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Solar power solves water supply issue

A water supply scheme based on solar power solves the lack of availability of water in a village. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 5 months ago

Save Thane Creek

The rich biodiversity of Thane Creek needs to be protected for it supports various flora and fauna with flamingos as its major attraction. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 6 months ago

Saving Chorao through its people

A new project tries to save the ecologically diverse Chorao island by including the inhabitants of the island in conservation efforts. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 6 months ago

Palk Bay: Trawled and damaged

In the last of a two-part series on the importance of conserving the Palk Bay, a video shows how trawling is spelling doom to the ecology of the bay. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 7 months ago

Conserving Palk Bay

In the first of a two-part series on the ecological degradation of the Palk Bay, a video explains the importance of conserving this biodiversity hotspot. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 7 months ago

Waiting for water

The villagers of Khalabari are hopeful that the overhead tank being built in the village would make drinking water easily accessible to them. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 7 months ago

Khalabari village (Source: India Water Portal)

The jewels of Pardi Kupi

Pearl farming could be a profitable occupation for farmers residing on the banks of rivers. Here's the story of a successful pearl farmer. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 8 months ago

Clams in Wainganga river (Source: India water portal)

When elephants and humans cross paths

A video explains how increasing man-animal conflicts can be resolved in a harmonious way. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 8 months ago

The Asiatic Elephant (Source: Yathin S K, Wikimedia Commons)

When women came together for water

The video tells the story of the women of Podapathar village in Himgir panchayat in Odisha who, through their collective efforts, managed to improve the drinking water situation in their village. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 8 months ago

Women of Podapathar (Source: India Water Problem)

The fight for the doomed land

Here's a video that tells the story of the struggle of the people displaced by the Hirakud dam and their right over the land. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 8 months ago

Hirakud Dam (Source: India Water Portal)

Western Ghats: The green gold of India

Increase in human activities in the Western Ghats is threatening the biodiversity. A video tells us why investing in nature is the need of the hour. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 9 months ago

Western Ghats as seen from Gobichettipalayam. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)

Ousteri lake needs help!

A large part of Ousteri lake has been converted into commercial, non-agricultural purposes. A video tells us why it is important to restore it. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 9 months ago

Ousteri lake (Source: Screenshot from the film Ousteri Lake)

A fishing holiday for marine health

Can seasonal fishing ban improve fish production and biodiversity? A video has the answers. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 9 months ago

A fisherman shows juvenile fishes. (Source: India water portal)

Let the river flow

A video tells us why it is important to study the Ken river and its flow properly before implementing any project on it so the ecosystem and biodiversity are not harmed. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 9 months ago

Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)

Mangroves: The green coast guard

Mangroves in the country are under threat from rapid development. A video tells us how investing in nature can reverse this ecological crisis. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 10 months ago

Mangrove nursery (Source: India Water Portal)

Minimising bycatch

Bycatch during trawling not only harms the environment but causes huge economic loss also. A video tells us why it is important to address this issue. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 10 months ago

To some, floods can be good news

A large part of the Kanwar Lake has been converted to permanent agriculture compromising its ecological diversity. A video tells us why it is important to restore it. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 11 months ago

Red-naped Ibis at the Kanwar Lake (Source: Wikipedia)

How a poor labourer became a rich farmer

A video tells the story of a poor farmer who, through effective water conservation methods, became rich and a role model to other villagers. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 11 months ago

Vasantrao Parkale (Source: India Water Portal)

The Little Rann of Kutch

The Little Rann of Kutch is under threat. The video tells us how investing in nature can reverse this impending crisis. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 11 months ago

Floating national park calls for help

Loktak lake is more than just a waterbody and treating it as a reservoir doesn't do justice to this natural wonder. A video tells you why. makarandpurohit posted 7 years 11 months ago

Loktak lake (Source: India Water Portal)