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Taj Air Caterers turns the focus from megalitres to negalitres

By Lalitha Sridhar

Rainwater harvesting makes news every day. But conservation and recycling of water is equally important. Taj Air Caterers in Chennai shows the way More...

Artificial water recharge raises water table and reduces farming costs in UP

The Uttar Pradesh government's experiment to recharge excess river water, via earthen canals, has succeeded in raising the water table and bringing down cultivation costs More...

Making water common property

Under the Pani Panchayat, water is treated as a common property resource that is allocated on the basis of the size of family rather than the size of the land holding. More...

No resettlement, no project

For over two decades, nearly 150,000 people threatened with displacement by the Koel Karo project have stalled work until their demands for total resettlement are met. More...

One man makes a difference in Saurashtra

Diamond merchant Mathurabhai Savani has helped villages in Saurashtra launch water harvesting schemes. More...

The Arvari flows again

A major people's movement in rural Rajasthan has revived the river Arvari and its tributaries. Water management techniques have completely changed the landscape and lives in this once-denuded region. More...

Water management brings prosperity to Adgaon

A watershed development project that changed the economic situation of Adgaon Khurd village in Marathwada. More...

 

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