Our Vision for Jaltol
We created Jaltol, an open-source tool, to offer easy access to data to help understand, diagnose and intervene better. Veena Srinivasan Medium | May 22, 2022
What is ‘Agri-Rain’? Field Notes From Anantapur
Under protective irrigation, tankers are used to transport water from the local village tank to farms during critical dry spells. Lakshmi Pranuti, Surabhi Singh, Veena Srinivasan
India’s Missing Wolves
Abi T. Vanak, Mihir Godbole The Hindu | May 24, 2022 ‘Wolf! Wolf!’ The driver in the vehicle facing us silently mouthed, and pointed to his right. Within seconds, a pack of three magnificent Indian grey wolves appeared in the savanna grasslands, less than 100 metres from us. A large male, followed by what appeared […]
Ecosystem Restoration is Good for Your Health
Anuja Malhotra, Abi T. Vanak Project Syndicate | May 9, 2002 Humanity currently faces multiple, interlinked existential crises. The catastrophic consequences of climate change, ecological degradation, and biodiversity loss have cascading knock-on effects on human health and well-being. As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates, ecosystem damage can contribute significantly to a global public-health emergency. But scientists […]
Why We Are Paying for Peer Review
We need high-quality reviews of our work to ensure that what we are doing is backed by science. Veena Srinivasan Medium | April 10, 2022
Crowdmapping Bengaluru’s Vanishing Lakes
Despite lakes serving an important ecological function, Bengaluru’s government bodies that govern these lakes do not have comprehensive, updated, public records of all lakes IndiaSpends | 7 March, 2022
New species of predatory parasitic wasp found
Ranjith AP Nature India | February 17, 2022
Satellite and on-the-Ground Data Help Monitor Groundwater in India
EOS | February 16, 2022 Climate change and increasing water demand are putting stress on water resources in India. The agricultural sector is particularly stressed, as 40% of agricultural villages have already overused groundwater. Scientists estimate that by 2050, agricultural productivity will decrease by 68% in groundwater-depleted areas.
Rare bird, forest protectors clash with India’s clean energy vision
Thomson Reuters Foundation | February 14, 2022
FEATURE-Rare bird, forest protectors clash with India’s clean energy vision
Devdiscourse | February 14, 2022 That was the case for residents of Sangnara village in Gujarat, who last August protested to save a nearby forest the government had leased to four companies for a planned wind farm with 40 turbines. After watching six turbines go up, the villagers, whose families have protected the forest for […]
