What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau? 

Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future

Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure

An anthropologist visits orans in Rajasthan 

Utilising agroforestry as a nature-based solution to achieve sustainable development goals

Forests, water fountains of the skies 

Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

Ecology and Environment

Forests

Groundwater

Water Management

Contamination, Pollution and Quality

Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

Rainwater Harvesting

Agriculture, an important sector of our economy accounts for 14 per cent of the nation’s GDP and about 11 per cent of its exports. India has the second largest arable land base (159.7 million hectares) after US and largest gross irrigated area (88 milion hectares) in the world. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk and potatoes are the major agricultural commodities produced. More importantly, over 60 per cent of the country’s population, comprising several million small farming households, depends on agriculture as a principal income source and land continues to be the main asset for livelihood security. 

Agriculture

Climate Change

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