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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)
May 24, 2022
Droughts reduce India's GDP by 5 percent in twenty years
News this fortnight
India, vulnerable to droughts (Image: Pixabay; hbieser)
April 13, 2022
Forest fire incidences have increased ten times over the past two decades
Over 30% of Indian districts are prone to extreme forest fires, as per a CEEW study
More than 275 million people in India are exposed to extreme forest fire events. (Image: Naveen N Kadalaveni, Wikimedia Commons)
September 21, 2021
Shrinking forests, declining biodiversity - a ticking time bomb!
A fatal tick borne disease is on the rise in the Western Ghat states. Deforestation, declining biodiversity and increasing human animal conflicts are to blame.
The Western ghats forests, under threat (Image Source: India Water Portal)
April 28, 2021
Identification of drivers of deforestation in Meghalaya
There is a need to work on the development of protocols or models, enhancement of productivity and livelihood sustainability
Jhum cultivation in Nokrek biosphere reserve, Meghalaya (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
December 11, 2019
NGT orders 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers
Policy matters this week
Polythene bags and solid waste left behind as water recedes in the Ganga river. (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Govt comes up with regulations for RO manufacturers
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Oct, 2021 12:26 AM

Environment ministry notifies regulations for RO manufacturers
A domestic RO water purifier (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Only a third of sewage generated per day in India treated, reports CPCB
News this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Sep, 2021 01:30 PM

Only a third of sewage generated daily is treated in India, according to CPCB
A sewage treatment plant in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Shrinking forests, declining biodiversity - a ticking time bomb!
A fatal tick borne disease is on the rise in the Western Ghat states. Deforestation, declining biodiversity and increasing human animal conflicts are to blame.
Michael G. Walsh et al
Posted on 21 Sep, 2021 10:17 PM

The Western Ghats region of South India is one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots, and the rainforests of this region are known to harbour 500 types of bird species, 225 reptile species, 219 amphibian species, and 133 mammal species.
The Western ghats forests, under threat (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Government notifies ban on single-use plastics from July 2022
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 12:04 AM

No more single-use plastics from July 1, 2022
Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to equip farmers with weather insights
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Jul, 2021 11:10 AM

Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to make weather insights handy for farmers
Agricultural activities in semi-arid region of Tamil Nadu (Source: IWP Flickr Photos))
A just energy transition roadmap
iFOREST looks at challenges and opportunities for a post-coal future in its new report
iFOREST
Posted on 30 Jun, 2021 11:15 AM

In the run-up to COP 26, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), the Delhi-based environmental organization, launched India’s first ‘Just Transition’ Centre at a virtual event on Ju
How the demand for coal is transforming the environment and the people who depend on it (Image: Wilson-Centre, Environmental Change and Security Program, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
43 percent of water bodies in Meghalaya are polluted
Optimal use of water bodies for various purposes need to be explored: MCLLMP study
Meghalaya Basin Management Agency
Posted on 01 May, 2021 03:09 PM

Meghalaya is faced with environmental challenges and serious natural resource degradation such as forest, land and water.
Spring chamber with recharge pits (Image: Meghalaya Community Led Landscapes Management Project)
Identification of drivers of deforestation in Meghalaya
There is a need to work on the development of protocols or models, enhancement of productivity and livelihood sustainability
Rain Forest Research Institute
Posted on 28 Apr, 2021 03:13 PM

Though drivers of deforestation and degradation follow a general framework and pattern, in many cases, they are region-specific.
Jhum cultivation in Nokrek biosphere reserve, Meghalaya (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:10 PM

Forest ministry solely in the hands of Centre: Environment Ministry
Forests help mainitain the ecological balance of Earth (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
India gets its first wetland conservation centre
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Feb, 2021 11:35 AM

Country’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day
Deepor beel, Assam (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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