Chennai’s water story is both the greatest success and the greatest cautionary tale in Indian rainwater harvesting. It’s the story of a single policy decision that measurably raised a city’s […]
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Jal Shakti Abhiyan & Rainwater Harvesting: Join India’s National Water Security Mission From Your Rooftop
Every monsoon, your roof receives enough rainwater to fill a small swimming pool. For most Indian homes, this water flows into drains and eventually becomes urban flooding. Meanwhile, your borewell […]
Monsoon Preparation Guide: Is Your Rainwater Harvesting System Ready?
The monsoon is India’s biggest opportunity to recharge your borewell. Miss it, and you wait another year. An average 1,500 square feet roof can harvest 80 thousand litres during the […]
Bengaluru Water Crisis: Why India’s IT Capital Is Running Dry and What You Can Do About It
If you live in Bengaluru and your borewell has been yielding less water every summer — or has stopped yielding water altogether — you’re not imagining things. India’s IT capital […]
Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting: Real Cost vs Real Returns
₹10,000 investment or ₹50,000+ water bills over the next five years? Most people hesitate to install rainwater harvesting because they think it’s expensive. But here’s what nobody calculates: how much […]
India’s Groundwater Crisis: The Numbers, The Reality, and What You Can Do
600 million Indians depend on groundwater for drinking water. By 2025, many of us might be fighting over what’s left. India is facing a severe groundwater depletion crisis, making it […]
How Borewells Changed India’s Water Story: From Solution to Crisis
Fifty years ago, drilling a borewell was seen as progress. Today, millions of Indians face the opposite problem—their borewells are running dry. This is the story of how India went […]
How to Recharge a Borewell: 5 Proven Methods to Revive Your Dried Borewell
Has your borewell started running dry? You’re not alone. Thousands of Indian homeowners face this problem every year. One day the water flows strong, and within months, you’re staring at […]
💧Reviving Groundwater and Recharging Communities: Biome Trust’s Holistic Water Management in Karnataka
India’s water crisis is no longer limited to its big cities. Smaller towns and peri-urban areas are also increasingly facing chronic water stress due to depleting aquifers, poor waste management, […]
A Green Movement
For 11 years now, Tree walks, a not-for-profit group, has been working towards raising awareness about nature and its components. From students and greenhorns to horticulturists, urban planners, architects and […]