Every year, before deciding where to focus its CSR water work, the Bajaj Foundation returns to two places: Wardha in Maharashtra and Sikar in Rajasthan. These are not chosen because they are convenient or strategically positioned. They are chosen because Wardha is where Jamnalal Bajaj, the Bajaj Group’s founding patriarch and a close associate of…
India’s Jal Jeevan Mission has dramatically expanded rural tap water coverage since 2019, but the focus is now shifting from installing taps to ensuring reliable, safe, and uninterrupted water supply across villages.
The 10th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad highlighted Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0’s transition from infrastructure creation to sustainable rural water service delivery. Districts shared successful models focused on community participation, technology-driven monitoring, and long-term water security to achieve permanent Har Ghar Jal coverage.
Even as the government battles back on E20 petrol from mileage complaints, the real struggle for the biofuel is on fields and water beds in India and elsewhere. New Delhi, July 10, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas admitted for the first time that its new E20 fuel (petrol blended with 20 percent…
The journey of Aamir Khan shows how cinema, education, and social advocacy can create meaningful change beyond entertainment. Through films like Taare Zameen Par and initiatives like the Paani Foundation, he has promoted inclusive education, water conservation, and gender justice. Born in Mumbai on March 14, 1965, Aamir Khan came from a family steeped in…
A Bengaluru home meets all its water needs through rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling, following innovations by Dr. A.R. Shivakumar. This model offers a sustainable, decentralised, and low-cost solution for urban water security. A house in Bengaluru has shown that it is possible to live comfortably using only rainwater. The home meets its entire domestic…
