Pearl Tiwari

India's farmers need to be equipped with regenerative farming practices, water- and energy-efficient irrigation methods, and more to help their incomes, and ensure the protection of land from degradation

The rise of consumerism and rural India's lack of waste management infrastructure should not become yet another noose we tie around our necks

Soil underpins many national crises we face—from water to the environment to health to rural poverty. As a nation, we need massive, radical action and a stance to improve the health of the soil

Skilling rural India provides a fundamental key to addressing unemployment in India and should be a top developmental priority for the nation—focusing on skills relevant to the rural economy in both the farming and non-farming sectors—and targeting youth, farmers and women

Ponds play a crucial role in improvement and sustenance of community, and there is an urgent need to reignite the interdependent relationship between people and ponds

Kuhls are shallow surface channels diverting water from naturally flowing streams or springs, to cultivated fields, and mainly used for flood irrigation. This communal resource is providing local farmers with a chance to thrive

There is a need to learn from our past, revive traditional water harvesting systems, and enable and empower communities to take back the management of water as a communal resource

With so many Indians struggling with access to water in the first place, not enough thought has been put into making sure that water is safe to drink. Unsafe water isn't just dirty, it's deadly—for health as well as for livelihoods

In rural India, people’s institutions have emerged as powerful local bodies that help villagers collectively solve their water problems. To ensure success, a people's institution must take care to provide a total representation of all interests of a community

Our adolescent and youth population is our critical asset, and their potential economic gains through a 'demographic dividend' can only be realised if our adolescents are healthy