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Women shaping India’s water security through social enterprises
Posted on 06 Mar, 2024 02:27 PMWhen it comes to water management, we have predominantly covered the work of civil society actors and government in the past. But in recent years, we have seen several highly innovative, market based approaches to solving India’s water security challenges.
![Jagriti Dabas's firm Arms4AI leverages deep technology and GEO-AI to automate satellite based image analysis (Image: Arms4AI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/jagriti-dabas.jpg?itok=JWPjNfKW)
A water warrior with a vision
Posted on 06 Mar, 2024 11:25 AMShailaja Deshpande, Founder, Director Jeevitnadi has been a strong voice leading the citizen movement in Pune city and raising awareness of the masses to the plight of the river Mula Mutha, addressing threats posed to the river due to release of untreated sewage in the river and aggressive projects such as the River Front develo
![Shailajatai, on the banks of river Mula (Image Source: Shailaja Deshpande)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-03/Shailajatai3.jpg?itok=E-oPNv4b)
Inspiring inclusion: Empowering women in grassroots governance
Posted on 04 Mar, 2024 04:38 PMAt the grassroots level, ‘inclusion’ goes beyond representation. It involves ensuring diverse voices, including women, are actively participating in decision-making processes. This is especially crucial while addressing issues like climate change, given the phenomenon's unequal gendered effects.
Reviving the traditional tank irrigation systems of Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 28 Feb, 2024 10:34 AMThe tank irrigation systems of South India
![Traditional irrigation tanks of South India. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/Traditional%20irrigation%20tanks%20of%20south%20India.jpg?itok=TIMFMpi9)
Empowering MSMEs in India: Navigating mine repurposing for climate resilience
Posted on 26 Feb, 2024 08:46 PMIndia's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), constituting 30% of the GDP, employing 110 million workers, and contributing 49% to exports, stand as the backbone of the economy. However, limited access to affordable finance and technical know-how hampers their transition to cleaner, energy-efficient technologies.
![Repurposed mined lands can emerge as a cost-effective solution (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/coal-mine.jpg?itok=b4xe-4xc)
Sewage will overtake agriculture as the biggest polluter of river sub basins in India
Posted on 20 Feb, 2024 03:18 PMIndia is fast hurtling towards acute water scarcity. The reasons are many. While groundwater overdependence, changing rainfall patterns, poor water management practices are to blame, recent research shows that poor water quality is also adding up to this scarcity while also threatening the health of populations.
![The polluted river Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/Yamuna%20at%20Agra.jpg?itok=e9Xjmlf7)
Transforming lives through springshed development
Posted on 17 Feb, 2024 11:13 AMThis case study explores the transformative journey of Janki Devi, a resident of Sangnyadi village, located 20 kilometers away from Almora city in India. Janki Devi's life was marked by struggles arising from water scarcity, affecting her family's livelihood and overall well-being.
![Janki Devi takes the lead in springshed management (Image: Anita Sharma)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/almora.jpg?itok=7WlKSPC0)
Green credits and dilutions of the environment act- A recipe for greenwashing
Posted on 16 Feb, 2024 10:17 AMIntroduction
![Carbon-dense tropical forests in India (Image Source: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/teak-forests-carbon-market.jpg?itok=8lRg3Qxi)
Empowering rural development through geospatial technologies
Posted on 15 Feb, 2024 04:20 PMThe simplification of access to the Global Positioning System (GPS) via smartphones, along with mapping solutions built to leverage these in the form of easy-to-use apps, has contributed to the widespread adoption of geospatial technologies in the rural landscape.
![Composite Landscape Assessment & Restoration Tool (CLART) being used by rural people (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/clart.jpg?itok=RiScjD9E)
Sustainable water management to enhance rural livelihoods
Posted on 14 Feb, 2024 09:56 AMIndia, with just 4% of the world's freshwater and 18% of the global population, grapples with a worsening crisis exacerbated by climate change and erratic monsoons, impacting urban and rural areas alike.
![The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-02/report%20release.jpeg?itok=acPyumfq)