Clean Kali: All eyes now on govt
Teaser: The water of East Kali is heavily polluted. It would hopefully change with the NGT taking notice of it.Rampura, situated in Bulandshahr district in western Uttar Pradesh, is one of the 1,200...
View ArticleBetter yield with customised rice cultivation
Teaser: A new way of planting paddy with wider spacing gives better yield in a village.Purba Bhateni is a village located in the Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district of Odisha on the coast of the...
View ArticleMaharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Teaser: News this week Maharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmersIn a big relief to farmers protesting in the state, the Maharashtra government has announced farm loan waiver...
View ArticleChilka's health brings wealth
Teaser: 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...
View ArticleSeed of doubt
Teaser: 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.Signs of mustard aphid, a key...
View ArticleChennai faces acute water crisis
Teaser: News this weekChennai reels under acute crisis of drinking waterTamil Nadu is witnessing the worst drought in 140 years and Chennai is reeling under an acute crisis of drinking water as all...
View ArticleEvery drop that matters!
Teaser: A short film provides insight into the water sector situation in the Marathwada region in Maharashtra.The people of the Marathwada region have been facing severe water crisis for more than...
View ArticleSaving soil health
Teaser: The government’s nutrient-based subsidy has done more harm to the soil than good. Only sustainable agriculture can save the nutrient and water holding capacity of the soil. Bhanu is bracing...
View ArticleLoan waiver alone cannot solve farmers' woes: Experts
Teaser: News this week Need to tackle core issues to end farm crisis: ExpertsAccording to farm sector experts, the Rs 34,000-crore farm loan waiver in Maharashtra alone will not help improve the...
View ArticleManaging willows in Wular lake
Teaser: The flood in the Kashmir valley in 2015 was the result of the destruction of wetlands. A video tells us what we can do to save the valley.The devastating flood in 2015 in the Kashmir valley...
View ArticleLocals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link
Teaser: News this weekPanna locals stand against Ken-Betwa river linkUnder the banner of Panna Parivartan Manch, the people of Madhya Pradesh's Panna district are opposing the river link between Ken...
View ArticleDoes farm loan waiver save farmers from loan sharks?
It's the rich farmer who benefits from the government's loan waiver. As long as moneylenders lend money to the poor farmer, he would continue to be mired in debt.The Devendra Fadnavis government in...
View Article‘Recycling is the answer to India’s water woes’
Teaser: Water expert Dr Sharad Jain believes that unless India adopts recycling of water in an organised manner, the country will soon become water scarce.The per capita availability of water in India...
View ArticleWhat ails Indian farmers
Teaser: A study finds faulty agricultural policies and practices and not just indebtedness to blame for rising suicides among farmers.Over the last few months, we saw protests by distressed farmers of...
View ArticleDoes farm loan waiver save farmers from loan sharks?
Teaser: It's the rich farmer who benefits from the government's loan waiver. As long as moneylenders lend money to the poor farmer, he would continue to be mired in debt.The Devendra Fadnavis...
View ArticleMaharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane
Teaser: Policy matters this week Maharashtra cabinet decides on drip irrigation for sugarcane cultivation In a bid to save water, the Maharashtra cabinet has decided to make drip irrigation a must for...
View ArticleHow a poor labourer became a rich farmer
Teaser: A video tells the story of a poor farmer who, through effective water conservation methods, became rich and a role model to other villagers.Vasant Baburao Parkale, a 52-year-old farmer, has...
View ArticlePlaying the soil health card
Teaser: Is the soil health card scheme introduced to improve the economic condition of the farmers by bettering the health of the soil effective? Decades of skating over environmental concerns have...
View ArticleWorld Culture Festival: New panel contradicts report
Teaser: Policy matters this weekNo compaction of soil on the World Culture Festival site: New panel to NGTAs per the new three-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal, the site, where...
View ArticleBad times at Baddi
Teaser: Unless industries clean up their act and authorities take it up seriously, Baddi’s water will continue to be polluted causing hardship to its residents.When Satya Devi was a child, the open...
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