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[Shaping Sustainable Futures] IndusInd Bank & WOTR: A Partnership Transforming Rural India

May, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Rural Development

As WOTR proudly celebrates 30 years of fostering sustainable development in Indian communities, we’re thrilled to reflect on our transformative partnership with IndusInd Bank. In a recent conversation with us, Matilda Lobo, Head of CSR at IndusInd Bank, eloquently highlighted the remarkable impact this collaboration has brought about in the lives of countless people.

Why Environmental Sustainability is Important to Business: A Guide for Driving Success and Impact

Mar, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Sustainable Development

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the concept of environmental sustainability is moving from being a philanthropic trend to a crucial business imperative. This blog post will delve into why environmental sustainability matters to businesses, exploring the key benefits, strategies, and ways to measure your progress.

Transforming Lives through Water Management

Mar, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Water Management

Nature, with its highly erratic behaviour, coupled with inadequate water conservation measures, has left villages grappling with severe drought situations like water scarcity, dependency on tankers, crop failure, and distressed migration. Umara is one of the participating villages in Kalamb block. In this village, two check dams are constructed through project support, bringing about a transformative change.

Can Rocks Grow Grains? – A Saga from Rajasthan

Mar, 2024
Case Stories, CSR Partnerships, Integrated Watershed Development

Parched villages in Karauli and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan, on the brink of despair due to water scarcity, are finding a lifeline through the “Wasundhara Gram Vikas Karykram” project, backed by the YES Foundation. This is a testament to human resilience, a story of hope blossoming amidst hardship in the harshest of landscapes.

Seeds of Change: POCRA and WOTR Forge New Pathways for Climate-Resilient Farming in Maharashtra

Feb, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, CSR Partnerships

The Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (PoCRA) and WOTR have partnered for an MoU to offer digital advisory services promoting climate-resilient agriculture in Maharashtra.

WOTR signs MoU with WSSD to foster Water Stewardship in rural Maharashtra

Feb, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Water Management

In a landmark move poised to transform water stewardship across Maharashtra’s vulnerable regions, the Water Supply & Sanitation Department (WSSD), under the Government of Maharashtra, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Pune.

Maharashtra Embarks on Groundbreaking Climate Resilience Journey with WOTR

Feb, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

The Government of Maharashtra, through its Department of Environment and Climate Change (DoE-CC), has joined forces with the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), a renowned non-profit organisation and think tank, to forge a path toward sustainable and resilient development.

WOTR and CRIDA sign Strategic MoU to Advance Dryland Agriculture

Feb, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, CSR Partnerships

A new chapter opens for India’s drylands with a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) and the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA).

Reviving the Roots: WOTR & HDFC Bank’s Partnership for Rural India

Jan, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Rural Development

In rural India, communities grapple with climate change, erratic rainfall, and water scarcity. WOTR and HDFC Bank Parivartan’s 14-year partnership aims to tackle these challenges, impacting over 14,500 households across Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Odisha.

A Thirsty Land, a Silent Plea: Can CSR Quench Rural India’s Environmental Woes?

Jan, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Rural Development

Can Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) lead the way in addressing India’s rural environmental challenges, emphasizing the urgent need for a shift in focus towards environmental stewardship to ensure sustainable rural development?

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Reclaiming Time: Agarbatti Bai’s Journey Beyond Survival

Jan, 2026
Livestock Management, Women Empowerment

The Rabi Jal Pehal project brought trained Pashusakhis to Agarbatti’s doorstep, offering affordable livestock care and practical guidance.

A Harvest Diary from Chhattisgarh

Jan, 2026
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Harvest

Explore the golden beauty of Chhattisgarh’s harvest, where tradition meets modern science in the vibrant fields of India’s rice bowl.

From Perils to Prosperity: 25 Years of Sustainability in Maharashtra’s Rain-Shadow Region

Jan, 2026
Climate Change Adaptation, Water Management

Read how the results of community-led watershed development remain evident even after 25 years in the rain-shadow area of Maharashtra.

Leopard Sightings : How Cities Redraw Wildlife Boundaries

Jan, 2026
Biodiversity, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

Leopards in Pune reveal how cities reshape wildlife boundaries, forcing us to rethink coexistence beyond romance, fear, and reactive conservation.

This Village΄s Walk for Water is Over

Jan, 2026
Participatory Approach, Water Management

Women of this village in Odisha walked eight kilometers daily for drinking water until the solar-powered borewell transformed lives.

Why Environmental Stewardship is the New Core of Social Responsibility

Jan, 2026
CSR, Environmental Stewardship

India’s Supreme Court reimagines corporate responsibility, weaving environmental stewardship, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development into the heart of business ethics.

Building Resilience in South Odisha: How Farmer Producer Companies Are Transforming Tribal Livelihoods

Dec, 2025
Farmer Producer Organisations, Rural Development

WOTR began mobilising farmers across Gajapati, Rayagada, and Ganjam in 2021, helping them form six Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs).

India’s Missing Farm Roads

Dec, 2025
Infrastructure, Rural Connectivity

Exploring India’s farm roads, revealing how poor rural connectivity undermines productivity, mechanisation, incomes, and migration decisions nationwide.