Research Papers
Baravas - Unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra
posted 2 days 19 hours agoTraditional groundwater storage structures such as cisterns, stepwells, tanks, and wells in India are well known and had cultural, religious, social, and utilitarian significance in olden times.
Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar
posted 3 days 9 hours agoExtensive evidence of elevated arsenic in the food chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists.

Dams and distress in the Himalayas!
posted 3 days 19 hours agoProliferation of hydropower development in the Himalayas is leading to extensive land use changes in the river valleys and threatening the diverse and fragile Himalayan ecosystems leading to deforestation, fragmentation, soil erosion and loss of forest biodiversity. These are a cause for serious concern for local communities, whose lives and livelihoods depend on these forests.

Multi-purpose cyclone shelters in India
posted 3 weeks agoAn ‘Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani’ made landfall during morning hours on May 3, 2019, near Puri in Odisha. The landfall location was forecast accurately much in advance by India Meteorological Department.

Bengaluru lakes, in crisis!
posted 3 weeks 5 days agoWhat are wetlands
Wetland is a place where water covers the soil or is near the soil surface for varying periods of time during the year. Wetlands include a wide variety of habitats ranging from lakes, marshes, swamps, estuaries, tidal flats, river flood plains, mangroves and even rice fields.

Cereals drain India dry
posted 1 month 1 week agoAgricultural stagnation and inefficient irrigation systems
Agriculture continues to be an important sector for the Indian economy and for food security with more than half of the workforce being employed in agricultural activities. Greater use of improved crop varieties, irrigation and fertilisers have contributed to major improvements in crop yields in India.

Unsafe drinking water burdens urban poor
posted 1 month 1 week agoWater in India continues to be extremely polluted and unsafe.

Reviving traditional tanks to control floods in Chennai
posted 2 months 3 weeks agoClimate change is leading to rise in extreme events world over, and developing countries such as India have been experiencing not only higher death rates but also greater economic impacts due to natural hazards.

Women hold the key to dietary diversity
posted 4 months 1 week agoEvidence world over shows that small scale agricultural production does very little to deal with malnutrition and food insecurity among rural poor.

Who is the thirstiest of them all?
posted 5 months agoAgriculture uses as high as 85 percent of the available water in India of which the irrigated area accounts for nearly 48.8 percent of the 140 million hectare (mha) of agricultural land, while the remaining 51.2 percent is rainfed.
