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JAL-SPARDHA and JAL ABHIYAN: An Effective Approach to Incentivise Village Water Governance

Jul, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

To assess the feasibility of Water Governance Standard and advocate for its integration into programs in Maharashtra related to water resources, a Water Competition (Jal-Spardha) was organised in Dharashiv district.

Water Stewardship: A Key Step to Tackle Crisis & Climate

Mar, 2025
Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

Water stewardship is a step beyond good water governance that not only ensures quality management and distribution of water, but also builds climate resilient communities.

Hydro-Schizophrenia: The Fragmented Policy Approach to Water Management

Mar, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

Policy gaps in groundwater governance with suggestions for reforms to build a more effective and sustainable framework.

Water budgeting: Tool for improving water governance at local level

Mar, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

Water budgeting is ‘an estimate of harvest of water resources and its utilization for a set period of time.’

Cashews in Odisha: A Deep Dive into Water Footprints, Economics, and Sustainability

Mar, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Rural Development, Water Management

This blog post delves into a comprehensive report, “A Comparative Study of the Water Footprint and Economics of Cashew Cultivation and its Alternatives in Odisha,” which explores the complexities of cashew farming in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

How Water Management is Transforming Livelihoods: A Story of Climate Resilience from Tribal Villages in Odisha, India

Mar, 2025
Sustainable Livelihoods, Water Management

In Odisha’s Gajapati and Rayagada districts, where water scarcity and erratic rainfall have long posed challenges, the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) implemented a transformative climate resilience project, supported by Andheri Hilfe.

Resilience in Action: Transforming Water, Agriculture, and Livelihoods in Maharashtra villages

Mar, 2025
Rural Development, Water Management

In the quest for rural communities to overcome water scarcity and build a resilient future, determination, collaboration, and the right support are essential. For the villages of Phalode and Sawarli, Pimpari in Maharashtra this journey began with a clear vision and collective action.

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

Feb, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Management

The crescent bund is one of the most effective in-situ soil and water moisture conservation methods used in cashew plantations

Water Governance: Transforming Mindsets for Collective Responsibility

Jan, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

Participatory approaches are key to solving India’s groundwater depletion. Learn more about WOTR’s community-led strategies for water security.

Scaling Impact: CSR in India’s Water Sector for Sustainable Futures

Dec, 2024
Integrated Watershed Development, Sustainable Development, Water Management

Despite the issues in water sector, a lot can still be done with the active involvement of relevant stakeholders, the private sector being integral to this

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Women MGNREGA Mates: Working Hard For Their Village And Their Families

Jul, 2025
Case Stories, Women Empowerment

It is not an easy job, and often comes with unique challenges, but the women have earned the faith of their community through their effort and dedication.

JAL-SPARDHA and JAL ABHIYAN: An Effective Approach to Incentivise Village Water Governance

Jul, 2025
Water Governance, Water Management

When A Pond Can Nurture Hopes Of Reuniting Families

Jul, 2025
Case Stories, Land and Water Management

A pond breathes life into a barren land with collaborative effort

Jul, 2025
Case Stories, Rural Development

From earning an average of Rs 2,000–3,000 from the one-acre land, Dilphinesh Kunjur’s family income has increased manifold as a result of selling fish from the pond and vegetables that they cultivate around it in Jharkhand

A Fish Pond is making dreams come true for this farmer in Jharkhand

Jun, 2025
Case Stories, Rural Development

Tigga’s land in Jharkhand was identified by WOTR for intervention and linked to a government scheme for farm pond construction—an initiative that has since transformed his livelihood

A shade net to protect and nurture a flourishing future

Jun, 2025
Case Stories, Climate Resilient Agriculture

Like many others, Oraon preferred traditional farming methods—but his leap of faith paid off. Now, his success inspires farmers in his village and beyond.

The ‘mad’ couple that has now become their village’s inspiration

Jun, 2025
Case Stories, Rural Development

Albinas and Nishi from Jharkhand were given hand-holding support by WOTR to gain access to the MGNREGA scheme and get approvals for their mango plantation. Now, they have emerged as a successful couple in their village.

Fulfilling dreams—of others and her own

Jun, 2025
Case Stories, Women Empowerment

Alma Xalxo, 26, is a Wasundhara Sevika, or Community Resource Person (CRP) with WOTR, acting as a bridge between the organisation and the people in villages.

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

JAL-SPARDHA and JAL ABHIYAN: An Effective Approach to Incentivise Village Water Governance

Water Stewardship: A Key Step to Tackle Crisis & Climate

Hydro-Schizophrenia: The Fragmented Policy Approach to Water Management

Water budgeting: Tool for improving water governance at local level

Cashews in Odisha: A Deep Dive into Water Footprints, Economics, and Sustainability

How Water Management is Transforming Livelihoods: A Story of Climate Resilience from Tribal Villages in Odisha, India

Resilience in Action: Transforming Water, Agriculture, and Livelihoods in Maharashtra villages

These half-moon shaped bunds are contributing to increased cashew yields in Odisha

Water Governance: Transforming Mindsets for Collective Responsibility

Scaling Impact: CSR in India’s Water Sector for Sustainable Futures

By Categories

By Tags

Women MGNREGA Mates: Working Hard For Their Village And Their Families

JAL-SPARDHA and JAL ABHIYAN: An Effective Approach to Incentivise Village Water Governance

When A Pond Can Nurture Hopes Of Reuniting Families

A pond breathes life into a barren land with collaborative effort

A Fish Pond is making dreams come true for this farmer in Jharkhand

A shade net to protect and nurture a flourishing future

The ‘mad’ couple that has now become their village’s inspiration

Fulfilling dreams—of others and her own

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