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January 13, 2022
Water management in the times of Gonds of Central India
The water structures constructed during the Gond period continue to survive the test of time and provide evidence of the water wisdom of our ancestors.
Kundeshwar lake, Kundam in Jabalpur (Image Source: K G Vyas)
January 2, 2021
The fast disappearing traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan
Lack of community ownership and local governance are spelling doom for the once royal and resilient traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan.
Toorji Ka Jhalara, Jodhpur (Image Source: Rituja Mitra)
December 7, 2020
Not in the interest of women farmers!
The new farm related bills will spell doom for women workers who form the bulk of small and marginal sections of Indian agriculture, warns Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM).
Farm women, overworked and underpaid (Image Source: India Water Portal)
December 11, 2019
Scientists intervene to save dry toilets
Dry toilets have long been hailed as a sustainable solution to the sanitation and waste management crisis facing India today, but have been overshadowed by more modern toilet designs.
A traditional dry toilet. Image: India Science Wire
December 4, 2019
In wake of climate change, prioritise and invest in water security and clean drinking water
To adapt well & build resilience, climate change strategies need to factor in efforts towards water security, writes Vanita Suneja, Regional Advocacy Manager (South Asia), WaterAid.
Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan
December 2, 2019
Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face
Picture credit: Romit Sen
Government to reconsider river interlinking project
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:47 AM

Government to scrap river interlinking project, if it will pose threat to environment: Uma Bharti
River Cauvery in Karnataka
A beautiful, equitable water management system
Khonoma village, which fought the British four times, is today also known for how it protects its ecological heritage. Watch how its indigenous water management system works.
Michael Megurisa
Usha Dewani
Posted on 30 Nov, 2014 08:18 PM

Khonoma village resisted British rule in the region from 1830s to 1880 and is therefore considered as the last bastion of Naga warriors against the British. But today, the village is also known for upholding its rich indigenous erudition.
Women in Khonoma tying beads to make necklaces
A non-violent anti-dam protest wins!
Unity, persistence, and non-violence are but a few lessons that we can learn from the successful Koel Karo anti-dam protest in Jharkhand.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 27 Nov, 2014 10:21 PM

The Koel Karo Jan Sanghatana was awarded the first Bhagirath Award during the India Rivers Week 2014 for protecting the Koel and the Karo rivers.
The Karo dam site at Lohajimi (Jeevan Kuruvilla)
TSR Subramanian Committee equally weighs development and the environment
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 11:36 AM

TSR Subramanian Committee submits report on environmental laws to the Environment Ministry
Mangpong forest in West Bengal
Poisonous encounters in Maharashtra
The water in Jamwadi village, Yavatmal has been severely contaminated by the Raymond Company but quality tests only confirm this when the villagers changed the name of the village on the test sample.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 03:32 PM

A decade ago, Jamwadi village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was a famous tourist attraction due to its beautiful lake. Now, there is no lake to speak of thanks to the Raymond factory in Yavatmal. Wastewaster from the factory flows untreated into the lake, which is located 15 kms away.
Contaminated water from the Raymond factory
Toilets and social networks: Is there a connection?
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM
Of late, there have been plenty of discussions around the topic of sanitation, which have focussed on building toilets on a massive scale.
Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
The great Indian toilet tracker
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Women patiently wait for the sun to go down, to squat in open fields. Young children do so unabashedly on the roads under the open skies. Well into our 67th year of independence, the sanitation situation hasn't changed much in villages and towns across the nation.
Sikkim is toilet state of India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Sikkim only state in the country with 100% sanitation
UNICEF launches 'Take Poo to the Loo' campaign
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

UNICEF's digital media campaign against open defecation

UNICEF launches a three-month long campaign 'Take Poo to the Loo' to raise awareness against defecation in open among the youth.
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