Water management

When IFS Vikas Ujjawal was posted in Jahrkhand’s Lohardaga Forest Division, the region was plagued with illegal tree felling and forest fires. Here’s how he increased green cover, generated employment for locals and boosted ecotourism.

With a running water hose, it takes 75-100 litres of water to wash your car. Replace that with just a few drops of this wash!

“In effect, your regular kitchen basin tap is replaced with the one that we have designed,” explains Arjun. With this alteration, when you switch on the tap, the RO wastewater gets mixed with regular water and flows out.

The 15 pits have exponentially recharged the groundwater levels of the JRN colony as well as the neighbouring ones, conserving lakhs of litres of rainwater. Best part? Per pit costed not more than Rs 7,000.

Did you know your garden can double up as a natural water treatment plant? Find out how you can cut wastage of water while surrounding yourself with greenery!

With World Water Day 2020 around the corner, we are happy to announce that the Lake Revivers Collective is moving to its next project - the Hadosiddapura lake located in Sarjapur, Bengaluru.

From bunds and channels to rainwater harvesting and desilting, IAS Vikranth Raja used ancient practices to solve modern problems!

In the early 90's, a few citizens came together to build a green model area for Hyderabad. What happened next will restore your faith in the power of citizen-driven movements

Villagers mocked Varghese Tharakan when he destroyed his 12-year-old rubber plantations to grow jackfruit organically. What happened next will surprise you

"It is imperative that people understand that the water they are getting to use in abundance is at the cost of someone who is struggling to get access to it,” says the founder.