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November 6, 2022
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
October 22, 2022
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
October 14, 2022
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact
There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)
September 9, 2022
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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)
July 10, 2022
Slow onset climate-induced disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking
People in India fleeing disasters like drought more likely to have experienced trafficking or modern slavery than those fleeing floods or cyclones
The country's climate change assessment suggests things are only going to get worse (Image: Saurav Karmakar, India Water Portal Flickr)
Report of the Steering Committe on Agricultre for the Tenth Five Year Plan
A report on the 10th Five Year Plan
Government of India (Planning Commission)
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 12:16 PM

Report of the Steering Committe on Agricultre for the Tenth Five Year Plan
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Tamil Nadu agriculture department - Policy note 2009- 2010
An introduction to the policy note by the Tamil Nadu agriculture department
Tamil Nadu Government
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 12:07 PM

This policy note 2009-2010 includes the following chapters:

Policy initiatives- Ministry of Agriculture
An amalgamation of links and information relating to initiatives taken up by Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:29 AM

This page provides links and information on the policies or initiatives undertaken by the  Ministry of Agriculture. These include the following:

Guidelines on various components of National Project on Organic Farming: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Brief on the guidelines on various components of National Project on Organic Farming
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:22 AM


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Experience sharing workshops on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - A report
This report from WASSAN provides details of workshops organised by People's Science Institute (PSI) in October 2006 as a first step towards sharing the experiences of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to develop professional capabilities in the field of SRI method of paddy cultivation.
People's Science Institute
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:55 PM

SRIThis report available on the  Watershed Support Services And Activities Network (WASSAN) site provides the details of three workshops organised by People's Science Institute (PSI) in October 2006 in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as a first step towards sharing the experiences of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method with the stakeholders group as well as assist the voluntary organisations in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to develop professional capabilities in the field of SRI method of paddy cultivation.

India's experience with drought management: Changed perspectives and challenges
Drought is a natural disaster. Nearly 200 million ha land in India in 135 districts of 13 states are severely affected by drought four times in every 10 years.
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation
Government of India
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:43 PM

This document describes the drought situation in India over the years, the earlier perspective at drought management and the gradual change in perspective at managing droughts that evolved over the years.
The how, what, when of climate change: Background and basics
A brief introduction to the concepts of climate change and global warming
Rama Mani
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:09 PM

Climate Change is a significant change in temperature, wind patterns and precipitation that occurs over a long period of time. Some of these changes occur in cycles over decades, hundreds, thousands and millions of years; some could be random occurrences.
NREGA is making a difference to the lives of the rural poor: An article from Frontline magazine
"Battle for work", is a cover page article from the magazine Frontline (Vol. 26 :: No. 01, Jan 03 - 16, 2009 Issue), on how the NREGA is making a difference to the lives of the rural poor, in an unprecedented achievement in the history of social security in India.
Anish Vanaik
Ashish Ranjan
Jean Dreze
Kamayani Swami
Kartika Bhatia
Karuna Muthiah
Nandini Nayak
Reetika Khera
Siddhartha
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 12:33 PM

Read the main article: " Battle for work" by Jean Dreze and Reetika Khera.
Compilation: Resources on NREGA from the Right to Food Coalition
A compilation of resources on the NREGA from the Right to Food Coalition
Right To Food Coalition
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 12:15 PM

The Right To Food Coalition website has many resources on NREGA and includes:
Government of India's national action plan on climate change (NAPCC)
The developed countries (known in Climate Change parlance as Annexe 1 countries), have taken greater responsibility for mandated GHG cuts. Hence, developing countries like India were not too bothered about climate change, its impact, and what needed to be done. But in the long term, especially as in the case of a large country like India, a large population would increase consumption exponentially as it developed.
Rama Mani
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 12:08 PM

This would lead to a drastic increase in GHG emissions. There is the need to make a choice for a low-carbon path, even if there is no mandated reduction in GHG emissions.
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