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Tag: rainwater harvesting

Chashi bandhus help communities restore ecosystem in Bengal

July 6, 2024

Purulia farm transforms barren land into green oasis

Mitali Banerjee Joyee

May 9, 2024

Thar villagers revive ponds to tackle water scarcity

January 5, 2024

The elderly are leading climate action in Thar

June 5, 2025

Parched Thar villages get safe drinking water

August 18, 2023

Rainwater Harvesting: How a parched village catches rain to prosper

Hiren Kumar Bose

December 23, 2022

Cost-effective jalkunds help Manipur’s farmers tide over water woes

Gurvinder Singh

November 4, 2022

Futuristic luxury in a water-scarce Himachal village

Swati Singh Chauhan

June 16, 2025

Harvesting rainwater in ponds and recharging groundwater counter the impact of salinity, helping farmers like Dhirubhai Dhudiya improve farm productivity (Photo by Tata Trusts)

Smart water management mitigates coastal salinity

Azera Parveen Rahman

September 20, 2019

Gautam Bera’s wife is happy with the tomato harvest. Although farm productivity has increased after land shaping, local farmers are now facing challenges in tackling pest infestation (Photo by Dhruba Das Gupta)

Land shaping benefits Sundarban farmers

Dhruba Das Gupta

June 10, 2019

Farmers in Bhuturgaon face difficulties in utilizing surface water and increasing farm income due to lack of irrigation facilities (Photo by VAF)

Irrigation key to fighting poverty in Kandhamal

March 25, 2019

Organically grown traditional paddy and embankment crop turmeric help Muthukrishnan and Prem Anand sustain agriculture in saline land (Photo by Kevin Samuel)

Coastal farmers tackle salinity with innovative measures

March 30, 2021

Groundwater recharge has improved availability of potable water in villages in the Marathwada region (Photo by Shashank Deora)

Marathwada farmers harvest water in streams, reap rich yields

November 28, 2018

The pond in Tarapur, reclaimed from a saltpan, will enable farmers to grow vegetables. (Photo by Hiren Kumar Bose)

Tarapur villages use saltpan to harvest water

Hiren Kumar Bose

February 25, 2018

Manjula Ganga Mirki (centered) of Bhetwadi village is confident that the embankment will harvest enough rainwater to last them through the next summer. (Photo by Nidhi Jamwal)

Tribal village in Palghar ensures water availability through summer

July 7, 2017

Kerala is a land of water bodies. A state government mission now aims at conserving, cleaning and clearing them up to store water and to aid water transport that the state is known for. The image shows the lagoon of Kadinamkulam in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo by Climatalk)

After the drought, Kerala to chase monsoon to catch rain where it falls

May 30, 2017

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