Practical Spiritualism

Rajasthan village goes beyond caste, fights for water resources

Time for some ‘sustainable charity’

Water and electricity wasted because of the Ice Bucket Challenge could have provided water to 17,777 households and lighted up 16 million households

Confluence of thoughts

Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to 'Make Water Everybody's Business'

Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought

Quarter of state budget allocated to manage water; drip irrigation on 100,000 hectares

To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Budget pitches for agriculture

No incentives for organic fertilizers and sustainable farming  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Time Locked

Government watershed programmes run for a limited period. The impractical timeframe threatens to undo the goodwork

Sustained Conservation

Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures

Steeplechase

There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management

Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or …

Rice intensification for increasing productivity

System of Rice Intensification is new mantra for reducing water usage and increasing productivity

Water-stressed in India: Why Jal Shakti Abhiyan has only cosmetic effect in Palakkad

Palakkad ranked 219th in Jal Shakti Abhiyan despite more than 2,300 mm rain annually

Subverting a basic human right

A draft water policy proposes to make water an economic good

Programme plugged

Drought spreads its tentacles

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell

Interview: Popatrao Pawar, sarpanch, Hivre Bazar

Masdar in UAE goes all green

Stop looking to government

Individual initiatives can go a long way in solving the energy crisis  

Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds

States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation

‘No need to decommission Mullaperiyar dam’

As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues, T Hanumantha Rao, former chief engineer of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department tells Bharat …

Environet

This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …

A tribute to P R Mishra

P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration

New Religion

The saffron-clad sadhus and former dacoits now find a ritual for social restructuring and acceptance: water harvesting. They are building "…