Food and Water

Making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable, making food accessible, safe and sustainable

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This section features initiatives towards producing and making accessible safe and nutritious food, sustaining the diversity of Indian cuisine, and promoting slow food. Along with this, it carries stories on making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable and equitable, achieving decentralised conservation, retaining water as part of the commons, and democratic governance of water and wetlands.

We would like to avoid featuring purely elitist food fads even if they pertain to healthy or organic food, and expensive technological water solutions that have no relevance for the majority of people.

Vikalp Varta – Farmers Market and other Vartas from other locations

Online dialogue series on alternatives for India during the covid times and beyond.

Navi Mumbai couple fights to save a bird haven from becoming a golf course

"This wetland should be declared amongst protected areas associated with Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary ....”

Goonj Initiative Helps Bihar Villagers Build Bamboo Bridge Amid Floods

With 250 pieces of bamboo sticks, the determined locals toiled for five days to build a 400-metre-long and 1.5-metre-wide bridge.

Lakshadweep first UT to become 100% organic

"... 100 million coconuts produced from this territory and value added products made from them will get a premium status and price,”

Springs that sustain millions

Women of Himachal's villages - no longer trudging miles to fetch safe drinking water

After Sikkim, Lakshadweep set to turn 100% organic

According to the requirement of organic certification, no genetically modified organism is allowed to be used in the entire territory.

Govt expands scope of PM-KUSUM for harnessing solar energy by farmers

Solar projects smaller than 500 kW may be allowed by states based on techno-commercial feasibility

This Diwali women farmers in Maharashtra are sowing seeds of entrepreneurship

Village women decided to make seeds out of dry vegetables and take these to the market.

Women Revive Traditional Water Sources in Uttarakhand

"... after pipelines got damaged in the 2013 floods, people started visiting these traditional sources of water once again,”