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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)
Every drop that matters!
A short film provides insight into the water sector situation in the Marathwada region in Maharashtra.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 10:12 PM

The people of the Marathwada region have been facing severe water crisis for more than three decades. Despite adverse circumstances, the Akoladev panchayat in the Jalna district has set an example for other panchayats by solving their water woes through community participation and effective water harvesting measures that suit their geographic terrain.
Jivrekha river, Akoladev (Source:Dilasa)
Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 09:04 PM

India eases assessment guidelines for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project 
Mahakali River (Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF)
Chennai faces acute water crisis
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 08:46 PM

Chennai reels under acute crisis of drinking water
Buckingham canal in Chennai. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Seed of doubt
While several studies confirm that GM crops can have serious impact on the safety of both humans and environment, the government is going ahead with GM mustard.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 21 Jun, 2017 05:30 PM

Signs of mustard aphid, a key pest of the mustard crop appeared predictably in November last year in Dinesh’s farm. Drifting across the open green fields, it landed on the tender leaves of the mustard crop. “It sets in November during the flowering and pod bearing stage of the crop and lasts till January.
Opposition to GM mustard intensifies in India. (Image: Swadeshi Kheti)
Chilka's health brings wealth
The Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest saltwater lake known for its biodiversity. The video, Going the Chilika Way provides insight into the importance of investing in nature and improving biodiversity.
Ritu Bharadwaj
Posted on 19 Jun, 2017 12:44 PM

Spanning over 1,165 sq km, the Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest saltwater lake. Over 200,000 fishers and 400,000 farmers depend on the lake for their livelihood. But what makes this lake stand out is its biodiversity.Over a million migratory birds winter here, making it a bird watcher’s paradise in India.
The Chilika Lake. (Source: India Water Portal)
Saving Sangam from mining
With enough legal evidence of the violation in hand and clearly articulated demands supported by law, a group of people saves the Triveni Sangam from sand mining.
Vijay Rathod
Posted on 18 Jun, 2017 09:00 PM

There was illegal mining in the Triveni Sangam and I could not believe my eyes. Who could do something like this? The sangam or confluence has a special place in my mind as I had grown up visiting this place regularly since childhood. Many families like mine have spent long hours in the area during festivals and recreational trips.
The path built for illegal sand mining at the Triveni Sangam.
Policy contradictions and water woes
Privatisation of common property resources like water compromises basic human rights.
Sucharita Sen
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 05:51 PM

The serious implications of privatisation of natural resources like water, which is often brought under the overarching umbrella of market reforms, often evade us.
People take water from a common water point. (Source: SaciWATERs)
Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AM

Maharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)
Power play in Kinnaur
Villagers are making informed decisions when it comes to government projects that affect ecology. Equipped with legal knowledge, they are challenging damaging hydropower projects.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 12:23 PM

Lippa is a small village in the Kinnaur region in Himachal Pradesh, close to Asrang wildlife sanctuary. On May 27, the village witnessed hectic activity as the gram sabha was to decide the fate of a hydroelectricity project to be constructed near the village. The project demands the water from the Kerang stream be diverted for power.
People believe that tunnels such as these cause irreversible damages to the environment.
Solar irrigation cooperative to solve groundwater crisis
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 08:16 AM

India's groundwater crisis: Gujarat's solar irrigation cooperative embarks on a solution
A solar water pump (Source: Sehgal Foundation)
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