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MARVI in the media

Stories from the field, the lab and the village.

Selected journalism and project coverage from the new MARVI media archive.

12 selected stories
The Brilliant · 02 Jul 2024

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.

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ACIAR · 17 Sep 2024

People power delivers groundwater solutions in India

How Bhujal Jankaars, recharge, MyWell and community decisions became a practical approach.

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Eos · 16 Feb 2022

Satellite and on-the-ground data help monitor groundwater in India

Village observations and satellite information combine to support more efficient water use.

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India Water Portal · 23 Feb 2021

Securing groundwater through village communities

An introduction to participatory monitoring, recharge, cooperatives and the MARVI approach.

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Mongabay India · 29 Jun 2020

Bridging the gender gap through groundwater monitoring

Women Bhujal Jankaars and the social barriers shaping participation in local water decisions.

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Australian Water Partnership · 01 Nov 2022

People managing the invisible

Farmers use measurements, recharge pits and MyWell to protect wells and inform local choices.

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ACIAR · 21 May 2019

Revolutionary app reveals the resource underground

MyWell helps communities record and view groundwater, rainfall, quality and check-dam levels.

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ACIAR · 28 Aug 2019

App helps Indian farmers crowdsource water during drought

Locally generated data helps communities monitor wells used for irrigation and drinking water.

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ACIAR · Field story

Water management from the ground up

The central role of trained village volunteers in measuring and communicating groundwater.

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Government of India · 14 Oct 2020

India–Australia cooperation for sustainable groundwater

A memorandum supporting groundwater training, education, research and practical action.

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Australian Water Partnership · 14 May 2024

A participatory framework for Southeast Asia

How MARVI’s community monitoring and collaborative data model may transfer across the region.

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India Water Portal · 16 May 2020

Developing a village groundwater-monitoring programme

The MARVI approach, Bhujal Jankaars and resources in English, Hindi and Gujarati.

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