Secrets of the water fort
Planners in the ancient city of Dholavira had conceptualised an amazing system of drains, dams and tanks to manage water. To conserve every drop …
Widespread non-compliance as thermal power plants don’t meet water use norms
An excerpt from an ongoing study by non-profit Manthan Adhyayan Kendra brings out widespread non-compliance by thermal power plants with legally …
Anupam Mishra: the man who dreamt of water-sufficient India
As a devout water conservationist, he urged people to learn from ancient ingenuity of water harvesting techniques
Oxygen parks, protected grasslands: A small Maharashtra village’s efforts in environmental conservation
The efforts of the villagers are driven by a common goal of leaving behind a healthy home for posterity
Lessons from Tauktae: Can extreme weather help with rainwater harvesting?
Cyclone Tauktae that crossed Gujarat as an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, caused heavy rainfall in semi-arid places
Dragonflies as sentinels for freshwater conservation
Freshwater is one of the most threatened resources on Earth. Dragonflies can tell us what we need to know about the state of this precious resource
Depth of decay
The scenic Kodaikanal Lake is facing a range of threats—from the spread of Alligator weed to deteriorating water quality
The much talked about Shirpur Model in Maharashtra
“Shirpur model”, is being projected as a “miracle cure” for drought. What is this much talked about Shirpur model all about?
Oasis underneath
Local people in the arid Churu district of Rajasthan know how to store sweet rainwater for the scorching, parched summers
Ground realities
The importance of groundwater as a source of irrigation and the role of traditional methods in conserving it should be given due credit
Platter of joy
People in Mendha-Lekha village in Maharashtra fashion plates out of locally available leaves. avilash roul learns lessons in sustainable forest …
75 years of people’s power: Tamil Nadu’s Nattathi village shows the way to grey water management
Over 35% of the households had kitchen gardens in their backyards and they began to use grey water to irrigate the gardens
Removing alien plants can save water: We measured how much
Positive effect of clearing alien trees higher in dry years compared to wet years, study predicts
Healthy rivers: How DNA tool can help keep tabs on freshwater quality
DNA technologies have revolutionised the amount of data generated from a single river sample
Strawberry fields aren't forever
Vertical farms, the successful marriage of agriculture with industry, are the farms of the future
Jal Saheli: women water warriors of Bundelkhand
In the Talebhat block of Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district, women have been made water managers. Their water conservation initiatives have turned …
Carving oases in drought-prone Kutch
The Shree Vivekananda Research and Training Institute has made a name for itself, helping villagers in Kutch district. Among its innumerable …
Drinking problems
WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Edited by Asit K Biswas, Mohammad Jelboli and Glenn Stout Publisher: Oxford University …
Effective water management by a Kenyan farmer
In Kenya, where sixty per cent of all agriculturists are small farmers with less than 5 hectares (ha) of land, Peter Saku is an interesting case. …
Dead Sea getting shallower and saltier
While the sea is drying up at a rate of 3.3 feet every year, lost water is increasing its relative salinity
Chennai’s water crisis: A lesson for Indian cities
As India’s urban population is set to increase, the need is to consider water resource availability and carrying capacity of cities in …
Conserving groundwater: Role of women crucial in bringing about significant change
Women who have no decision-making role in building wells, bear the brunt of the ensuing water crisis
Revival story: How Mookaneri lake became a welcome green patch for Salem
A group of concerned citizens revived a British-era lake in Salem that had turned into a garbage dump
'The mining lobby tried to suppress our voice'
Chairperson of Tarun Bharat Sangh writes about their fight against illegal mining that started in the 1980s
India enters summer with 20% of live water storage in its reservoirs
The water level in 85 per cent of the reservoirs has dipped to 40 per cent or less height