लघु जलविद्युत परियोजनाओं को स्वच्छ ऊर्जा का स्रोत माना जाता है। लेकिन, भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों के एक ताजा अध्ययन से पता चला है कि इन परियोजनाओं के कारण पारिस्थितिक तंत्र और जैव विविधता को लगातार नुकसान हो रहा है। वाइल्ड लाइफ कन्जर्वेशन सोसायटी ऑफ इंडिया के वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा पश्चिमी घाट में किए गए इस अध्ययन में… Read More जैव विविधता को नुकसान पहुंचा रही हैं लघु जलविद्युत परियोजनाएं
Excerpt from “Midcourse Manoeuvres: Community strategies and remedies for natural resource conflicts in India” by Kanchi Kohli, Meenakshi Kapoor, Manju Menon and Vidya Viswanathan, CPR-Namati Environmental Justice Program, New Delhi (2018): Land use change is a wicked problem for an aspirational economy like India. In the last three decades, the government has expanded the network… Read More Land use conflicts, the new norm in many places
A paper by Srijit Mishra probes into alternative methods of agriculture that would require less credit while also addressing other concerns on the agricultural crisis as also the agrarian crisis. Zero budget natural farming is discussed in particular. “It has been a matter of concern that the smallholders (includes marginal and small farmers) who have… Read More Is zero budget natural farming an answer to the farm crisis?
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is all set to increase the number of farmers getting agro-meteorological advisory to 40 million from the current level of 24 million by next month. Minister for earth sciences and science and technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced this today at a press conference to mark the completion of four years… Read More Agromet advisories to reach more farmers
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