Need to revamp developmental planning in the Uttarakhand hills

The Uttarakhand disaster: A warning to be better prepared!

India’s tryst with climate change

Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga

300 million people will be vulnerable to annual coastline flooding by 2050

Climate Change

Natural Disasters

Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps

Hydropower

Droughts and Floods

Industrial and other Manmade Disasters

Climate and Weather

Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

Surface Water

Rivers

Technology

Development and Displacement

Land Acquisition

Large Dams, barrages, reservoirs and canals

Inland Navigation and Shipping

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

Irrigation

Conservation - Reducing Water Usage

Contamination, Pollution and Quality

Chemical Pollution

Biological Pollution

Ecology and Environment

Governance

Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector

Citizens' Rights and Duties

Public Infrastructure and Services

Privatisation

Government Programmes

Industry

Sustainability

Urban Water

Water Management

Biodiversity

Forests

Oceans and Coasts

Society, Culture, Religion and History

Equity

Lifestyle

Conflicts

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