The case of the ‘Dabra Dabris’ of Madhya Pradesh
By Apoorva Nandwana* Madhya Pradesh is called ‘The Heart of India’—the tagline is based on the state’s location and was popularized by the state’s tourism board. The campaign made me…
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By Apoorva Nandwana* Madhya Pradesh is called ‘The Heart of India’—the tagline is based on the state’s location and was popularized by the state’s tourism board. The campaign made me…
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By Rahul Dev The United Nations marks the decade starting with World Water Day i.e. March 22, 2018, as the International Decade for Action – “Water for Sustainable Development”. [1] This…
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By Arpan Golechha Water is amongst the most important ecosystem service, especially so in the semi-arid regions in India. The village of Tigalkheda lies in the Jalna district of Maharashtra,…
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By Ankita Yadav It is widely known that the state of Maharashtra, for the last many years, has frequently faced drought and drought-like conditions. To deal with this challenge, a number…
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By Nitesh Rikame Pune is the second-largest city in Maharashtra and the ninth largest city in India, with a population of 64.5 lakh people. Pune ranked first in the Mercer’s…
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By Dr. Marcella D’Souza The Problem Day after day, news papers in Maharashtra highlight the water crisis: “In Marathwada, dead insects fill the little water that’s left”; “As crops & jobs…
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By Shreya Banerjee & Anuradha Phadtare Over the last couple of decades, there has been a rapid and large scale shift in rural land use patterns in many parts of…
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By Sarojini Devi Boominathan Since 1997, World Wetlands Day has been celebrated every year on February 2 to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for the planet. It is…
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By Jyothirmayee Kandula Climate change has become one of the world’s most pressing challenges, with wide ranging implications for every aspect of life. In particular, the agriculture sector is likely…
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By Team W-CReS, Vikas Prakash Joshi and Geetanjali Prasad The word ‘Research’ can be broadly defined as the “creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a…
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