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Water Of Life

How water shapes India and why we need a paradigm shift in managing our priceless liquid assets

The increasing variability of water can weigh heavily on communities and represents a significant risk facing Indian farms, firms, and families.

Esha Zaveri
· Sep 01, 2022 · 09:00 am
Photo essay: A photojournalist travelled along the Ganga to document the river and its people

In rural Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the Ganga isn't just a river. It is life itself.

Siddharth Agarwal
· Sep 09, 2019 · 09:30 pm
A women’s group in Ladakh is fighting to save the region’s environment, help conserve water

Women’s Alliance of Ladakh, which had earlier enforced a plastic ban, is now encouraging farmers to go back to traditional practices owing to water scarcity.

Athar Parvaiz
· Sep 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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