Madhya Pradesh

NGT orders states to designate nodal agencies for restoring water bodies

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 2 days 8 hours ago

Gharisar lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

How forest-dwelling communities are braving the pandemic

Local communities and gram sabhas better understand the local complexities than the local administrations while dealing with a crisis situation. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months ago

The non timber forest products collection season, which is mainly in the months of April to June coincided exactly with the lockdown (Image: CIFOR, Flickr Commons)

Holy waters, unholy outcomes!

A study found that mass bathing events in the Kshipra river not only led to high pollution, but also to the presence of multidrug resistant pathogenic bacteria in its waters, posing a risk to health. aartikelkar posted 3 months ago

A priest offers water to the sun at Ramghat on the Kshipra river at Simhastha (Image Source: Makarand Purohit)

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore tops in cleanest city category

News this week Swati Bansal posted 3 months 1 week ago

Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)

Bringing springs to life: Ensuring water security for Baigas in Madhya Pradesh

To ensure year-round availability of drinking water for the Baigas, an initiative bring back springs to life in the region through community participation. Swati Bansal posted 4 months 3 weeks ago

Children wash hands at a stand post installed in a Primary school at Kapoti Village in Karanjiya, Dhindori, Madhya Pradesh, India (Source: WaterAid India)

A reflection on multi-faceted droughts in Bundelkhand region

Alternatives have to be re-adapted to the understanding of droughts in the wake of climate change. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 months ago

Child walks through the parched field for kilometers to fetch water in peak summer in village Banjari (Image: Reshma Sahoo)

Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin

An attempt to document the geological features, water potential, and traditional wisdom around them in the Upper Ken basin. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 months 3 weeks ago

Panghata Kund in village Aloni, Panna (June 2014, after initial monsoon) (Image: Seema Ravandale)

Building resilience of communities during and beyond Covid-19

Interventions that increase dependencies and use of local resources to resolve challenges locally can help increase resilience of farmers. Amita Bhaduri posted 6 months 3 weeks ago