Governance

Sambhaavnaa Institute is organising a two week program for youth involved in initiatives of social change at its campus in in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. 

About Buniyad: 

It had not rained for awhile and the tiny cracks in the earth in Bapugaon were opening up. This little village in Chaksu tehsil of Jaipur was yet again faced with a drought in the mid 1980s. The situation was aggravated in 1986 when the river Dhund, an important water source for Bapugaon, went dry. Since then, both the quantity and quality of water started deteriorating.

50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas

Papi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.

We were driving down the long desert road that runs parallel to the Indo-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. There was little else to see except the surrounding sand dunes and desert grass.

In India, about Rs.70,000 crore 

Godavari, Krishna rivers interlinked

Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal

A worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute

Ten years ago five farmers were shot protesting the diversion of waters from Bisalpur dam to Jaipur city, located about 130 kms away.