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Kempakarai rests in a forested valley, where farms, homes, and water sources shape life at the edge of the wilderness.

People and Culture

Harvest festival of Kempakarai: A celebration of land, water, and continuity in Tamil Nadu

Sharat Chandra prasad

29 May 2026

9 min read

(Image Source: India Water Portal)

How groundwater depletion in rural Bengaluru affects drinking water security

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Aug 2025

7 min read

An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Centre notifies fly ash utilisation draft rules

29 Apr 2021

3 min read

A barav from Limb village in Satara district, Maharashtra (Image Source: Aarti Kelkar Khambete)

Rainwater Harvesting

Baravas - Unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra

24 Feb 2021

4 min read

Kolatal, a traditional tank in Garha region of Jabalpur (Image Source: K. G. Vyas)

Rainwater Harvesting

Water wisdom of the Gonds of Garha Mandla

03 Oct 2020

6 min read

Agriculture needs to be made climate resilient. (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Tackling climate change in Maharashtra

Watershed Organisation Trust

23 Mar 2018

3 min read

Govind Ram Jat and his team from Rajasthan. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)

Rainwater Harvesting

Horizontal wells bring more water

19 Mar 2018

4 min read

Once every 12 years, pilgrims take a dip in the sacred tank where the holy rivers are believed to converge during the Mahamaham festival.

Where the holy rivers meet

01 Aug 2016

5 min read

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah 'baoli': An inherent part of a greater spiritual experience

Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli

31 May 2016

3 min read

Red Fort: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, hides an unusual L shaped 'baoli' in its midst.

The abandoned waters of the Red Fort 'baoli'

12 Mar 2016

3 min read

Rajon ki baoil' in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi (Source: IWP)

Sun, stone and water: Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli

07 Dec 2015

3 min read

Saaf mathe ka samaaj': Essays by Anupam Mishra (Source: Anupam Mishra)

Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj: A treasure of essays on life and water

19 Nov 2015

8 min read

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