Water: An Indian Express Series Podcast
1) 8: Turning the tide
On the last episode of water, we explore the ways urban settlements contribute to the degradation of rivers. We also learn what national water policy has to say about conservation and restoration of w...Show More
2) 7: River of love
India is a land of many rivers, and rivers are deeply wound into our history (Sapta-Sindhu), culture and religion. In this episode, we take a trip down the religious history of the Yamuna, not the fir...Show More
3) 6: Countering the crisis
Water is the news again, because it is summer and we're running short, but also because NITI Aayog published a report that makes very scary predictions: 40% of Indians will not have access to drinking...Show More
4) 5: Where have all the rivers gone?
In today's episode, we take a look at rivers and how they work.
5) 4: Forces of nature
In today's episode, we consider the changing patterns of rainfall and explore how the monsoon behaves differently these days. What does it mean if we get more rain on individual days but fewer days wi...Show More
6) 3: The rain men
In this episode of Water, Ameya encounters the complexity of predicting the weather and its history in India. Speaking to a scientist from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the Secretar...Show More
7) 2: Singing about the rain
How the monsoon is important to India, not just economically, but also culturally
8) 1: Welcome to Water: An Indian Express Series
Understand the different ways India relates to water, from myth and legend to economics and agriculture