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Poor implementation of forest rights act hurts tribals
Posted on 02 Oct, 2020 10:35 PMIn pre-colonial times, India’s forestlands were mostly under the use of the local communities. Forest policies led to centralisation in colonial times with forestland being subject to commercial over-exploitation for revenue generation purposes. This, in turn, led to land alienation of forest dwellers and an overall increase in deforestation.

Governance lessons that could keep us prepared for pandemics
Posted on 30 Sep, 2020 05:09 PMUnabashed assaults by human beings on the natural ecological system have caused the coronavirus to spread in the first place.

Sanitation empowered her
Posted on 14 Sep, 2020 03:58 PMIn a corner of the Kathagada locality in the Parhatiya Sahi slum of Dhenkanal stands a small neat house. Surrounded by a well-tended garden that is planted with fruit trees, flowers and grass, this is Reena Rani Singh’s home. She is a multi-purpose local leader and is a member of the local Self Help Group (SHG), Mahila Arogya Samiti and Slum Sanitation Committee (SSC).

Agriculture and food security challenges amid Covid-19
Posted on 09 Sep, 2020 03:32 PMIndia has seen large scale rural-urban migration of people trying to escape rural distress in the last few decades.

Empowering, involving local communities crucial for reviving Yamuna: Study
Posted on 07 Sep, 2020 12:56 PMThere aren’t many studies on understanding the socio-economic impact of river pollution, and the handful of those available miss out on capturing the voices of the local communities who are most affected by river pollution.

Is the draft EIA notification 2020 anti-environment?
Posted on 30 Aug, 2020 04:48 PMEconomic development and creation of jobs have been India’s most critical challenges, and continue to be an overriding priority for the government. India’s rise in the World Bank’s global ranking on the ease of doing business is complemented with a successive downturn in its position on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from 2014 to 2019.

Online Training: Design and Implementation of DEWATS
Posted on 17 Aug, 2020 11:02 AMThe Consortium for DEWATS™ Dissemination (CDD) Society is organising an "Online Training on DEWATS" to impart the knowledge and skills required for planning, designing, implementing, and managing DEWATS™ (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System).

Migration and the state amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 06 Aug, 2020 06:05 PMThrough no fault of their own, migrants were forced to leave the cities after the government imposed a Covid-19 induced national lockdown in late March. After losing their work, fearing they would run out of cash and food they trudged back along with their families to the villages in search of humanity, food, and a place to live.

A third of world’s children poisoned by lead: UNICEF
Posted on 05 Aug, 2020 01:35 PMAround 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL), a level that the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stated requires global and regional interventions.
