem to be more questions than answers, particularly for funders who want to respond effectively and efficiently.
Online session on COVID-19 by NIMHANS Bangalore and ECHO India
Posted on 04 Apr, 2020 02:47 PMWhat is the session about?
In these difficult and uncertain times, misinformation and inadequate resources are hitting the rural communities the most. The preventive lockdown itself brings several difficulties like those of livelihood loss and mental stress.
All work and some play
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 12:11 PMIndia is, by far, the world’s largest groundwater economy. India’s annual withdrawal of fresh groundwater (253 Billion Cubic Metres in 2013) amounts to one fourth of the global total and is more than that of China and the US combined. Over 80% of water extracted is used in agriculture. The share of tubewells in net irrigated area rose from a mere 1% in 1960-61 to over 40% in 2013-14.
Spending a summer building scalable water access in rural India
Posted on 25 Jul, 2019 04:08 PMThis summer I had the incredible opportunity, to work with the Tata Trusts and their Tata Water Mission (TWM) initiative, exploring avenues to provide scalable water access to stakeholders in rural communities.
The many facets to the fluoride problem in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Posted on 11 Jul, 2019 03:26 PMChikkaballapur is a district in the state of Karnataka, just north of the capital Bengaluru. A peri-urban area that was once an agricultural centre for this region, today Chikkaballapur is facing a unique problem.
Dumping waste effectively
Posted on 16 Mar, 2019 03:51 PMAccording to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets has improved in India and 28 out of 36 states and Union Territories are now open defecation free (ODF). While that’s good news, managing faecal sludge in ODF states in an eco-friendly way continues to be a big challenge.
Gangetic river dolphin habitats under threat
Posted on 11 Jan, 2019 12:45 PMA five-year study conducted in the Sundarbans region has found that the rising water salinity level is threatening the habitat of Gangetic river dolphins.