Water management
In a First, a City Frees a River Using Funds Meant To Concretise It

The best way to mitigate flood damage (by rivers) is to let (their) floodplains be(!)

Children make art to save Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Children across cities protest against the denotification of Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, during the lockdown, by making art

Usharmukti project: A confluence of institutions for rejuvenating rivers

The efforts of the villagers in planning, executing, and monitoring the watershed plans are being facilitated by three institutions.

In Gorakhpur, Citizens Use Nature to Prevent Floods

Better agricultural productivity and livelihoods meant that farmers would not feel pressured to sell their land to developers.

The Dafaalis of Pithoragarh: a young tribe of nature-loving wanderers

By volunteering with the Harela Society, Pithoragarh youth have found different ways to make the conservation of nature a part of their daily lives.

How local democracy is solving water issues in southern Rajasthan

"One of the reasons for opting for this approach is the relatively low cost of these community ponds - it cost a 10th of one under NREGA."

Collectivisation of Water

Farmers in Chellapur of Kurnool district have shared their groundwater with their fellow villagers through a groundwater grid

This Family Did Not Send Their Children to School, but Taught Them by Creating a Forest

They built check-dams in the watershed, dug percolation-pits and mulched heavily to prevent soil erosion and to conserve water.

Kutch’s Wagad or Kala cotton: Back from the (almost) dead

Desi cotton could replace a majority of the area that is currently under American cotton, in light of climate change-related weather vagaries...