Water Harvesting
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A Naga village’s unique water management system can be a lesson for the rest of India
Kikruma’s irrigation and agricultural practice has been yielding good harvests for nearly a century.
Barasha Das
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In Thar desert, indigenous systems that help preserve water are fast vanishing
Many water management systems are in disrepair due to encroachment in their catchment areas or a lack of knowledge on how to run them.
Rohit Jindal
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In MP’s Burhanpur, Mughal era water structures are offering a model to combat climate change
A unique 400-year-old underground system is now ensuring water security for the city.
Manish Chandra Mishra
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Meghalaya Cabinet approves draft water policy, to focus on rainwater harvesting
The new policy outlines quality check procedures and measures to control the use of groundwater.
Scroll Staff
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Centre launches water conservation campaign ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ to focus on 256 districts
The campaign will run from July 1 to September 15 and the second phase will run between October 1 and November 30.
Scroll Staff
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How Chennai used rainwater to quench its thirst and avoid a Cape Town-like water crisis
When water shortages loomed in Tamil Nadu’s capital, one man’s campaign to conserve rainwater saved the day
Yasaswini Sampathkumar
Video
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Drought in water-rich Kerala compels the state to start taking conservation seriously
Kerala is extending a rainwater harvesting programme to all parts of the state.
S Gopikrishna Warrier
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In east Rajasthan, a river comes to the people
Nanduwali started flowing again when the villagers of Ghewar decided to work with nature and not against it.
Manu Moudgil
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For more than 20 years, a slim book has helped Indian farmers become self-reliant in water
'The Lakes Are Still Alive' by Anupam Mishra is helping villagers rediscover ancient water-conservation methods.
Nivedita Khandekar
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