Malawi economic monitor, February 2024
Watersheds play a crucial role in sustaining the ecosystem, biodiversity, wildlife, agriculture, and human population by serving as the natural resource base for all forms of life. These natural boundaries
Watershed Development
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Impact evaluation of watershed activities on forest conservation and livelihood of people: a case study of Kalimati watershed in Uttrakhand state
With a view to assess the success of the programme, a study on “Impact evaluation of watershed activities on forest conservation and livelihood of people at Kalimati watershed in Uttarakhand state” was
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Government water harvesting scheme now part of IAP
Integrated Watershed Management Programme, a Rural Development Ministry Scheme under which the Government facilitates water harvesting, potable water and water sanitation and other ecological activities
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Nabard’s steps to boost rural sector
To give a fillip to the rural economy and to address grey areas in the rural sector, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has adopted a slew of measures. Speaking to Deccan
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Wasteland to green hub
The steel city will soon grow a green lung out of industrial waste with the forest department taking the first step on Statehood Day. The department, which is planning an eco-restoration and reclamation
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Improving watersheds & community livelihoods through CDM carbon revenue – case study from Himachal Pradesh, India
This document contains the presentation delivered by Raj Kumar Kapoor, Adll. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests cum Chief Project Director, Mid Himalayan Watershed Project, Himachal Pradesh on "Improving
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Umiam sub-watershed REDD+ project, Meghalaya, India
This document contains the presentation delivered by S. Palit, Community Forestry International (CFI) on "Umiam sub-watershed REDD+ project, Meghalaya, India" during the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop
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Report of the XII plan working group on natural resource management and rainfed farming
Spanning several agro-ecological regions constituting 60% of total cropped area, the rainfed areas represent the geography with the largest concentration of poverty and backwardness. The cumulative neglect
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Rs. 1.92 crore sanctioned for development of agriculture
A sum of Rs.1.92 crore has been sanctioned to the district for developing agriculture and allied activities during the current financial year. While Rs.1.03 crore has been released under the ‘Drought-Prone
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Monitoring and evaluation of artificial recharge of ground water programmes/schemes/projects in the rainfed regions of Maharashtra
The main objective of this M & E study is to evaluate the effectiveness of centrally sponsored programmes/schemes/projects for artificial recharge of ground water in the rainfed regions of the Maharashtra
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Space Based information for planning
Bhubaneswar: With Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DSP), a new space-based technology providing useful data, the Odisha government has planned to use it for micro-level planning