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Many colors of groundwater in a tiny Western Ghats village
The diversity and independence of water management in Konkan is remarkable ... where communities own, maintain and manage their own water.
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The miracle of Kolkata’s wetlands – and one man’s struggle to save them
The wetlands are Kolkata's free sewage works, a fertile aquatic garden and, most importantly, a flood defence – but they’re threatened by developement.
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A river comes to people
Nanduwali started flowing again when the villagers of Ghewar decided to work with nature and not against it.
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निसर्गव्रती हेमाताई (in Marathi)
हेमाताई साने यांच्या पर्यावरणपूरक जीवनशैलीचे समाजातील विविध स्तरांतून कौतुक होत असते ...
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Revitalise our aquifers: India can be water secure, but for that we need to act urgently
Public funds can enable rural communities to use good science to understand aquifers, and build their capacity to manage those aquifers as renewable resources
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Kutch villages protect water table with community wells
300 villages of four talukas in the coastal area of Gujarat are involved in an aquifer management project for the past four years.
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नैसर्गिक शेतीने साधली किमया (in Marathi)
बिनपाण्याची शेती...महिन्याला दीड लाखांचं उत्पन्न !
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Waterman: Women panchayats can solve water crisis
Since 2011, village women have independently formed panchayats and are also working on an individual level with 'Jal Sahelis' (water's friend)
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In India’s dry regions, crowd-funding comes to a lake’s rescue
"De-silting Nilona would need huge amount of money, time and hard work. We needed a citizen movement,"