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UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
Teaser: Policy matters this weekUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGSUnder the rural employment guarantee scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government has engaged 57.13...
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Boosting rural livelihoods using agriculture and MGNREGA amidst Covid-19
Teaser: Strengthening farm and non-farm livelihoods can pave the way for food and nutritional security.As the Covid-19 pandemic was leaving deep scars around the globe, it forced governments to take...
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NWP 2020: How is India’s youth reimagining its water future?
Teaser: IYWN submits its recommendations to the NWP working committee in June 2020.Water, for India, has profound impacts on the health and wellbeing of our citizens; perhaps more so, considering how...
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Digital tools to tackle water scarcity
Teaser: FRANK Water and Arup launch the WASH Connect mobile app and WASH Basins Toolkit to empower local government and communities to jointly manage water resources.India has the highest population of...
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Covid-19 and floods: A double whammy for Assam
Teaser: Assam is plagued by the annual flood menace, but this time it is battling the fury of floods amid the coronavirus pandemic.It is an annual episode that plays itself out. Assam is, once again,...
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Surviving in uncertainty
Teaser: Gram Vikas stepped up to ensure access to adequate food and to strengthen dignified income-earning opportunities for the most vulnerable households. Uncertainty - the pervasive feeling that all...
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Floods in Bihar: Helping government fight embankment breach
Teaser: As fear of flood looms over Bihar, the state government has launched the campaign #HelloWRD for people to reach out to them if they observe any embankment breach or crack in their area. Every...
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Flood batters Assam, over 16 lakh people hit
Teaser: News this weekFlood situation in Assam continues to remain grimA second wave of floods have gripped the state and so far around 16 lakh people have been affected across 22 districts with...
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Environmentalists voice concerns against the draft EIA notification 2020
Teaser: Policy matters this weekDraft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from expertsIn March this year, the Environment Ministry had issued the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA)...
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Bhuj cattle rearers face the heat of lockdown
Teaser: Glimpses into the impact of Covid-19-related policies on the lives of cattle rearers in Bhuj, Gujarat. Akbarbhai (35), a Maldhari (semi-nomadic cattle herder) is struggling to survive as the...
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Tank desiltation scheme in Maharashtra: Policy concerns and way forward
Teaser: Maharashtra has been implementing the Gaalmukt Dharan, Gaalyukt Shivar Yojana (GDGS) scheme since 2017. How has it fared and what needs to be done to improve it further?Tank systems of...
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Reinventing waste management during Covid-19
Teaser: There is an urgent need to revamp our municipal waste management systems. India stares at a Covid-19 induced waste management crisis and there is a need to strengthen waste management services....
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Drone to help monitor embankments and save people trapped in floods
Teaser: This year, along with working at the grass root level to deal with floods, the Bihar government is also focussing on the full use of state-of-the-art technologies.#HelloWRD: A social media...
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Bringing springs to life: Ensuring water security for Baigas in Madhya Pradesh
Teaser: To ensure year-round availability of drinking water for the Baigas, an initiative bring back springs to life in the region through community participation. Nested amongst the Satprura hills...
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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead: UNICEF
Teaser: Urgent action needed to abolish dangerous practices including the informal recycling of lead acid batteries. Around 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or...
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Migration and the state amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Teaser: The Covid-19 prompted migration crisis brought India’s inequalities into sharp relief. Through no fault of their own, migrants were forced to leave the cities after the government imposed a...
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"Everything’s devastated, and no one is listening to us!"
Teaser: Surrounded by flood waters, and taking shelter at rooftops with a limited supply of food and drinking water, people of Bihar wait for the floods to end."All of a sudden, water entered the house...
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Bihar floods: 'Living on 2.5 Kg flattened rice’
Teaser: Only 4,18,490 of the 56.53 lakh people have been evacuated from the floods so far, and people are forced to survive on meagre rations provided by the government.Two weeks ago, the Kanakai River...
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Understanding Atal Bhujal Yojana through the program guidelines
Teaser: The program envisages promoting panchayat led groundwater management and behavioural change with a primary focus on demand-side management.Groundwater fulfills the drinking water requirements...
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Banking on rainwater harvesting
Teaser: National Water Mission’s campaign aims at creating rainwater harvesting structures in various parts of India.National Water Mission’s (NWM) has launched a campaign ‘Catch the rain’ on a pan...
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