Water & Environment
Environment and its resources are critical to the nation’s economic growth as well as to the persistence of people. Nature with its benevolence have supported us with resources which are present in air, land and water and its over exploitation by mankind have been gradually pushing us to a grave situation.
Water is Life. Water has a great influence on people’s livelihoods, food, health, energy and economic development. Water plays a crucial role in poverty reduction. 95% of the country’s agriculture sector is dependent on water. But gradually these water resources are getting scarce. Time has come to judiciously manage this resource.
June 23, 2023
Energy is the most essential tool of development and is considered as instrumental to stimulate economic, social and physical development. Energy or power take most important role in providing basic services such as safe drinking water, lighting, health care, education, etc. It also enables for better standards of living and fuelling economic and income generation activities. The availability of electricity in rural India is important for its overall development. The rural economy is broadly divided into farm and non-farm sectors. […]
June 23, 2023
North Eastern part of India are known for its rich biodiversity and known for its diverse and most extensive lush forest cover, but in recent times it is facing severe deforestation. Forests of this region are unique structurally and species composition. This region is a confluence of temperate east Himalayan flora, arctic flora of Tibetan highland and evergreen flora of South-east Asia. These flora helps to maintain ecological balances and at the same time boost environment by preventing soil erosion, […]
June 23, 2023
Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and communication as a key component of the mission. The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education and communication as a key component of the […]
June 23, 2023
Grameen Sahara has the strength of 15 years of experiences in promotion of rural livelihoods through Natural Resource Management. It involves comprehensive engagement, support and instituting community-based processes across the NRM. To increase the involvement of local people in the preservation of environmental assets and to encourage the community in different farming activities, Grameen Sahara has been implementing Diversion Based Irrigation Project for a decade. The endeavour ends at proactive people’s participation through productive activities generating rural employment and agricultural […]