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Cleaning Musi River - Learning from International Examples

This insightful article by Sonia Grover and Charu Bhanot is an outcome of literature survey done for a project for two basins—Yamuna and Musi rivers. In the earlier article, they discussed about Yamuna River. This article is particularly on Musi River and talks about the challenges and reflections from best practices at international scale that could be used as learning to improve water quality of the basins.

Butterfly Ecology and Conservation - A Review

In this article, Onam Vaid throws light on the fact that butterflies play an important role in the ecosystem as they are pollinators and components of the food chain. Butterflies help scientists in ascertaining the health of environment. But, the research studies on butterflies are very limited. Further research should be conducted to obtain details and documentation on butterfly diversity for their conservation.

Sacred Groves - Cultural and Environmental Significance

Sacred groves are forest fragments of varying sizes, which are protected, and which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community. Hunting and logging are usually strictly prohibited within these areas. In this article, Shakti Bishnoi and A S Bishnoi discuss about the cultural and ecological significance of sacred groves in Indian culture.

Drones in Agriculture: Harnessing the Power of Drones for Sustainable Agriculture

In this article, Rajesh Aggarwal talks about the future of drones in Sustainable Agriculture and the many benefits that they can bring to the table. The increasing popularity of drones is opening up new possibilities in a lot of sectors. Their application in agricultural practices reveals unforeseen advantages that can hugely benefit the farmers.

RWAs and Sustainability

How RWAS Promote a Sustainable Urban Environment

Greater One-horned Rhino Estimation - The Successful Completion of the One-Horned Rhino Estimation in Assam

Implementation to preserve and promote an endangered species is important; so is mapping the progress of our plans to know how far we've come and how must we proceed. This article, by Amit Sharma and Somreet Bhattacharya, shares the successful account of estimation of the Greater one-horned Rhino population in the national parks and sanctuaries of Assam. Amid varying challenges, the WWF India team with support from the Govt. and Forest officials of Assam, undertook this task and came back with favourable results and a hope for the future of these animals.

Netafim’s Irrigation Project - For Higher Crop Productivity

Netafim India, a leading smart irrigation solution provider, along with global agronomist Ityel Eviatar, has commenced a four-month-long training programme for farmers of Singataluru Lift Irrigation Project package 1 and 3) in Gadag, Karnataka. This farmer education programme aims to reach thousands of growers of onion, maize, chilly, cotton, groundnut, red gram, and marigold, in the project area and empower them with the knowledge of Good Agriculture Practices.

Home to Stay? - India Translocates Eight Cheetahs from Namibia to Kuno National Park

As we write, an unusual-looking aircraft, with the face of a big cat painted on its snout, is on its way from Namibia in Africa, to India. Its passengers are exotic, gorgeous and much-awaited. Eight cheetahs are on that flight. Benita Sen follows their news.

From Waste to Décor: Recycling Crop Waste into Pulp and Board

From being a major political and environmental issue, to becoming a characteristic of Indian winters: stubble burning and the subsequent pollution it causes has been a matter of concern since the last decade.In this article, Dr Rina Mukherji talks about CRASTE-a start-up with the potential to solve this issue. By recycling crop waste, CRASTE helps the farmers better deal with the same, as well as creates employment opportunities in India's rural areas.

India's Women Farmers: The Unimagined Mass

India is known for its agricultural produce, but what we do not know, or perhaps tend to overlook, is the contribution of women in the growth of this sector. In this article, Himanshu Kumar and Vivek Kumar enlighten us about the role of women in the agriculture sector and some of the problems they face.

Potful

Serving Biryani in an Environment-friendly Way

Making India a Sustainable Superpower: Leveraging Culture and Social Inclusion

Sustainable development has four pillars; culture, social inclusion, environment, and economy Any country can become a sustainable superpower by focusing on all the four pillars. Ram Ramprasad expounds if we need to build a sustainable ecosystem, then culture needs to enliven the pearls of wisdom in the ancient cultural practices of India, and unite them with the sustainable technological innovations occurring all over the world. This union can propel India to become a sustainable economic superpower. While the article focuses on India, concepts are applicable to other countries as appropriate.

Gather to Garden (G2G)

Case study of a project on Terrace Gardening as micro enterprise

Inherent Risks Of ‘Natural' Foods

How Awareness Has To Keep Pace With The Law To Make A Difference

Honey Bee, the Pollinator

An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda to survive solely on bamboo and the evolutionary history of panda's false thumbs.

Replacing coal with wastes

A win-win opportunity for reducing use of fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emissions

MSW Management

The pitiable situation of Municipal Solid Waste Management

Utility Bidder’s Renewable Ready Index

In this report, experts at Utility Bidder examine the potential of countries to fulfil their Net Zero goals. This evaluation is carried out using a ‘Renewable Ready Index’, which assesses the performance of the countries based on the current and past condition, as well as the upcoming plans of their energy industries.

Emerging water contaminants

Major health and environmental threats

STEAM education

Creating lifelong learners

ENGIE to provide clean drinking water to the villages in Tamil Nadu

ENGIE Foundation, in partnership with Pavilion Water, has pledged to provide clean drinking water to a village in Tamil Nadu.

The Deccan Trotters

A chronological narrative of colonizing elephants and ensuing conflicts

Innovative Ideas towards Circular Economy in eWaste

As the third largest producer of eWaste in the world, India needs quick solutions to deal with the environmental hazard that is eWaste disposal. In this article, Raj Kumar presents the idea of creating a Circular economy for better managing eWaste. In fact, inventive policy and ingenious strategies for processing eWaste can not only mitigate the climate risks involved, but also provide benefits in terms of optimal use of the present resources.

Wetlands: Key To Tackling Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss

At the end of June 2022, we saw the breakdown of the discussions of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which have been tasked with advancing preparation of the GBF. Very little consensus was reached on clear, meaningful targets for protecting and restoring global biodiversity. As we approach CBD COP15 in December, during which the GBF will be finalized for the next decade, we must see a concerted increase in ambition if we are to avert catastrophic harm to nature and exponential loss of biodiversity over the coming decades. And this ambition must inspire the global community to tackle the rapid decline in wetlands. Keep reading to know more...

Project Palaash: A Pioneering Initiative by Enactus Aryabhatta

For years, rivers and streams have borne the brunt of urbanization. Did you know that the seemingly harmless floral waste, if not managed properly can become one of the biggest environmental hazards! Have you ever wondered what happens to the beautiful flowers that adorn the body of our gods and goddesses? Not long after these are utilized for religious worship of our deities, these very flowers end up sulking in our water bodies.

Leverage the Power of Recycling for a Circular Economy - And Clean & Healthy Environment

Today, the world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfills, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9 per cent successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report. On the contrary, a study by CSIR-NCL reveals that India recycles 90 per cent of its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste and outperforms Japan and the United States.

Amagarh Leopard Safari: Another Feather in Rajasthan’s Cap

Jaipur recently got a new wildlife hotspot in Amagarh Leopard Safari on World Biodiversity Day, May 22. So, now Rajasthan has got its third leopard safari after Jhalana and Jawai. This article by Saurabh Somani throws light on this new wildlife hotspot along with some aspects of this magnificent animal called leopard.

Aequs Foundation Launches “Hamara Gaon Project”

The CSR arm of Aequs rolls out early education support programme in twenty-five villages in Koppal District to create community ownership in children’s early-learning.

All Eyes on Animal Welfare in Asia: India’s Anti-cruelty Record

International non-governmental organization Sinergia Animal has released a cage-free report that tracks the efforts of several food companies to ban the use of cages for laying hens in their supply chain in Asia, including India. Of fifty companies surveyed, 70 per cent have already taken steps towards that ban globally.