The demonstration plant, which has been set up at the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun will be able to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day

In order to discuss the key recommendations of the IPCC report, a virtual seminar was organised in which experts mentioned that coal-based power generation will no longer be feasible by 2030 as renewable sources will have to be exploited to meet the country's energy needs. More details here.

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

Despite being useful, micro drip irrigation and sprinkler systems, are not widely adopted in Odisha and Assam. The Resilience Project is trying to popularise these efficient irrigation systems among smallholder farmers.

Prakrati Mitra is a campaign which facilitates collaboration of organisations working for environment protection in ensuring that schools in Uttar Pradesh become ‘carbon neutral’. The efforts are aimed at neutralising the carbon emissions of the schools by planting trees and conserving energy.

Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.

Prolonged winters, early heatwaves, pest attacks, drought-like conditions and now devastating rainfall in October – erratic weather has dealt blow after blow to farmers in Uttar Pradesh this year. In the past two weeks, the state has received incessant rains, which has flattened standing crops and is likely to affect the next crop cycle, too. A ground report from Barabanki.

COP28 has come and gone. There’s a need to reduce emissions from farming and food systems; but it must not create solutions on the backs of the developing world farmers, including the 700 million-plus Indians who rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.