Running On Sunshine, Running Out Of Water
Solar irrigation is helping Indian farmers overcome high diesel costs and unreliable power but may worsen groundwater depletion in dry...
water management
India’s Cotton Exports Could Threaten Maha’s Groundwater
Cotton is one of India’s top agricultural exports and between 2011-12 and 2020-21, the country’s cotton exports consumed roughly 40...
Integrating Climate Diplomacy & Water Mgmt In South Asia
Water in South Asia has always had a complicated history, right from early civilisations to the present day, where rivers...
Ruza, A Traditional Water Harvesting System For Water-Scarce Mountains
“Rainfed agriculture in India is a risky enterprise, owing to uncertainties in rainfall,” reads a World Bank article published in...
Case For The Overhaul Of Water Mgmt Mindset
Ten major rivers flow down from the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Their basins cover most of Asia,...
‘Watershed’ Puts Inequality At Heart Of India’s Water Crisis
Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It is a powerful follow-up to Mridula Ramesh’s earlier...
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident of Nathuakhan village, in the...
