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    an overhead view of a woman in a crop field-gram swaraj
    January 24, 2025
    Can gram swaraj solve India’s agricultural and water crises?
    Gram swaraj can give political autonomy to villages to work towards water conservation, agricultural development, and farmer welfare.
    by Jayesh Joshi | 6 min read
    Fallow fields in Uttrakhand hilly region, with a spring nearby_water
    October 31, 2024
    In Kumaon, water’s not under the bridge
    by Garima Taneja, Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee | 3 min read
    Farmers sitting in a group in a field_panchayat
    October 29, 2024
    Panchayati Raj Institutions can boost water security
    Local governments are uniquely suited for the collective planning and implementation of sustainable water management.
    by Rishu Garg, Neeraja Kudrimoti | 5 min read
    A hillock covered with trees with a water body and clear skies in the background--reforestation
    July 4, 2024
    Are greener hillocks the key to Bankura’s agricultural revival?
    by Rinku Gope | 3 min read
    a water body with low hills in the background--moong cultivation benefits
    June 27, 2024
    Do it for the gram: How moong cultivation benefits Banswara’s farmers
    by Anita Damor, Sohan Nath Jogi | 3 min read
    June 14, 2024
    “My life has always been intertwined with the struggle for water”
    A day in the life of an activist in Mumbai, who advocates for universal water access in the face of discriminatory policies.
    by Pravin Borkar | 7 min read
    a small pond in the wilderness-solar polar
    April 11, 2024
    The case of Corbett: Indian forests are running out of water
    by Dr Sarita Subramaniam | 2 min read
    women explaining watershed work in binpur_water crisis
    March 22, 2024
    Photo essay: Farmers combat the water crisis
    To counter India’s water crisis, nonprofits from across the country are helping farmers adopt innovative techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture.
    by Priyanka Rawat | 4 min read
    a sensor on the ground surrounded by grass-cash crops farming
    March 13, 2024
    Sowing seeds for water security
    Paddy and sugarcane are water-intensive crops, but farmers in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are practising water-efficient methods to cultivate these crops.
    by Srishti Gupta, Sneha Philip | 6 min read
    a group of women standing in a field--community water conservation
    May 26, 2023
    How community ownership sustains water conservation
    Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.
    by Saroj Mahapatra, Narendranath Damodaran | 5 min read
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