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Odisha’s Forest Department has declared 10 mangrove zones along its deltaic coastline as co-managed farming areas. Farmers here can grow fish, rice, and vegetables in harmony with mangrove roots using raised-bed agriculture and silvo-aquaculture. This blend improves biodiversity while providing food security and storm resilience. Early adopters …

West Bengal’s Urban Development Ministry has adopted a new policy that mandates all future public infrastructure to be inclusive for persons with disabilities and the elderly. All bus stops, metro stations, parks, and markets will include ramps, tactile guides, and visual alerts. Kolkata’s New Town is the first urban area to fully comply. The …

To track elusive wildlife like clouded leopards and red pandas, Arunachal Pradesh’s Forest Department has installed solar-powered camera traps in Namdapha and Pakke sanctuaries. These camera traps, developed by IIT Guwahati, can operate for months without human intervention. The images are AI-tagged to identify species and detect poachers. Local…

The Ministry of Earth Sciences has operationalized the Real-Time Oceanic Earthquake Alert System that covers the Indian Ocean region. It uses 30 seabed sensors and 11 satellites to detect deep-sea seismic activity and relay tsunami warnings within seconds. The alerts reach 18 coastal states and island territories. It is expected to save thousands …

Bihar has launched a project to restore the ancient water management systems used at Nalanda Mahavihara. These include terracotta channels, lotus-shaped cisterns, and aquifer-linked reservoirs used 1,200 years ago. Archaeologists, engineers, and monks are working to replicate these systems using clay and traditional lime techniques. Once operation…

India’s Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has launched a dedicated ship for underwater archaeology research. Named Samudra Ratna, the ship is equipped with submersibles, sonar, and 3D-mapping tools. Its first mission will explore submerged Harappan port sites off Gujarat’s coast. Marine archaeologists hope to find ar…

To support farmers growing perishables like citrus and guava, Punjab has rolled out community-managed solar-powered cold storage units. Located in rural thrust areas, each unit combines solar arrays with battery backup to maintain 4–6°C storage. Members share access via time-slots, reducing wastage from delayed sales. Input costs are recovered …

In Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s Smart City Mission has constructed automatic tidal gates at canal junctions to prevent stormwater backflow during high tides. The gates, integrated with water-level sensors and IoT algorithms, automatically close during high tide and reopen afterwards. They reduce urban flooding without requiring manual activation. In re…

AP’s Department of Tribal Welfare has launched a mobile app to document and teach tribal dialects such as Savara, Gadaba, and Konda Dora. The app uses voice prompts, story recordings, and quizzes to engage users. It also captures spoken phrases from community elders to create linguistic archives. So far, over 500 elders have contributed 20,000 a…

Confronted with degrading medicinal lichen habitats in high-altitude zones, Himachal’s Forest and Climate Change Department initiated a pilot project in Kullu and Lahaul to restore lichen-rich ledges. Restoration includes seeding sterile rock plates with lichen fragments, monitoring micro-moisture conditions, and collecting baseline data on inve…