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An eye doctor’s determination to save lives outside her practice
One late Sunday evening, Dr. Ranjana Borse seemed to be rushed for time. Weekends are important for this ophthalmologist from Jalgaon, not for planning a family dinner or weekend getaway; but about spending time in villages and neighboring localities. Th ... -
Small-time farmers are making windfall profits in drought-hit Kurnool
In 2016, more than 8,000 farmers in India killed themselves. It was yet another year of despair in the agriculture sector, resulting in the same unfortunate loss of lives. Debt, crop failure, illnesses, and social pressures have plagued the farmers of our ... -
Seed bank to promote rare quality indigenous seeds in natural farming
India has traditionally been an economy that believes in sustainable development. Thanks to our self-reliance, we have always had systems that fueled themselves and led the whole country to prosperity. However, somewhere down the line, as we grew distant ... -
Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna: A massive river cleaning drive
“A staggering 3.6 billion tons of untreated sewage flows daily into the Yamuna, and the river supplies 60% of the water needed by the Delhi region. The situation is dire. We need to act now. And one single organization or entity cannot do things all by it ... -
A watchmaker becomes a river rescuer
The story behind the revival of the Vedavathi river As a former wristwatch assembler, Nagraj Gangolli ensured that timepieces ran perfectly on time. And in good time, Nagraj found his true calling to revive the dying Vedavathi- an act that would change ... -
Jal Jagruti Abhiyan Breathes Life into 22 Rivers of Maharashtra
Overview “Since my childhood, I’ve never seen so much of water in the nallah (stream) and in my farm well.” – Pandurang, a farmer from Maske Village, Latur Rains are the only source of water in Maharashtra’s Latur district. In the recent years, owing to t ... -
Reviving rivers, rekindling hope
India is facing its worst water crisis in four decades. At least 54 percent of the sub-continent has turned into a water-stressed dust bowl with many rivers rapidly drying up. Experts opine that by 2025, the country will be facing an acute water crisis if ... -
Bringing Kumudvathi River Back to Life
Overview “A river is a complex ecosystem,” says Dr. Lingaraju Yale, a geo-hydrologist and one of the foremost experts on natural water resource management in India. And a dying, complex ecosystem requires round-the-clock work of a committed team to breath ... -
Water Conservation: Reviving Rivers, Rebuilding India
Reeling under extreme water crisis for the last several years now, India has been facing the consequences of neglecting the practice of water conservation. A significant number of its over 1 billion population has been severely affected by depleting wat ... -
Sri Sri Natural Farming: Reviving ancient method for a healthy tomorrow
The Sri Sri Institute of Agriculture (SSIAST), which has spearheaded the Sri Sri Natural Farming project borrows from the ancient technologies when India was primarily agrarian. Natural farming methods weave farming into pre-existing symbiotic relationshi ...