Current Issue - Volume 14 Issue 6 (September 2021)

Sustainable development is of growing importance to the agriculture sector due to inefficient utilization of resources such as water and energy in particular. In this article, Madhav Bahuguna focuses on technology applications in water and energy use in the rural economy to promote low-input agriculture. The role of smart water management in agriculture highlighting the experience of Israel is of immense relevance for India's arid regions.

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In this article, Apoorva Bamal and Niyati Seth share yet another experience from 'Paani Bachao, Paisa Kamao' Scheme for promoting sustainable agriculture in Punjab.

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In this series of articles, Gajanan Khergamker talks about the daily life and the plight of local city tribals in metropolitan cities such as Mumbai who were already buckling under the apathy of urban attitudes, but now the COVID-related lockdowns have hit the city tribals the hardest. The author feels while the lives of urban indigenous groups are mired with controversy, they form an integral part of modern India’s present.

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Madras hedgehogs, one of the less studied and less known species is not much talked about, unlike large mammals such as tigers, elephants, or even birds. Sharada Balasubramanian tells us about Brawin Kumar, a researcher with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), who has been working on finding these hedgehogs spread across the arid geographies of Tamil Nadu. He has published a comic book in the local language Tamil. This book talks about hedgehogs to school children who live in these geographies. Brawin believes educating students, and giving training programmes to teachers on this species, would really bring more awareness. In turn, it will help in conservation of these species, which are disappearing due to land-use changes and development..

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Recently, Indian conservationist Nuklu Phom was awarded a prestigious Whitley Award, for creating a new network of community-owned forests to protect Amur Falcons and increase biodiversity in Nagaland, India. Nuklu is one of six conservationists to be recognized in 2021 for their commitment to conserving some of the planet’s most endangered species and spectacular natural habitats. Here, he is in an exclusive email conversation with Abhas Mukherjee for TerraGreen. read more

A new study has uncovered the engineering secrets behind what makes fish fins so strong yet flexible. The research could one day lead to new designs for robotic surgical tools or even airplane wings that change their shape with the push of a button..

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Flood is a very common phenomenon in India during the monsoon season. In this article, Dr Sughosh Madhav tries to find out the different reasons that cause floods and has made an attempt to link this phenomenon with the changing climate.

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