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Urbanisation: Pushing farmers out of fields

Various push and pull factors of urbanisation are driving the farmers in peri-urban Hyderabad out of their fields. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Agriculture is slowly vanishing from peri-urban areas. (Source: SaciWATERS)

Blind spots in WASH

Many gaps in the various WASH programmes need to be fixed to ensure the ultimate goal of sustainable access to water and sanitation for all by 2030. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Drinking water situation in India continues to be grim. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Clearing the fog on water conservation

Fog water collection from low hanging clouds can bring respite to residents in the water-stressed regions around the world. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Why is Shillong sweating?

The temperature in India’s biodiversity hotspot is on the rise which will have widespread implications in the future. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Power at play in water business

While informal water market plays an important role in meeting the water needs of peri-urban Hyderabad, its power dynamics with the authorities determine its efficiency. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Every day is a dry day in Kovaipudur

While Kovaipudur is finding it difficult to survive another season with no groundwater and an indifferent government, the solution is in harvesting every drop of rain it gets. arathi posted 7 years 4 months ago

Rainwater harvesting is the way to go in water scarce regions. (Source: IWP Flickr)

Saving Sangam from mining

With enough legal evidence of the violation in hand and clearly articulated demands supported by law, a group of people saves the Triveni Sangam from sand mining. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

The path built for illegal sand mining at the Triveni Sangam.

Policy contradictions and water woes

Privatisation of common property resources like water compromises basic human rights. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

People take water from a common water point. (Source: SaciWATERs)

Better yield with customised rice cultivation

A new way of planting paddy with wider spacing gives better yield in a village. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

Farmer Hrushikesh Mandal with his yield.

Sourcing water: When informal is the norm

Villages in peri-urban Hyderabad rely on various informal water sources for their daily needs. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

People depend on informal sources of water in peri-Urban Hyderabad. (Source: SaciWATERs)

Wastewater from tanneries makes farm soil toxic

Wastewater from tannery industries that reach agricultural lands ruin soil health and pollute groundwater, a study finds out. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

A village becomes water rich

How restoration of traditional ponds, rainwater harvesting and wastewater treatment saved a village from water scarcity. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

Shrinking wetlands leave J&K high and dry

Wetlands play a major role in the sustenance of lives and livelihoods in Kashmir. Urbanisation, however, spells doom for the "paradise on earth". arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

A boatman carries vegetables produced from floating gardens. (Source 101Reporters)

Persian Gulf, Red Sea waters in Bay of Bengal

Study finds evidence of waters from the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea in the Bay of Bengal which indicates climate change. arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

Flourishing informal water market

Informal water tankers are both a curse and a necessity. Should they be banned or integrated into the formal water supply system? arathi posted 7 years 5 months ago

Rice that withstands drought

Scientists develop a new variety of rice that needs very little water and can withstand drought. arathi posted 7 years 6 months ago

A case of vanishing greens

The changing landscape from rapid development makes agriculture difficult for farmers in peri-urban Hyderabad. arathi posted 7 years 6 months ago

New test to detect aquaculture virus

A group of Indian researchers has developed a rapid test to detect a virus that affects shrimp. arathi posted 7 years 6 months ago

A shrimp farm. (Source: India Water Portal)

A look inside your water tanker

While the quality of water supplied by tankers is suspect, having different sources of water for different uses is a luxury that not many can afford. arathi posted 7 years 6 months ago

Water tankers queue up to be filled.(Source:SaciWATERs)

Disappearing lakes and politics of corruption

Communities have as much part to play in protecting natural resources as the people in power. This case of a disappearing lake proves it. arathi posted 7 years 6 months ago