Water Harvesting
-
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
-
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
-
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
Trending
-
Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
-
‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
-
‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
-
Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
-
In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
-
‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
-
Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
-
Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
-
Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
-
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
-
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
-
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
The Reel
-
‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
-
‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
-
Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
-
‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
-
‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry