Why India Needs a Development Management Revolution
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The women of Bhendikanhar in Gadchiroli made a collective decision to improve the condition of the Kurma ghar (small huts where women stay during their menstrual cycles) in their village
In Govindpur, Chhattisgarh, a Custom Hiring Centre is making access to costly farm machinery easier for small and marginal farmers by making these machines available within villages on a rental basis
Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman of WOTR’s Advisory Board, reflects on the evolving landscape of Indian agriculture and shares an optimistic vision for its future.
The gap between reported data and ground realities is often vast in the rural development sector. Sujata Tripathy writes why real-time data is important which highlights not just the numbers but also the qualitative aspects of development.
A water storage capacity of 2.5 million litres was created, bringing 64.25 acres of barren land back under cultivation while reducing soil erosion and improving groundwater recharge.
32-year-old Menej Raito of Kumbhijal village in Odisha’s Rayagada district earn an income in his own village and does not need to migrate anymore.
How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.
Read how a school, and ultimately an entire village in Maharashtra, was transformed with clean toilets
Small, locally managed ponds are quietly transforming how rural communities store rainwater, recharge groundwater, and sustain agriculture in India
Why India Needs a Development Management Revolution
The women of Bhendikanhar in Gadchiroli made a collective decision to improve the condition of the Kurma ghar (small huts where women stay during their menstrual cycles) in their village
In Govindpur, Chhattisgarh, a Custom Hiring Centre is making access to costly farm machinery easier for small and marginal farmers by making these machines available within villages on a rental basis
Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman of WOTR’s Advisory Board, reflects on the evolving landscape of Indian agriculture and shares an optimistic vision for its future.
The gap between reported data and ground realities is often vast in the rural development sector. Sujata Tripathy writes why real-time data is important which highlights not just the numbers but also the qualitative aspects of development.
A water storage capacity of 2.5 million litres was created, bringing 64.25 acres of barren land back under cultivation while reducing soil erosion and improving groundwater recharge.
32-year-old Menej Raito of Kumbhijal village in Odisha’s Rayagada district earn an income in his own village and does not need to migrate anymore.
How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.
Read how a school, and ultimately an entire village in Maharashtra, was transformed with clean toilets
Small, locally managed ponds are quietly transforming how rural communities store rainwater, recharge groundwater, and sustain agriculture in India
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How planning and implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and agroecology principles in arid or semi-arid regions can help address the growing impacts of climate change.
Two mothers in drought-hit Marathwada built a papad enterprise with WOTR and Standard Chartered Bank, paying school fees for their children.
COP17 put a simple question to the world’s drought experts: can lost land be restored? WOTR’s watersheds may hold the answer.
Mango orchards are improving rural livelihoods in Chhattisgarh, creating resilient farms, diverse incomes, and long-term opportunities for farming communities.
Drawing on WOTR’s grassroots experience, this piece explores the powerful connection between water security, ecosystem restoration, agriculture and nutrition security in rural India.
Exploring World Water Week through our interventions in implementing ecohydrology-based Nature-based Solutions in Maharashtra and Telangana
This World Water Week, explore how water access shapes pastoral livelihoods, migration routes and resilience across India’s changing landscapes.