river conservation
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Can the Ganga have human rights?
Can rivers not be recognised as having identity, worth, dignity, and rights as intrinsic qualities, not because they serve us?
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Celebrating India’s Riverine Fisheries on the World Fisheries Day
Riverine fisheries support vulnerable communities and contribute to food sovereignty of far-flung places.They're true ambassadors of healthy and living rivers.
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Invisible water, visible crisis
To become water-wise, people need granular data. Aquifers can be mapped within five years with smart, crowd-sourced, ground-up information, obtained with satellite data.
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All the way to Timbaktu
We sensed that there is perhaps some urgency in affirming that we are not alone. That we not only share ideas with like-minded individuals across the globe. That we are intimately connected to many different kinds of people through our day-to-day lives.