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February 24, 2021

Baravas - Unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra

Baravas, the unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra continue to stand the test of time. Urgent efforts need to be made to conserve them and learn from them!

A barav from Limb village in Satara district, Maharashtra (Image Source: Aarti Kelkar Khambete)

February 24, 2021

Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar

Need to remove arsenic from the food chain and not just drinking water in endemic areas

Median excess lifetime cancer risk of 2 per 10,000 from food arsenic exposure in Bihar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

February 23, 2021

Dams and distress in the Himalayas!

Hydropower projects and compensatory afforestation plantations are spelling doom for the fragile Himalayan forest ecosystems. Urgent action is the need of the hour!

100 MW Tidong-I project, Kinnaur HP (Image Source: Manu Moudgil)

February 23, 2021

MARVI: Securing groundwater supplies through engaging village communities

Improving decision-making for sustainable groundwater use

Designing participatory processes to assist village level discovery and implementation of solutions for sustaining groundwater use and improved livelihoods (Image: MARVI)