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With increased urbanisation, India is experiencing acute air pollution in its urban centres.

Testing drinking water gets easy thanks to JJM and ICMR

The tank cascade systems of Madurai

Arid and semi-arid regions of Southern-Indian peninsula are known to experience frequent droughts and the watersheds in these regions are characterised by hot climate, scanty water availability and erratic rainfall.

India has over 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats, which manage the governance of over 6,64,000 villages spread across the country.

We all know that regular use of toilets is very important for having good health.  However, we are constantly confronted by statistics that tell us that toilet use in rural areas is not good. How do we solve this problem? Is it possible to tackle it by outsiders – who go in wanting to “fix” the situation or by working with communities to understand their needs?

“Everything is connected”. I watched a docuseries named “Connected: the hidden science of everything” where a journalist named Latif Nasser investigates how we and the universe are connected. After watching this docuseries, I thought about it and tried gathering pieces of evidence regarding this connectivity around me over the past one year.

Telangana joins a group of states which have ensured tap water supply to schools, anganwadis

Jal Shakti Ministry draws focus towards revival of Ganga wetlands

Extensive evidence of elevated arsenic in the food chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists.

Groundwater reserves are depleting at rapid rates in India, which is one of the world’s largest consumer of groundwater with it  providing 60 percent of the irrigation needs of the country.