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December 16, 2022
Healthy soil critical to human health and for achieving SDGs
Soil research must focus both on technology development and implementation
The ability of soils to support soil functions or services is decreasing (Image: Katrin Park/International Food Policy Research Institute)
November 25, 2022
Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India
These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions.
A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)
November 16, 2022
Improving community resilience in ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in India
Adoption of hybrid solutions - grey and green structures appropriate for resilience building
Healthy wetland ecosystems help in reducing disaster risks and managing climate risks (Image: Pxhere)
October 30, 2022
Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book.
Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)
October 6, 2022
Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir
Rapid urbanisation and faulty land use policies are rapidly destroying forests, grasslands and wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir, India and the ecosystem value services they provide. Can these valuable ecosystems be saved?
Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)
July 14, 2022
Ichamati: River of poetry is dying a slow death
The river is faced with the dual problem of flood plain encroachment and growing levels of water pollution
Illegal transverse check dams (Badhals) built on Ichamati near a village in Basirhat (Image: Prithviraj Nath @ TheWaterChronicles)
Nominations invited for the 'Jamnalal Bajaj Awards, 2014', Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Objective of the awards is to recognize & suitably reward the efforts of people who have dedicated their life to Gandhian Constructive Work.
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 08:23 AM

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Invite to a public discussion on 'Land, Water, Livestock, People and the Commons', Karnataka Rajya Amritmahal Kaval Hitarakshana Samiti, Bangalore
An event towards informing public opinion on Amritmahal Kavals, the traditional grazing pastures in the Deccan Plains of Karnataka, through conversations and debates.
Posted on 18 Nov, 2013 11:33 AM

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Karnataka Amritmahal Kaval Hitarakshana Samiti
Symbolic yet neglected
The 64 sacred teerthas at Rameshwaram are historically important and also contain a wealth of knowledge in water conservation methods. Can local communities continue to maintain them well?
Aarti Kelkar -Khambete
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:17 PM

Rameshwaram is well-known as one of India's most sacred places and is an important pilgrimage centre. However, what isn't well-known is the history behind the 64 teerthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island.
The sacred teerthas at Rameshwaram
Can we build an alternative society?
There is no balance between the resources we demand and their available supply. Can we do something to halt and reverse this suicidal trend?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:11 PM

Riverside apartments are in great demand these days. This has led to a surge in the number of apartments built along rivers that flow through urban areas. These same 'premium' apartments are encroaching on the river's channel and are therefore most vulnerable to the floods that they help create by constricting the river. This harm extends beyond the apartments in question.
A wastepicker sorts through waste (source: Chicu)
A little green in Delhi’s growing grey
Sunder Nursery's trees, plants, birds and monuments aim to educate and inform Delhi's residents and visitors about their natural and cultural heritage.
Deepika
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:01 PM

Delhi claims that it is one of the world's ‘green cosmopolitans’ because of the 20% of green cover it has. However, the fact is that 200 full-grown trees die every year because of storms, water scarcity, disease and old age. A large number of New Delhi's neglected avenue trees are 80-100 years old, planted at the time the British built the capital.
Restored monument in Sunder Nursery
Invite to the 'Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI-2013)', Nagaland University, Zunheboto, Nagaland, December 16-19, 2013
A friendly and inspiring platform for ecologists to present and discuss their work, exchange ideas, and even strike up collaborations with contemporaries across the country.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:55 PM

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Young Ecologists Talk and Interact
Invite to the '10th Manthan Award Asia Pacific', Digital Empowerment Foundation, New Delhi
Celebrating a decade of digital inclusiveness awarding some of the extremely magnificent ICT initiatives in 12 categories of Agriculture, Ecology, Governance, Health, etc.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:31 PM

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Manthan Award 2013
Invite to a lecture 'Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav ', Manthan 2, New Delhi
Water is sacred across religions, time and place; discover the core of this magical element with the second edition of Manthan.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:02 PM

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Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav
Call for papers 'Solutions for future water security: Water, Energy and Climate Conference 2014', The International Water Association (IWA)
An opportunity to bring together knowledge from across the globe to share experiences and information, enable collaboration and build new partnerships.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 11:36 AM

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Invite to the launch of 'CEEW-Veolia Report on Urban Water Management', Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
The report reflects the recommendations that emerged from earlier discussions and contains brief essays by several participants on their perspectives on urban water management.
Posted on 16 Nov, 2013 04:33 PM

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Council on Energy, Environment and Water
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