For years, experts have been urging people to understand that the fast-depleting status of groundwater is not beneficial for conventional agriculture. In India, the correlation between many agricultural issues and poor agri-water management is stark.
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In collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (GoI), the DCM Shriram Foundation and The/Nudge Institute’s Centre for Social Innovation have established a Rs. 2.6 crore reward challenge to encourage innovation at the nexus of effective water usage in agriculture. In India’s agri-water ecosystem, the challenge aims to inspire premier AgTech and social
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India’s water crisis demands private entrepreneurship to complement the government’s Jal Jeevan mission, which aims to provide safe tap water to every household by 2024. The Ashirvad Water Challenge, hosted by The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation’s Prize Program and Ashirvad Pipes, offers a ₹2.5 crore prize, mentorship, and support to innovative start-ups that can prove they
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There are two familiar images that sum up the state of India’s clean drinking water supply: first, of villagers standing in long queues at a public water tap, and second, of an RO water purifier in every urban kitchen. People either do not have a tap connection at home, or if they do, do not
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