Driving Rural Transformation through Technology
This manual serves as a practitioner’s guide to apply watershed management principles through scientific planning and digital tools for sustainable rural development. It introduces a ridge-to-valley approach that integrates water and soil conservation, afforestation, and agricultural enhancement within local landscapes. By linking GIS-based planning with MGNREGA implementation, it demonstrates how technology and community participation can together improve resource efficiency, climate resilience, and livelihoods. The manual also underscores the role of data-driven decision-making in enhancing transparency and accountability in rural programmes. It aims to equip practitioners, planners, and policymakers with practical knowledge and tools to design and implement holistic natural resource management strategies for long-term ecological and economic sustainability.
Community Nutrition Garden for a Nutritious and Diverse Diet: A Guide Based on the Basic Principles of Agroecology
These picture cards illustrate the Nutrition Participatory Learning and Action (NPLA) process, visually demonstrating steps of engaging communities in an interactive way to promote nutrition, hygiene, and healthy food practices. Serving as a practical tool to guide facilitators in conducting participatory, action-oriented learning with the target groups.
Compendium of 'Vibrant Public Spaces: 50+ Water & Parkscapes from India’s Smart Cities Mission'
This compendium highlights case studies from India’s Smart Cities Mission, showcasing inclusive, resilient public spaces like riverfronts, parks, and markets. It offers insights to guide other cities in balancing environmental sustainability with community needs in urban development.
Climate Change Adaptation Policies for Development of National Adaptation Plan in India
The report aims to provide an outline and approach for drafting a potential National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for India. It is an output of extensive review of policies, plans, national communications and analytical reports of national and State climate actions on climate change especially on adaptation in India. While several reports at national and State government have defined what adaptation and resilience building could encompass, an overarching Adaptation Action Plan for the country is an imperative to provide guiding direction towards geographical and functional areas that need attention and investments.
Global Lessons for Indian Adaptation Strategy
This report presents a comparative analysis of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes implemented by Bangladesh, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The primary objective is to extract insights and provide recommendations for optimizing and enhancing India’s NAP process. The study employs a generic set of questions tailored to each country’s NAP context to extract detailed insights, collecting data through online interviews and questionnaires. The countries were selected based on their similarities to India in socio-economic markers and other aspects, with Germany included for its advanced practices.
Nursery Development, Plantation, and Management: Reference Guide
This reference guide is aimed at capacity-building of workers and officials involved in plantation development in rural Rajasthan. It covers all technical aspects of plantation development and maintenance from inception to end. It also compiles information on nearly 30 naturally occurring varieties of plants in various agroclimatic zones of Rajasthan.
The Moringa Toolkit
India, the world’s largest producer of moringa, is tapping into its potential as a superfood and livelihood source for rural communities. The Moringa Toolkit guides technical staff, community resource persons, and smallholders in cultivating, processing, and marketing moringa. This practical resource aims to strengthen rural incomes, empower women farmers, and promote sustainable moringa-based enterprises through Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and DAY-NRLM programmes.
Managing Climate Risks in Wetlands: A Practitioner's Guide
This practitioner's guide provides a practical approach to integrating climate change risks and adaptation options into the management of wetlands in India. The guide sets out a simple and flexible process with supporting tools that can accommodate varying inputs of scientific evidence, expert judgement, and community knowledge and experience.
Inclusive Mobility for Indian Cities: Gaps in Implementing Disability-Inclusive Transport Infrastructure
This conference note provides an overview of the workshop, highlighting the discussions and insights gained from various sessions. The workshop brought together sector experts, Disabled People Organisations, policymakers, and international development agencies to delve into topics such as policy frameworks, legal frameworks, universal accessibility codes, and the lived experiences of persons with disabilities.
Implementing Solar Irrigation Sustainably
A guidebook for state policy-makers on implementing decentralized solar power plants through PM-KUSUM Components A and C (feeder-level solarization) with maximum social, economic, and environmental benefits. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) is a scheme by the Government of India to help farmers install solar panels for irrigation. The scheme aims to make farming more efficient and eco-friendly.