About the series
Save Every Drop is an initiative by Astral Pipes and Nature inFocus to create awareness about the ongoing water crisis and encourage the necessary action to address it.
Stories from the series
13 stories
LongreadThe Answer To India's Water Crisis
Save Every Drop Series: Meet the 12 heroes who are redefining the landscape of water conservation in the country
InterviewA Water Conservation Journey Spanning Valleys And Plains
Save Every Drop Series: In the last interview of the series, researcher Aditi Mukherji talks about the water-energy-food nexus and saving the Himalayan springs
InterviewUnderstanding Rivers And Their Less Privileged Denizens
Save Every Drop Series: Ecologist Nachiket Kelkar shows us the world of river fishers and riverine animals across the Gangetic plains and the delicate space between conservation and livelihoods
InterviewThe Layman's Guide To Water Conservation
Save Every Drop Series: Environmentalist Ajay Mittal breaks down water conservation into a doable list of activities like fixing taps and supporting our farmers
InterviewOn Rivers That Flow And Dams That Stow
Save Every Drop Series: SANDRP’s Parineeta Dandekar takes a deep dive into our river and dam monitoring policies to show how we can carve a better water future
InterviewA Voice For Our Rivers
Save Every Drop Series: Shishir Rao explains the negative impacts of poorly planned hydropower projects, ranging from increased human-elephant conflict to the death of native flora and fauna
InterviewHealing People And Parched Landscapes
Save Every Drop Series: The Waterman of India, Rajendra Singh, weighs in on our water woes and highlights the lack of concerted action
InterviewUnderstanding India's Water Management Woes
Save Every Drop Series: K. J. Joy of SOPPECOM sheds light on the country’s water management sector
InterviewMaking Cities Water Wise
Save Every Drop Series: Designer-architect Kalpana Ramesh shares her cheat sheet for urban water conservation
InterviewChannelling Social Reform Through Water Conservation
Save Every Drop Series: How Amla Ruia is bringing water and welfare to rural India
InterviewThe ‘One-Man NGO’ Inspiring The World To Save Water
Save Every Drop Series: Aabid Surti spends two hours every Sunday fixing leaking taps in apartments around Mumbai’s Mira Road. Fifteen years of perseverance has seen people from across the world join the movement
InterviewHow Science And Research Are Crucial For Water Conservation
Save Every Drop Series: Dr Veena Srinivasan on the importance of research, fieldwork, and collaborative approaches for solving India's water crisis
InterviewDecoding India’s Water Crisis, With The Zenrainman
Save Every Drop Series: S. Vishwanath tells you everything you need to know about the nation's water crisis and the urgent steps that need to be taken