MARVI in the media
Stories from the field, the lab and the village.
Selected journalism and project coverage from the new MARVI media archive.
How a grassroots revolution is safeguarding groundwater, one well at a time
A profile of Professor Basant Maheshwari and MARVI’s journey from rural India to a wider participatory model.
Read story ↗ACIAR · 17 Sep 2024People power delivers groundwater solutions in India
How Bhujal Jankaars, recharge, MyWell and community decisions became a practical approach.
Read story ↗Eos · 16 Feb 2022Satellite and on-the-ground data help monitor groundwater in India
Village observations and satellite information combine to support more efficient water use.
Read story ↗India Water Portal · 23 Feb 2021Securing groundwater through village communities
An introduction to participatory monitoring, recharge, cooperatives and the MARVI approach.
Read story ↗Mongabay India · 29 Jun 2020Bridging the gender gap through groundwater monitoring
Women Bhujal Jankaars and the social barriers shaping participation in local water decisions.
Read story ↗Australian Water Partnership · 01 Nov 2022People managing the invisible
Farmers use measurements, recharge pits and MyWell to protect wells and inform local choices.
Read story ↗ACIAR · 21 May 2019Revolutionary app reveals the resource underground
MyWell helps communities record and view groundwater, rainfall, quality and check-dam levels.
Read story ↗ACIAR · 28 Aug 2019App helps Indian farmers crowdsource water during drought
Locally generated data helps communities monitor wells used for irrigation and drinking water.
Read story ↗ACIAR · Field storyWater management from the ground up
The central role of trained village volunteers in measuring and communicating groundwater.
Read story ↗Government of India · 14 Oct 2020India–Australia cooperation for sustainable groundwater
A memorandum supporting groundwater training, education, research and practical action.
Read story ↗Australian Water Partnership · 14 May 2024A participatory framework for Southeast Asia
How MARVI’s community monitoring and collaborative data model may transfer across the region.
Read story ↗India Water Portal · 16 May 2020Developing a village groundwater-monitoring programme
The MARVI approach, Bhujal Jankaars and resources in English, Hindi and Gujarati.
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