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Kashmir’s children are turning wetland loss into community action

Soha Moitra
5 min read
More than 300 children are working to clean public spaces, restore springs and change local attitudes towards waste and conservation
There’s a paradox hidden behind India’s water success story
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There’s a paradox hidden behind India’s water success story

Anurag Yadav
8 min read
The Jal Jeevan Mission has transformed drinking-water access, but analysis of NFHS-5 shows that piped-water coverage and reliable supply are not always the same thing
India’s hidden water subsidy is collapsing
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India’s hidden water subsidy is collapsing

Sagari Gupta
4 min read
Groundwater extraction functions as a hidden subsidy sustaining development while its long-term costs remain deferred across generations
The dead fish at Delhi’s Sanjay Lake are evidence of how fragile Indian cities have become in the face of climate stress
Houseboats can be easily blamed for pollution in Kerala’s Lake Vembanad. The actual pollution crisis though goes much deeper
Women’s inclusion in water governance is heavily layered, as research in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh shows
Lake Kariba’s levels are slowly rising after years of drought.
Yakten is mapping its watershed and prepare for the more variable monsoons.
Every summer, Indian cities run dry. It is because they simply cannot afford their own water
Beyond the carbon count: Why Uttarakhand’s indigenous water knowledge must enter India’s national adaptation plan
A monsoon shield for every farmer: Why protective irrigation must become the centrepiece of India’s water strategy
An urban water emergency warrants that the Jharkhand Rain Water Harvesting Regulation, 2017 must now become a civic movement
India is using water to build the machines that tell us we are running out of it
Why water security in India must include sanitation & reuse
The Ganga is under stress — The treaty needs more than renewal
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