The need of the hour

Experts all over agree that rainwater harvesting is the best way to improve the lot of villages

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'

SSP falls prey to political machinations

Thirty years of planning, 15 years of construction, ten years of promises and Rs 15,000 crore later, the Sardar Sarovar Project is finally …

An urban puzzle

India’s population and cities are set to double by 2030. Can it cope with the pressures?

The negotiators

Of India's 18 major rivers, 17 are inter-state. In all cases, the water is intensely fought over. In all cases, there seems no resolution. In …

Sweet beris of Thar

Residents dig shallow wells to tap sweet water reserves

Shift in priorities

Faulty policy causes Maharashtra's farmlands to go dry

India must redouble sustainability efforts: Environment performance index

Ranked 168 out of 180 countries; all South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, were ahead of India in the ranking  

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

The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

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

Penny foolish, pond wise

Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district

Programme plugged

Simple model

To improve management of water resources in India

Interview: Popatrao Pawar, sarpanch, Hivre Bazar

Forgotten people Chambal's Bor Khedi villagers are still called the criminal tribe

Penny unwise, pond foolish

The government should have revived traditional water bodies and ponds to prepare Bundelkhand for drought. Rather, it spent Rs 15,000 crore to …

Rice from dry river

Farmers in an arid Andhra Pradesh district revive traditional irrigation system to tide over drought

New Religion

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

Standing the test of drought

After the 1999 monsoon failed in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought. Summer is a good four months away, and …

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 …