Assessing the role of groundwater recharge from tanks in crystalline bedrock aquifers in Karnataka, India, using hydrochemical tracers
Veena Srinivasan Journal of Hydrology X | Volume 15, 1 May, 2022 The majority of India’s rural drinking water supply is sourced from groundwater, which also plays a critical role in irrigated agriculture, supporting the livelihoods of millions of users. However, recent high abstractions are threatening the sustainable use of groundwater, and action is needed to […]
The Impact of Anthropogenic Disturbance to the Canopy Microclimate of Tropical Forests in the Southern Western Ghats, India
Soubadra Devy Front. For. Glob. Change | 13 April 2022
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
COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPING A BOOKLET ON BIODIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS
Kamaljit S Bawa Biodiversity at Risk: Today’s Choices Matter| National Academies of Sciences| Front Matter
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 […]
India falsely claims forestry progress in ‘skewed’ report, experts warn
Climate Home News | February 14, 2022 The Indian government is using flawed forest data to falsely claim that it is making progress towards its climate goals and curbing deforestation, experts have warned.
