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Forests
Ken, Betwa linking ready for implementation, says jal shakti minister. Environmentalists call it a poll gimmick
The river linking projects are based on the idea of transferring water from water-surplus basins to water-deficit basins. But it is riddled with environmental...
Agriculture
Who feeds the world – small farmer or big business?
A report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has come in for criticism for suggesting that policymakers should give greater attention to larger...
India
Half a million and counting: Minor irrigation water bodies in India
The minister for jal shakti provided a list of tanks, reservoirs or ponds counted as part of an ongoing census from various states.
India has...
Agriculture
Budget 2022: Disappointment for social sector
The total union budget expenditure as a proportion of the GDP has declined to 15.3 per cent in 2021-22 from 16.2 per cent in...
Agriculture
For Delhi’s ‘homeless farmers’, work satisfaction is important
There are evidently different yardsticks for government officials to apply when it comes to the tenant farmers of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains.
In the floodplains of...
Agriculture
More evidence emerges of deadly weedicide in people in France
The weed-killing agro-chemical, glyphosate, has been found in over 99 per cent of samples collected in a study of 6,848 individuals in France, according...
Climate change
Transforming a ghost village with hill-centric livelihood and tourism opportunities
An Uttarakhand government scheme to create employment opportunities for returning migrants during the pandemic did not benefit many. Climate-resilient livelihood options are needed for...
Agriculture
Farms stretched, water sources stressed and polluted, and forests shrinking, says FAO report
As climate stresses the world and water sources get depleted and polluted, scientists around feel the need to shift to sustainable agricultural practices to...
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Exploration of Women Farmer Collectives: Gender Dynamics and Socioeconomic Realities
In the quest to fathom the lives of women farmers, a profound metamorphosis surfaces, characterized by a significant paradigm...
A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
The world is facing a crisis of the “rule of law” in disarmament. Key treaties have failed to achieve...
Status of Higher Education in India – What does Government Data Say?
Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown after the introduction of the New Education Policy in 2020,...
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Exploration of Women Farmer Collectives: Gender Dynamics and Socioeconomic Realities
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A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
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