India
India needs to wake up to severe air pollution
Posted on 10 Sep, 2021 10:32 AMTwo studies released on September 1, 2021, on the damage to human health due to increasing air pollution in India have revealed very worrying facts.
Transforming wall paintings into speaking walls
Posted on 09 Sep, 2021 07:02 PMIf you travel to rural India, you can find wall paintings near bus stands or compound walls of schools or walls of a Panchayat office adorned with messages.
Revival of Dohas in tribal Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:33 AMThe most important precondition to make farming profitable for small and marginal tribal farmers residing in undulating terrains
Behaviour change by design, not by accident
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:25 AMOver the last 10 years or so, I have engaged in designing behaviour change interventions that have been rolled out by governments, foundations, NGO
Desilting their way to water sufficiency
Posted on 03 Sep, 2021 04:21 PMFor over 1,200 livestock of Cheemanahalli, located in the Abludu Gram Panchayat of Sidlaghatta Block, Chikkaballapur District, the village’s cattle pond is the only source of drinking water.
Learning about safe water practices and solutions
Posted on 03 Sep, 2021 09:21 AMIf you are a practitioner, working in the areas of water and sanitation, it is likely that you are building capacities of different people. What if you had a simple but versatile tool that can help build awareness and capacities; that can surface questions and answers and do this for communities, government officials and CSOs?
Kudrati kheti (natural farming) - A manual in Hindi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 05:04 PMThis manual (third edition) in Hindi developed by Rajinder Chaudhary on natural farming, also known as organic, zero budget or alternative farming, is an attempt to spread awareness among Indian farmers about the above sustainable agriculture methods.
Arghyam is looking for Manager - Advocacy
Posted on 30 Aug, 2021 08:02 AMArghyam is a registered pub
Gender-sensitive water management: A cornerstone for equitable outcomes
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 06:00 AMWomen and young girls fetching water from distant sources, walking miles, carrying loads on the head, some pots precariously placed at their waist is a familiar scene, especially in low and medium-income countries where water scarcity is high.
Study indicates no uranium in Kerala’s drinking water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2021 11:42 AMThe serious health effects connected with the presence of uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element in drinking water sources from different parts of the world and more recently in some parts of India (