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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)

Meeting to pay tribute to Prof. A. Vaidyanathan

Water Conflict Forum and SOPPECOM invite you to the meeting “Remembering Prof. A. Vaidyanathan”. Swati Bansal posted 5 months 2 weeks ago

In conversation with Rohini Nilekani: Water, societal platform thinking and COVID-19 response

We are in conversation with Ms. Rohini Nilekani, a committed philanthropist, author and social activist. She founded Arghyam almost two decades ago and has been a key ideator in the water sector. Swati Bansal posted 6 months 3 weeks ago

Online session on COVID-19 by NIMHANS Bangalore and ECHO India

This interaction is targeted at NGOs and should broadly help their staff to deal better with the stress levels during the lockdown. Swati Bansal posted 7 months 4 weeks ago

BWSSB’s workforce woefully inadequate, says Chairman Tushar Girinath

Bangalore's water utility is understaffed, under financed and unable to service the city's water needs. priyad posted 1 year ago

When the sewers get blocked: sanitation labour in urban India

On World Toilet Day, we bring to light the labour of India’s sewer workers - those who do the unclean work that a Clean India relies on. priyad posted 1 year ago

India has a groundwater problem

Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike. priyad posted 1 year ago

An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.

How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience

An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water. iwp posted 1 year 1 month ago

A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh

River as a cultural mosaic

A dialogue that highlights the cultural essence of rivers Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Yamuna near Taj Mahal (Image: Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future

The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all. priyad posted 1 year 2 months ago

Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.

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