Breakdown

Government is sponsoring unsustainability at the cost of traditons which have sustained India

Murli's musings

The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?

Website review: www.rainwaterharvesting.org

Summer is here and with it water wars at neighbourhood taps and tanker stops. To find a way out of scarcity, visit the Centre for Science and …

Can India manage its precious waters

Even as water levels in river basins across the country diminish, the gap between water demand and supply is gradually widening. India faces a …

Plastic ponds

Delayed harvest

Book review Towards water wisdom Limits, justice, harmony

BOOK>>Towards Water Wisdom Limits, Justice, Harmony by Ramaswamy Iyer Sage Publications, New Delhi 2007

Deserted wellbeing

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Water and wit

Old poll stunt?

New water harvesting scheme

Harvesting wisdom

Ghaziabad initiates rainwater harvesting

Wheels of fortune

Hands that held rain

Stories of common citizens who transformed their environments through rainwater harvesting

Chittaur kept head above water in drought

Perched high on a hill in Rajasthan's Chittaurgarh district, this 8th century fort had an intricate water system capable of harvesting three …

Harvesting rain water

Up to 80 per cent of Chennai's water requirement can be met by harvesting rain water, says a study

Book notice: Farmer-led Participatory Research - Cases from Western India

Centralised models of development don't work; local knowledge and traditional methods do, especially in the realms of farming and water …

Sourcing water from fog

Humans usually source water from rivers, wells, ponds or underground aquifers. All these sources are ultimately fed by rain (scientists prefer …

Bengaluru catches drops

Act mandating rainwater harvesting boosts sale of filters

Rajasthan's kunds get undesirable makeover

This Maharashtra village remains untouched by drought

Hiware Bazar that once learned from Ralegan Siddhi how to become water-secure can today teach it how to remain so

Villagers march to revive the Meghal river

Even as citypeople all over India were finalising their Christmas party-hopping plans, a celebration of a very different kind galvanised Junagadh …

A praiseworthy decision

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Parched Koalas

Captive water