environment

February 2026

1. 26Thu

   Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water

   Shoma Abhyankar writing in the Guardian on projects to reinstate ancient step wells as water supply strains.

   Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of waterCenturies-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availablethe Guardian · theguardian.com