by Syamkrishnan P. Aryan, Ashima Chaudhary | Sep 3, 2024 | Rural Futures / In the News
Why Farmers’ Control on Canal Water Is Key to Solving Agrarian Distress in Raichur Despite the potential for farmers to earn upto five times more with 30-50% less water, they remain stuck in a low-level equilibrium of growing a single paddy crop due to the...
by KC Deepika | Jun 23, 2024 | Urban Water / In the News
Study of Chintamani in Karnataka reveals impact of urbanisation on small towns — overexploited groundwater to polluted lakes Recently published study, using Chintamani near Bengaluru as case study, says addressing water and sanitation challenges of small towns is key...
by Uthara Narayanan, Veena Srinivasan, Vikas Hosoor | Jun 19, 2024 | Platforms and Partnerships / In the News
Evaluating Social Impact at the Grassroots Development models often overlook natural capital and focus solely on economic shifts. But what could measuring the liveability of a place tell us? A recent report produced by Sir Partha Dasgupta for the UK government...
by Navitha Varsha | Jun 3, 2024 | Rural Futures / Blogs
How Water Shapes the Lives of Farmers in Raichur: Field Notes from Mandalgudda When you look at a map of Raichur, you find a district flanked by two major rivers – the Krishna and Tungabhadra. Along with Koppal and Bellary districts, this region in north Karnataka is...
by Piyush Nagpal | May 24, 2024 | Rural Futures / In the News
Farmers in India Are Weary of Politicians’ Lackluster Response to Their Climate-Driven Water Crisis India’s 120 million farmers share fast-shrinking water resources as groundwater is pumped out faster than rain can replenish it. Drought-prone areas like...
