Aravali Institute of Management: The Story Of Breathing Life Into A Barren Land
This is a story of fighting huge odds stacked against you. This is a story of sheer grit and perseverance. This is a story of putting Science and Technology to good use. This is a story of overcoming...
View ArticleHow One Woman Made 100 Villages in Rajasthan Fertile Using Traditional Water...
Amla Ruia has transformed the face of over 100 villages in Rajasthan by using traditional water harvesting techniques and building check dams. This is the story of how she made it all possible by...
View Article5 Ways the Indian Railways Is Adopting Renewable Energy to Reduce Its Carbon...
In an effort to feed at least 10% of its energy requirements, the Indian Railways has been vigorously changing its policies since 2010. With its power consumption growing by 5% every year, as it adds...
View ArticleVIDEO: Marine Engineer on 5800 Solo Trip to Promote Water Harvesting
Meet Arunaditya Poddar, a 29-year-old marine engineer from Chhattisgarh, who is on a 5,800 km solo trip to increase awareness on the advantages of water harvesting. Know more about him here: Like this...
View ArticleVIDEO: Noida to Install Water Harvesting Systems in 200 Parks
The civic authorities in Noida have decided to set up water harvesting facilities in parks that are larger than one acre in area. Orders have also been given to plant more trees and shrubs in these...
View ArticleVIDEO: Drought-Hit Latur Gets Relief as Conservation Efforts Pay Off
After months of sever water shortage, Latur’s civic body reactivated water supply to the city on August 1. Thanks to the conservation efforts of residents, the water table in the area has also...
View ArticleMY STORY: When I Met Anupam Mishra – Water Conservationist, Environmentalist,...
In the MY STORY section, we present some of the most compelling and pertinent stories and experiences shared with us by our readers. Do you have something to share? Write to us:...
View ArticleVIDEO: These ‘Ice Stupa Glaciers’ Are a Solution to Water Crises in Ladakh
These man-made ‘ice stupas’ by Sonam Wangchuk are Ladakh’s own way of water harvesting. Find out the science behind it. Transcript: Sonam Wangchuk introduced a simple solution to water wastage that...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Over 1,300 Villages in Maharashtra Are Using Water-Harvesting to...
Exactly a year ago, armed with iron rods and spades, a group of residents of Nigadi village in Koregaon taluka (administrative block) of Satara walked upstream to the neighboring Kanerkhed village. One...
View ArticleTelangana Couple Uses Permaculture to Turn Barren Land Into a Thriving Food...
At a time when our meals consist of more chemicals than nutrients and our natural resources are fast depleting, I was fortunate to have stumbled upon an alternative way of living/ growing that could be...
View ArticleAmazing! Odisha Railway Station Gets 120 L/Day of Potable Water from Air
If you are someone who frequently travels in trains, you will know that the Indian Railways does have issues with water—more specifically its scarcity in railway stations. During summers, taps run dry,...
View ArticleHere’s How One Man’s Unique Innovation is Transforming 40,000 Barren Acres
This article is brought to you by Franklin Templeton Investments True guidance is like a small torch in a dark forest—it doesn’t illuminate everything at once, but gives you enough light to safely...
View ArticleKerala Man Innovates Rainwater Syringe by Accident, Restores 300 Cr Litres in...
KJ Antoji, a resident of the coastal village of Chellanam, Kochi in Kerala, was working as a wire technician in 1988. In the ‘place where no one goes’, the unreliability of the Kerala Water Authority...
View Article72-YO Engineer Is a Hero for 350+ Farmers in 17 Maharashtra Districts. Here’s...
Ulhas Paranjpe, a civil engineer from Mumbai, would visit Ratnagiri, a port town on the Konkan Coast, once every year. His relatives owned several acres of land in the area, and he found it refreshing...
View ArticleWatch: How to Make Your Own Rainwater Harvesting Project at Home for Rs 250
A Chennai resident has come up with a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ (DIY) innovation in rainwater harvesting, which helps him save over 200 litres of water in just 10 minutes. Dayanand Krishnan says he gets...
View ArticleWater Map of India: What We Can Learn from Over 25 Traditional Harvesting...
Water is one of the most essential and invaluable resources of nature we cannot live without — this is a phrase that in one form or another we all have heard countless times. We are also aware that...
View ArticleThis Visually-Impaired Hero Does 1 Lakh Litres of Rainwater Harvesting Every...
It’s 1992, and in the midst of an intense volleyball game, Rajkot-based Mahindrasinh Zala suffered a shot that detached his retinas, causing him to lose 90 per cent of his vision. After six surgeries...
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