People and Organisations
Bringing springs to life: Ensuring water security for Baigas in Madhya Pradesh
posted 6 months agoNested amongst the Satprura hills lies Kapoti, a village in the Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. This region is known as Baiga Chak and is inhabited by Baigas, a vulnerable tribal group.

In conversation with Rohini Nilekani: Water, societal platform thinking and COVID-19 response
posted 8 months 1 week agoListen to the interview here:

Online session on COVID-19 by NIMHANS Bangalore and ECHO India
posted 9 months 1 week agoWhat is the session about?
In these difficult and uncertain times, misinformation and inadequate resources are hitting the rural communities the most. The preventive lockdown itself brings several difficulties like those of livelihood loss and mental stress.
BWSSB’s workforce woefully inadequate, says Chairman Tushar Girinath
posted 1 year 1 month ago“It is a lack of (institutional) capacity which is leading to public woes on water. We are not in a position to give you quality services because of two things – one, manpower, and two, finances,” said BWSSB Chairman Tushar Girinath, speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Sustainable, Equitable Access to Water’.

India has a groundwater problem
posted 1 year 2 months agoA majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is because we are the largest user of groundwater in the world, and therefore highly dependent on it.

How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
posted 1 year 2 months agoMadhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.

River as a cultural mosaic
posted 1 year 3 months ago"River conversations are critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnect civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions and open streams of thought for a future with exciting possibilities," says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication who has conceptualized a new series of quarterly river conv

The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
posted 1 year 3 months agoThe Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological a
