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As per a data from Chennai-based non-profit organisation Green Acres Foundation, around 50,000 acres are estimated to be under hydroponic production...
15 Apr 2019 Conservation of Resources
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A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal and Athabasca University, Canada, has compiled the first estimates of...
11 Apr 2019 Conservation of Resources
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On March 22 of every year, World observes World Water Day, the theme of which, this year, is “Leaving no one behind”. Conceived in...
22 Mar 2019 Conservation of Resources
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It’s Time to Tax Groundwater Use
(This editorial is based on the article “It’s time to tax groundwater use” which appeared in BusinessLine on 15th January...
15 Jan 2019 Conservation of Resources
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Living Planet Report released by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature documents the state of the earth in terms of biodiversity and indicates the...
29 Dec 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018
The Union Cabinet has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which were last reviewed and issued in 2011. CRZ Notification...
29 Dec 2018 Conservation of Resources
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The Big Picture - Climate Change: Act Now
Negotiations from around the world began on curbing climate change. It has been three years since the sealing of the landmark deal in Paris that...
15 Dec 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Fee to Promote Conservation of Groundwater
In a bid to promote conservation of groundwater, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has notified a Water Conservation Fee (WCF) that...
14 Dec 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Rendering The Perennial Lifeless
(The editorial is based on the article “Rendering the Perennial Lifeless” which appears in EPW on 1st December 2018.) The pollution...
03 Dec 2018 Conservation of Resources
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recently released Living Planet Report 2018 along with Living Planet Index. The report also explores three other...
02 Nov 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Solid Waste Management in India
A look at the problem of hills of garbage in megacities of India. One of the most serious issues arising out of the wave of rapid urbanization and...
06 Sep 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Ethanol Blending Might Not Work for India
India should increase the use of biofuels to reduce dependence on oil imports but that could strain the country’s water resources and...
04 Sep 2018 Conservation of Resources
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A People’s Campaign to Rebuild Kerala
The article appeared in The Hindu on 30th August 2018. It delves into the ecological causes behind the recent Kerala floods which have resulted from...
30 Aug 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Plastic ban: Incentivise Options for Single-Use Plastic to Make a National Ban Possible
India’s second-populous state Maharashtra has started penalising all those found using plastic products, including single-use disposable items....
07 Jul 2018 Conservation of Resources
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Alternative Cereals can Save Water
Replacing rice and wheat with 'less thirsty' crops, such as maize, sorghum, and millet, could dramatically reduce water demand in India, while also...
07 Jul 2018 Conservation of Resources
