Motivating people

...to harvest water in their homes

An open letter to the Prime Minister

Coping with drought

Rainfall is scarce, groundwater levels have fallen; what exactly is happening in Rajasthan?

Acute shortage

Profit from an acre

Innovative farming system revives a farmer's fortune in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu

Only 4% CSR funds go to save water: Jal Shakti minister Shekhawat

During India Water Week, the Union minister says even water-intensive industries dedicate only 11% of their CSR spending to water conservation

If we’re smart about water, we can stop our cities sinking

As more cities sink, rethinking how we use groundwater can ease pressure on precious aquifers

How 3-pond systems helped villagers double yield, save lakhs

A system of three ponds to recycle grey water from the village has helped farmers and panchayats save lakhs of rupees

Water in age of climate change

We now need to be more than obsessive about water and its management as it is the basis of health and wealth

Drought in Kenya puts livestock at risk; crop failure triggers fear of starvation

Kenya is prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall

Digging their Destinies

Villages in arid areas of Vidarbha and Marathwada fight back drought by reviving natural depressions along stream beds

The myth of drought

For every administrator, there is a lesson to be learnt from Gujarat's drought. Specially since this dry spell has been brought about more due to …

Fact or fiction

It is time proponents of large dams opened their eyes to scientific proof that establishes the efficacy of small water harvesting structures in …

Water budget

All that you wanted to know about water management schemes, but didn't know who to ask More...

Make India drought-proof

MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand

Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures

Knock-knock who's there?

As told to Parliament (December 14, 2023): Over 500,000 tonnes of e-waste collected and processed in 2021-22

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Taking the lead

Double trouble in Bundelkhand

A Maharashtra village revives by reviving a tank

Fertile rocky land

With help from a non-profit, graziers reinvent a soil conservation practice, turn into thriving farmers

Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work

Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists

Desert healer

Ruhi Kandhari travels to a cold desert in Himachal Pradesh to see how a former bureaucrat is greening it

Chronicle of a journey foretold

Water trains aren't a strange sight anymore. Not the least in the parched areas of Gujarat. But while many villages await their erratic supply, …