This is the other side of migration. Bihar has long sent its labour to wealthier states because work at home is scarce. Makhana cultivation creates local employment, but the industry remains limited.

India’s water crisis is usually told as a story of scarcity. Dry wells, shrinking rivers, and desperate searches for new ...

The word Harud, meaning “autumn” in Kashmiri, marks more than a change in season; it reflects a way of life. From September to mid-October, farming families, neighbours, and local labourers come ...

While green revolution policies transformed Haryana into a granary of the nation, the shift to water-intensive crops and the year-round supply from the Western Yamuna Canal raised water tables far ...

India’s rice cultivation is undergoing a profound transformation as mechanisation from transplanters and direct seeding to AI-driven precision tools replaces labour-intensive methods, boosting ...

Between the tides and the city’s sprawl, Mumbai’s mangroves stand as silent sentinels shielding its shores from storms, filtering its waters, and anchoring life along its creeks. Yet beneath their ...

The world has always gravitated towards the sea. Ports built trade, rivers carried fertile soil to the coast, and cities rose where land met water. Today nearly ...

Dr Priyanka Jamwal talks about a science-based tool that integrates ecology, benchmarks, and nature-based solutions to guide sustainable restoration of India’s polluted urban lakes. Nature-based ...

An FAQ that breaks down India’s blue economy in plain language while highlighting opportunities, risks and the importance of climate resilience. India’s “blue economy” refers to all economic ...

Across India’s cities, plumbers like Khaled work behind the scenes to keep water systems from collapsing. Their daily improvisations reveal the fragile balance between infrastructure, governance, and ...

Water scarcity has long been discussed as a crisis waiting to arrive. The latest global scientific assessment suggests that moment may already have passed. In J ...

India’s Union Budget 2026 has put rivers at the centre of its growth story by focusing on strengthening ports, inland waterways, domestic shipbuilding capacities, reducing logistic costs, cutting ...