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 …
Every year, the same Indian cities make headlines twice over. In June, newspapers report bone-dry reservoirs and residents lining up behind water tankers. By August, the same streets are underwater, cars floating past flooded metro stations. Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi have all lived through this strange double crisis: too little water one season, too …
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 …
