Interviews
Preparing for the Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mela
posted 5 years agoThe Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparva is one of the four Kumbha Melas, which is held once in 12 years.

Art of killing a river
posted 5 years agoRecent permission granted to the Art of Living to hold the World Culture Festival in the Yamuna floodplains points fingers yet again at the fact that not much has been done to assure its safety. The rapid encroachment of the Yamuna floodplain has raised a few questions. Can the river sustain the rampant commercialisation of its floodplains?

Right information and collective strength of people triumph!
posted 5 years 1 month ago"More than eight villagers in Padapadar have died due to water-borne diseases such as typhoid, diarrhoea, jaundice, etc.

The Last Builder of Naulas in Chatola, Nainital
posted 5 years 1 month agoNo temple is as venerated in Uttarakhand as the little unassuming naulas. These small hut-like structures dot the mountains and hold within them a great treasure--water. Usually made of stone masonry with pyramid-like slate roofs, every naula respresents within it a residing spirit which can range from a simple stone piece to an ornately carved statue.

Using community support to battle fluoride contamination
posted 5 years 2 months agoWhat is the exact problem as regards fluoride contamination in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Dhar district?

Water filter use in India: Safety, luxury or a threat to the environment?
posted 5 years 2 months ago

Tackling water salinity in Mewat, Haryana
posted 5 years 3 months agoWhat is the exact problem as regards groundwater salinity, fluoride and water scarcity in Mewat, Haryana? Is the area underlain with saline groundwater aquifers? What is the status of surface water in the area? Can it not reduce dependence on groundwater?

India needs to radically overhaul its water institutions
posted 5 years 3 months agoThere was a recent report in the Times of India on how Singapore, listed among the 20 smallest countries in the world, made water management and conservation efforts over the years. What lessons can India, a mammoth country draw from this small but densely populated country?

Is it possible to build resilience to climate change?
posted 5 years 3 months agoGorakhpur of Eastern UP is not new to floods. Her people have understood and adapted to the flow and ebb of the waters that have been a part of their lives for long. People here have learned to live with the flood in tune with nature’s wayward ways. Though nature continues to play truant, recent years have seen an increasingy abrupt, uncertain and accelerated face of these disasters.

Why seeds sprout 'hope'
posted 5 years 3 months agoBeej Bachao Andolan (Save the Seed Movement) is not an organisation nor is it a registered entity. It does not take on projects nor does it crave funding.
