water security
Farmer in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor scripts success story by growing rain-fed tomato crop

As he cultivated the crop under rain-fed conditions, the produce can be stored for a longer period compared to others.

शेतकरी आणि पर्यावरण (in Marathi)

गावाच्या पाणलोटक्षेत्राचं अत्यंत विचारपूर्वक नियोजन करायला हवं. ओढ्यांच्या उगमाला जंगल पुनरुज्जीवनाची सुरवात करायला हवी.

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."

Farming for Healing

What does it take to create and maintain an organic medicinal farm, in the face of rampant development?

India’s water problem has a simple solution

Reducing its use in agriculture is the most effective way of solving India’s water problem.

Minor change in your diet can reduce water use for agriculture

A switch from white meat (poultry) to mutton and other red meat and to consume melon, orange and papaya instead of grapes, mango, guava.

Collectivisation of Water

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

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...