https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/climate/inside-meghalayas-sacred-groves-where-community-care-sustains-water-beyond-policy https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/w8fpza5b/16.png Stream within Mawphlang's sacred forest. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/d1idv428/1.png Mawphlang’s largest sacred forest in Meghalaya. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/wiok3w90/2.png Mawphlang - the sacred forest of Meghalaya. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/v7rvnnci/15.png Inside the sacred forest, Mawphlang. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/yk9sl01h/4.png The entrance to Mawphlang's sacred grove is open for tourists. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/xut07rx2/3.png A tour guide explaining the rules and regulations of the sacred grove. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/8x8x0738/5.png Rudraksha from Mawphlang. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/9k3dxhfz/6.png Rudraksha Tree within Mawphlang's grove. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/oitxz913/7.png On the left is a shed built by the stream, and on the right is a spring shed within Mawphlang's sacred forest. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/dzlvxtpf/10.png A place where the community wash their clothes. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/my478vsd/8.png A rainwater flows into the sacred grove. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/d6jl5q7n/12.png Untouched stream within Mawphlang's sacred grove. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/6rcd4xfs/13.png On the left, water flowing from the grove joins the Um-Lawlyngdoh River. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-01/cofqzwyk/14.png A stream that comes from Mawphlang's sacred grove. indiawaterportal en 2026-05-01T06:33:07.697Z Inside Meghalaya's sacred groves where community care sustains water beyond policy Meghalaya, mawphlang, sacred groves, forest, Agriculture, Communities, Water, Underground water, Streams, Spring water, Tanks, Shillong, Khasi, Lyngdoh, Clan, Research, Rudraksha, Ecosystem, Blah clan, Springs, Dense forest, evergreenforests, rainfall, leaves, Freshwater, environment, Jaintia hills, Conservation https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/technical-officer-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-institute-wash-institute indiawaterportal en 2026-04-30T09:09:52.536Z Technical Officer, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/hygiene-educator-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-institute-wash-institute indiawaterportal en 2026-04-30T09:03:47.600Z Hygiene Educator, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/program-coordinator-gender-livelihoods-project-concern-international-india-pci-india indiawaterportal en 2026-04-30T08:51:45.451Z Program Coordinator-Gender & Livelihoods, Project Concern International India (PCI India) Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/the-feet-of-agriculture-designing-footwear-for-indian-farmers-with-earthen-tunes https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/wpidghu9/pexels-vasanth-kumar-416965196-15057705.jpg Work draws women’s bodies low to the earth, where repetition and strain gather slowly https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/kt9fjwwv/pexels_gowtham_agm_609630353_18502260.jpg Bending, standing for long hours, and walking across wet fields are considered mere background activity rather than a risk to farmers' health. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/k5dt2bl7/2.jpg Before policy and infrastructure, there is the foot absorbing shock, damage, and survival in India’s agrarian and informal economies, its ubiquitous cracks bearing the imprint of everyday labour. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/5uc8c5f1/3.jpg Urban sandals are footwear worn by women farmers that are almost worn out. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/z7nii589/3.jpg One year, many pairs: footwear absorbing the costs of labour that bodies already bear. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/v9qucgs8/4.jpg Designed for containment and separation, Wellington boots presume dry ground, upright posture, and standardised movement https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/gdfqx0ia/4.jpg Farmers work barefoot and ankle-deep, moving with water, mud, and uneven terrain. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/5306dtsd/5.jpg Spinning pastoral wool (right), Palsi is weaving the woollen fabric (left). https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/pat3ybcu/8.jpg Many experiments with different fibres and wool came before the Earthen Tunes shoe. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/i6h584rn/9.jpg Final prototype of the Earthen Tunes shoe called ‘Yaar’ for farmers. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/drqwvqje/6.jpg For Tanaji, the shoes make moving through wet paddy fields less hazardous. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/ivqp6cku/7.jpg On uneven ground, flexible footwear supports deep crouching and repetitive work better than rigid boots or bare feet. indiawaterportal en 2026-04-30T03:30:00.000Z The feet of agriculture: Designing footwear for Indian farmers with Earthen Tunes Footwear, Indian Farmers, Earthen Tunes Shoes, Woolen Shoes, Paddy Fields, SnakeBites, Nalgonda, Telangana, Agriculture, BHalaut, Haryana, PVC Footwear, Kolhapuri Sandals, National Highway 65 , wet fields, Hookworm https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/rising-heatwaves-and-falling-incomes-challenge-the-survival-of-informal-workers-in-urban-india https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/z4577ghp/Heat-Construction-worker.jpg A woman worker at a construction site in Bhubaneshwar- Orissa- India. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-29/fwmzm6bb/Informal-work-2.jpg A woman street vendor facing the sweltering heat. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-13/zauuv323/Heat-informal-labour.jpg Cycle rickshaw-wallahs have to work hard to earn a living even in the middle of the Delhi heat indiawaterportal en 2026-04-29T11:58:47.538Z Rising heatwaves and falling incomes challenge the survival of informal workers in urban India heat waves, urban poor, informal workers, livelihoods, health, climate change, Delhi, temperatures, humidity, dehydration, expenditure, Heat Action Plans (HAPs), workplace regulations, green cover, trees