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Four women gathered around a tap trying to fill their steel pots with water_water scarcity
March 14, 2023
Reversing decades of water scarcity: What it takes
For decades Adivasi hamlets in Nashik were parched for up to eight months each year. Learn how a multi-pronged solution that responded to the local context and the unique needs of the community changed this situation.
by Saloni Meghani | 3 min read
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March 8, 2022
A groundwater game: Learning to save water in rural Rajasthan
by Foundation for Ecological Security | 2 min read
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March 4, 2022
Areca nut farming in Karnataka: Is groundwater a small price to pay?
by Tanvi Agrawal | 2 min read
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February 16, 2022
Why a village community in Madhya Pradesh wanted to build a well
by Anshu Gupta | 2 min read
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December 15, 2021
We cannot achieve water security without good data
Solving India’s water crisis requires us to take a hard look at how we collect and use data.
by Dr Veena Srinivasan | 4 min read
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September 8, 2021
Preventing a severe water crisis
India’s water quality and scarcity issues can be tackled using science and community participation. However, to be effective, this needs to be done at scale.
by Amrtha Kasturi Rangan, Jayamala Subramaniam | 6 min read
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April 29, 2021
The caste of water
by Khabar Lahariya | 2 min read
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March 26, 2021
Will Andhra Pradesh’s free bore well scheme deplete groundwater?
Under the YSR Jalakala scheme, the Andhra Pradesh government will dig free bore wells to provide small and marginal farmers access to water.
by R Sai Shiva Jayanth, Sahith Goverdhanam | 5 min read
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September 16, 2020
Where does the water in a well come from?
In the water sector, the focus on fixing demand and supply is taking us away from the real problem: Unnoticed groundwater dependencies in ever-expanding urban India.
by Rachita Vora, Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
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March 21, 2020
10 things you need to know about the water crisis in India
India is experiencing its worst ever water crisis. How did we get here?
by Arpit Jain, Reshma Anand | 3 min read
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