Pradip Krishen Interview: Ecological Restoration is More Than Just Planting Trees
Jaya Peter Scroll | January 6, 2025 A filmmaker whose work has won international and national accolades, Pradip Krishen is not your textbook environmentalist. Krishen stepped into the world of ecological restoration in unusual fashion in 1994 when he visited Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh to shoot his film Electric Moon. That was the start of […]
सूक्ष्म सिंचनाला जलनियमनाची जोड हवी!
Sachin Tiwale December 7, 2024 | Loksatta यंदाचे वर्ष दुष्काळाचे असणार आहे. या पार्श्वभूमीवर पाण्याच्या बचतीसाठी मोठया प्रमाणात वापरल्या गेलेल्या आणि शासनाच्या विविध योजनांमधून पुरस्कृत केल्या जाणाऱ्या सूक्ष्म सिंचनाची दुसरी बाजू जाणून घेणे आणि त्यानुसार नियोजन करणे अपरिहार्य आहे..
Labour, Mechanisation, Intermediaries, Rain: Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s ‘rice Bowl’ Are Up Against a Host of Challenges
Down To Earth | November 29, 2024 Kulothungan C, Jyoti Nair In the Cauvery Delta, farmers are already out in their fields as the sun rises, tending to their ready-to-harvest paddy crops and hoping for favourable weather. Their aspirations depend on the post-harvest income. After navigating the various challenges during the different stages of paddy cultivation […]
Coconut Cultivation in Cauvery Delta is Expanding but Farmers Demand Better Market Linkages
Vivek Murugan, Jyoti Nair Down To Earth | November 29, 2024 There’s a Tamil saying — ‘Petra pillai kaivittalum, natta pillai sorupodum’ that means that even if your own child doesn’t look after you, the child you sowed (coconut sapling) will. In the coastal areas of the Pattukottai and Peravurani, which lie in Tamil Nadu’s […]
Tracking Lacuna Limits CSR’s Contributions to Agri Sustainability | Analysis
Dasari Giridhar, Manan Bhan Hindu | November 8, 2024 A decade ago, India became the first country to legally mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 outlines the rules and regulations governing CSR. Its role in social development is crucial. According to the National CSR Portal, from 2014 to 2023, […]
Are CSR Contributions to Agriculture Properly Tracked?
Dasari Giridhar, Manan Bhan The Hindu | November 6, 2024 Adecade ago, India became the first country to legally mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Section 135 of the Com- panies Act 2013 outlines the rules and regulations governing CSR. According to the National CSR Portal, from 2014 to 2023, *1.84 lakh crore of CSR funds […]
Accessing panchayat ponds: Patterns from Central Kerala
Vinay Sankar and Eshani Girish Chemburkar India Water Portal | November 19, 2024 Freshwater bodies like ponds play a crucial role in water provisioning, especially for the poor, in many rural areas of India. These small-scale reservoirs also serve the domestic purposes of bathing, washing, cleaning, and as social gathering spots for dependent communities. However, […]
India’s Tea, Sugar Exports Raise Sustainability Concerns at Home
Dasari Giridhar, Manan Bhan The Hindu | November 14, 2024 India is one of the world’s largest agricultural product exporters. The Indian agricultural export is valued at $53.1 billion in 2022-2023, up from $8.7 billion in 2004-2005, a six-fold increase in less than two decades. For an economically developing economy like India, exports play a […]
Sacred Spaces of Myristica Swamps
Priya Ranganathan Nature InFocus | November 8, 2024 Myristica swamps are rare freshwater habitats found in pockets of the Western Ghats, forming along streams in wet evergreen forests. These swamps are named after the Myristicaceae, or wild nutmeg family, which dominates the region and are dependent on monsoon rains and seasonal flooding. Globally, members of […]
Tree to Tallers
S. Natesh The Sunday Tribune Spectrum | October 13, 2024 There’s a fascination in the public imagination for superla- tives the oldest tree, the tallest, the largest, and so on. Trees speak to our souls. Their roots, firmly grounded in earth, symbolise strength. Their trunks and branches shooting into the air signify resilience and endurance. […]
