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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)
Flood risk to Himalayan hydropower projects: Study
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 11:57 AM

Glacial lakes pose flood risk to 441 hydel projects in Himalayan region
A glacier-fed stream in Himachal Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Grand scheme to befriend farmers
Despite farmers’ apprehension, the new crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, is considered a game changer.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 26 Nov, 2016 06:38 PM

“Agriculture is a highly risky venture,” says Nagi Reddy, a farmer in Anantapur. Reddy is a small farmer affected by uncertainty in crop production stemming from unpredictable weather events and pest attacks, especially in his cotton crop. He works on his 2.5-acre farm and the rest of the time, he clocks in as a tenant farmer at an adjacent farm.
A group of farmers in Karnataka's project on spice value chain development.. (Source: Rakesh Sahai, Wikimedia Commons, 2015)
Namami Gange not holding water
The Ganga clean-up drive may go on but won’t yield result without better planning, execution and coordination between Centre, states and stakeholders.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:42 AM

After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power with Narendra Modi as the prime minister of the country on May 26, 2014, the new government initiated several key programmes with the protection of the environment in mind. One of the major programmes that gained momentum instantly was the Ganga river rejuvenation.
The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Use rain to beat drought
An analysis by IMD proves that rainwater harvesting is the best way to overcome the continuous dry spells the country witnesses.
Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Posted on 23 Nov, 2016 10:32 AM

A recent analysis by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) determined the rooftop rainwater harvesting potential of the districts in Maharashtra in a year by calculating the average amount of rainwater in litres that can be caught over one square foo
Mumbai in monsoon. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Twin lakes of Bhoj
The lakes of Bhoj wetland that are home to many bird species and provide water to the local residents are now polluted and need urgent attention from the government.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 10:10 PM

The Bhoj wetland is situated in the heart of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh. The wetland consists of two man-made lakes--the upper lake and the lower lake.
Raja Bhoj statue at the upper lake.
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
Policy matters this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:21 AM

Three states will have to pay for water: Punjab House
Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Mumbai wetlands as parking area: FIR filed
News this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:06 AM

FIR against man who let vehicles be parked on Mumbai wetlands
Mumbai wetland (Source:Wikipedia)
World Toilet Day: Beyond BCC
Though toilets are being constructed rapidly across India, questions remain about their acceptance and usage. Until that happens, complete 'swachhta' cannot be realised.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 19 Nov, 2016 07:22 AM

The Swachh Bharat (Gramin) website reports an increase in the total percentage of household toilet constructed from 42.02 percent in 2014 to 56.85 percent as on November 15, 2016. The number of open defecation free villages have also increased from 50,168 in 2015-16 to 1,17,242 villages.
Children pose outside a toilet in Sanarpudur village, Namakkal.
Water sharing: Beyond economic concerns
It is important to look at rivers from an ecological point of view to solve transboundary water issues amicably.
Jayanta Bandopadhyay
Nilanjan Ghosh
Posted on 15 Nov, 2016 11:49 AM

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin is the third largest river flow system in the world with an annual runoff about 1,150 billion cubic meters (BCM) and the peak outflow of 1,41,000 cumecs.
The lower Ganga, just upstream of Farakka, displays bank cutting and erosion. (Source: India Water Portal)
NGT raps Delhi government over air pollution
News this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 14 Nov, 2016 05:59 AM

Environment minister calls Delhi pollution 'emergency situation'
Delhi shrouded in smog. (Source: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy/Flickr)
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