Video, Audio and other Multimedia
Decentralised urban water management in Chhattisgarh
Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 11:54 AMOver the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that centralised urban water management in this country is in deep crisis.
![People are struggling to get the quantity and quality of water in urban areas (Image: Makarand Purohit)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-11/struggle-for-a-pot-of-drinking-water-at-bhuri-tekri-indore_32115103622_o.jpg?itok=YBKvfQr7)
Promoting the use of Bheel language in emerging social media spaces
Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 06:53 PMThe United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to “draw global attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages and t
![The studio of 'Bheel Voice' has been built in the traditional architectural style of the Bhil Adivasis (Image: Khedut Mazdoor Chetna Sangath)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/lead.jpg?itok=SjUB5tXZ)
Community videos: By the community, for the community
Posted on 01 Oct, 2021 07:55 AMThe Paudi Bhuyan tribe in Odisha are one of the most primitive and vulnerable communities in the count
![Community videos are produced by farmers themselves and feature local participants and agents from the rural communities themselves (Image: Digital Green)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/Community%20Video%20-%20DG-2.jpg?itok=P2V4EfHi)
Banking on rainwater harvesting
Posted on 11 Aug, 2020 10:27 AMNational Water Mission’s (NWM) has launched a campaign ‘Catch the rain’ on a pan India basis to nudge the states and stakeholders to create appropriate rainwater harvesting structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before the onset of monsoon.
![As a part of the campaign, work is being done on various interventions such as water for productive use, improving irrigation practices, creating water recharge structures (Image: Pikist)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rain-river-lake-landscape-reflection-trees-weather.jpg?itok=AtNNMf1F)
If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
![The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desh1.jpg?itok=WpnNTpJD)
Dumping waste effectively
Posted on 16 Mar, 2019 03:51 PMAccording to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets has improved in India and 28 out of 36 states and Union Territories are now open defecation free (ODF). While that’s good news, managing faecal sludge in ODF states in an eco-friendly way continues to be a big challenge.
![Evapotranspiration community toilet at Shankarnagar, Kumhari (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/47005133532_8ca91c5965_z.jpg?itok=zoNPFHRZ)
The Naga Pride
Posted on 17 Dec, 2018 08:42 PMAmur falcons are among the strongest fliers in the avian world. Since the last 25 years, they have been migrating to the Northeast especially Nagaland from Siberia en route to their final destination—Somalia, Kenya and South Africa.
![Amur Falcons (Screenshot of the film The Naga Pride, Source: Sumanth Kuduvalli)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/amur_falcons1.jpg?itok=zmhkMyvU)
Green gold on fire
Posted on 15 Dec, 2018 05:54 PMJammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region but they also pollute the environment and lead to climate change by increasing greenhouse gases.
![Forest fire (Source: Abdul Rashid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/forest_fire_0.jpg?itok=KTNoncaj)