Irrigation

This article published in the journal Current Science has been written in response to the earlier article published in Current Science that highlights the acute water scarcity t

This paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water dispute.

Study finds Ganga-Bhagirathi delta slowly disappearing into the sea

A study by noted geographer Prof Kalyan Rudra and funded jointly by the state and central governments has found that the world’s largest delta-the Ganga-Bhagirathi delta- is slowly disappearing into the sea.

This working paper published in Agence Française de Développement (AFD) informs that while about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into agriculture, to extract groundwater

Remember, Water harvesting Principles:
Make the running water to walk, walking water to crawl, crawling water to stay and sink

Assam, the biggest of the seven North-eastern states of India, is a melting pot of various communities from various regions. The state with abundant natural resources and rich historic heritage, however, is faced with unique challenges.

Farmers all over the world have taken thousands of years to domesticate different plant, animal and bird species; developed and conserved thousands of varieties in spite of wars, epidemics, floods, droughts or famines - all kind of disasters. But with due (dis)respect to our ancestors, thousands of species were abandoned/ killed/destroyed (mostly during the last half a century).

Indifferent rain causes outbreak of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in eastern India, and particularly Kolkata.

Maharashtra suspends Mahyco’s licence for Bt cotton seeds, on grounds of market malpractice in fraudulently hiking seed prices.

Livolink Foundation is a registered body under the Indian Trusts Act 1882. Based in Bhubaneswar, the organization is currently involved in development programmes spanning 14 states of the country.  Livolink Foundation is governed by an eminent board of trustees from various parts of the country with rich experience in the social development sector.

This document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research contains the impact of inspiring interventions in agriculture and its allied sectors.