Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Technology and activism join hands to monitor sandmining in India

A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform ­– India Sand Watch that aims at monitoring  legal and illegal sand mining operations in the country.

Odisha village tackles cyclones by growing mangrove forests

The monsoon can drench besides forcing you to wade through flooded stagnant waters in cities or make you to start working happily in the rice fields in rural areas. Rainwater puddles in the fields or stagnant waters in cities are often mixed with water from animal and rodent waste, and sewage in urban areas. Do you know that this can cause diseases such as leptospirosis? 

Pit lakes formed as discards of open pit mining operations in West Bengal and Jharkhand buzz with activity as a large number of migratory winged visitors visit the lakes to rest and refuel, providing a ray of hope for the large number of abandoned pit lakes that are found in mining areas of India.

Communication technologies aid fisherfolk in Kerala to remain safe during the monsoons

Namkaal district of Tamil Nadu shows the way to successfully manage water scarcity

Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district has successfully addressed its water scarcity challenges and become the second-best district in India in terms of groundwater availability according to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s annual ranking. 

Mahua flowers empower tribal women from Odisha to earn their living 

While Joshimath in the Himalayas was in the news this year for landslide events that caused massive damage to infrastructure and lives, the problem is not confined to Uttarakhand alone.

Agricultural technology empowers farm women in Andhra Pradesh

Solar energy changes the lives of rural women in Rajasthan