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 "…

A midsummer dream

Anyone will tell you that follow-ups are not a story. Journalism is not about following stories of specific villages and how they fare year after …

Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Springing back to life

Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict

A water journey

Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they …

Drought hit

Jharkhand’s water table falls three metres in one year

Crisis in West Asia

Unless drastic steps are taken, West Asian countries will soon face severe water crisis

Spreading message

Storehouse of water

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MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG

Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

Budget 2020-21: Will MGNREGA become an overarching rural development scheme

The upcoming budget will see many schemes being brought under the rural employment prtogramme; a direct cash transfer may be declared to top this up

Bytes

Water-stressed in India: Lessons from Telangana’s Sangareddy district

From Kakatiya mission in 2016 to Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 — how de-silting of Pedda Cheruvu tank helped fix groundwater levels &…

An oasis put to test

Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …

Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh swims seven seas to raise awareness

The initiative is to campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas across the world

Blind to rain

Last look: Consensus on Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework draft remains elusive during final pre-COP15 meet

Not enough progress made at 5th Open-ended Working Group on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Can Montreal help communities: Here is what to expect from COP15

The fate of biodiversity hangs in balance as negotiators congregate in Montreal to discuss Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt

Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …

Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral

The global information technology services company, Infosys, headquartered at Bengaluru, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to …

India

A watershed plan

Recurrent droughts and floods coupled with mass poverty, chronic unemployment and pervasive malnutrition are the major challenges before India. …

Bundelkhand's dalit women join hands to drought-proof their villages

96 women-led pani panchayats take over water resource management