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.

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 ...

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

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 great river deltas have long been seen as landscapes of abundance. A river delta is a triangular lobular landform created when rivers empty their water ...

Declining groundwater levels and growing neglect of traditional water sources in rural Uttar Pradesh have deepened water scarcity. Their disappearance has also reshaped village life, weakening social ...

Every year, as governments and institutions take stock of the world’s most pressing challenges, one report is closely watched by policymakers, researchers, and civil society alike: the Global Risks ...

India’s rural development push is entering a more demanding phase. The Union Budget 2026–27 makes clear that building infrastructure is no longer the main challenge. The harder task now is to keep ...

In the village of Puthalaha in Darbhanga district, Bihar, Ganesh Ray stands knee-deep in his makhana pond, watching the sun rise over the water. For him, this isn’t just farming; it’s a legacy. “I’ve ...

It is 2026, and safe drinking water in India is still not a given. For many urban residents, water remains an invisible certainty, flowing through taps until it suddenly doesn’t. When it fails, it ...

As pollution from toxic waste spreads across canals and fields, families who relied on Anchar Lake for food and income face shrinking harvests, vanishing fish, and broken promises of waste management ...