by Ashima Chaudhary, Syamkrishnan P. Aryan | May 4, 2026 | Rural Futures / Blogs
Three Years of Rural Futures: Reimagining Water, Land, and Livelihoods Field irrigation channel pipeline work near Distributary 10 of Narayanpur Right Bank Canal in Karnataka. | Photo credit: Vraj Acharya When WELL Labs started three years ago, the Rural Futures...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 23, 2026 | Updates
Labour and Water Conservation with Karan Misquitta Water conservation in India has never been just about water. For over a century, it has been deeply intertwined with labour, livelihoods, and the ways in which the state responds to drought and rural distress. In this...
by Yadu C R | Dec 24, 2025 | Rural Futures / Op-eds
The end of MGNREGA is the undoing of a social revolution in rural India The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme scrapped by the Narendra Modi government last week was never just an employment scheme. Introduced in 2005 when rural India was...
by Nidhi Rao, Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Vivek Grewal, Leah Beaulac | Jun 25, 2025 | Technical Consulting / Research
MGNREGA Planning in Karnataka: Assessment of Digital Tools and Capacity-Building for Natural Resources Management A drone shot of a gathering of farmers. Photo credit: Manram Collective Karnataka, like many regions in India, faces a growing groundwater crisis,...
