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Himalayan springs: The hidden risks behind "safe" mountain water

Himalayan springs are still clean. So, why are they at risk and not safe for long?

20 Mar 2026

6 min read

Nohkalikai Falls in Cherrapunji of Meghalaya.

Why the wettest hills of India are running dry: The changing water story of Meghalaya

14 Mar 2026

7 min read

Anita Devi lifts her hand and smiles softly. With the foxnuts she collected during harvest in her hands that are rough and wounded.

A Day In Mithila’s Ponds: Women and the Work Behind Bihar’s Makhana

Sharat Chandra prasad

09 Mar 2026

7 min read

60 to 70 years old well in Dadhapur village of Kanpur Dehat District. Once a source of life and a vital part of traditions, the well has now fallen into ruins.

Drying wells and ponds of Uttar Pradesh re-shape rural communities' water security, culture, and connection

26 Feb 2026

7 min read

Groundwater

Children climb onto a wooden cart stacked with plastic drums as it rolls forward, pushed and pulled by bodies accustomed to weight. This is not play. The water they carry will decide the day’s cooking, washing, and drinking in their households.

Children’s water journeys on wheels in Shillong, Meghalaya

20 Feb 2026

4 min read

Deep-rooted forests are handling the stress much better than our intensive croplands, which are becoming increasingly fragile.

How India’s falling water tables are rewiring ecosystems from the ground up

06 Feb 2026

6 min read

Celebrating the legacy and reflecting on the future of India’s groundwater

Celebrating the legacy and reflecting on the future of India’s groundwater

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Jan 2026

8 min read

Palar river at Vellore

How is the Palar River basin revealing India’s groundwater future?

26 Nov 2025

5 min read

The Ganga, the lifeline of India

Groundwater powers the Ganga: New evidence rewrites the river’s story

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

Groundwater contamination in mined areas

Tainted waters: Uranium mining and radiological risks in Jadugoda of Jharkhand

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Oct 2025

5 min read

Coal mining can negatively affect water resources

How coal mining is contaminating groundwater in Central India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Oct 2025

5 min read

Textile colouring dyes in wastewater can be toxic and threaten health. Image for representation purposes only.

From fabric to fallout: How textile waste is contaminating Bengal’s water and soil

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Oct 2025

6 min read

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Shorts

Residents of Tilthi village take children to safer places during the floods.

Why Does Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Flood Every Year Despite A Steady Decline In Rainfall?

26 Sep 2025

Transforming barren earth into a forest in Pitchandikulam at Auroville. (Image: auroville.org)

The forest that came back: How Pitchandikulam revived land, water, and community

25 Sep 2025

Groundwater gushing out of blasted aquifers in a quarry in Madihan tehsil is pumped away as waste — a routine practice across local mines.

Why Mirzapur’s Pink Sandstone Is Draining Its Water, Nature, Health and Livelihoods

20 Sep 2025

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How groundwater depletion in rural Bengaluru affects drinking water security

30 Aug 2025

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