A watershed plan

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

Taking cue from Melbourne water management

High quality drinking water supply and careful treatment of storm water and waste water make a rare combination

Paying farmers for ecological services

From where our food will come

Soon: India’s first REDD project

Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits

Drought is in the mind

GOOD NEWS: There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even …

Political harvest

Report card: A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party Success level: Poor

Learning the mantra

Report card: The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, …

Just like a forest

Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape

R Devendra

Kedar, Tamil Nadu

Ram Karan Bhadana

Laporia, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Laxmi Narayan Joshi

Saipura, Rajasthan

Manna Singh

Sahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Manukhbhai Suvagia

Shapar, Rajkot, Gujarat

Jawan Lal Rebari

Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan

Water warriors

Traditional water harvesters recount their success stories

The laboratory of development

Holistic approach could be key to curb climate change: Experts

Different aspect of climate change should not be taken in isolation rather the time has come to find solutions holistically

To recharge groundwater, give due attention to soil: conservationist Vijay Borade

India, according to him, witnesses 15 tonnes of soil loss for each hectare every year due to erosion

Hiware Bazar - A village with 54 millionaires

Hiware Bazar, a village in Maharashtra's drought-prone Ahmednagar district, was sliding into an abyss after degrading its environment. But in …

Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog

Gujarat, Andhra, MP, Himachal keeps up tight water management

Make India drought-proof

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …

Research can play a crucial role in combating desertification: Experts

Synergy between scientists, government and farming communities can help reclaim degraded lands

This tribal district has become 'immune to drought' with people's participation

Jhabua continues to flourish and maintain its status as a model district while many others fail