Water

₹ 300 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 566 Lakhs | 2020-2021

₹ 900 Lakhs | 2019-2020

Changing the course

Water is one of the largest, most complex problems our country faces. Our philanthropy has funded initiatives to improve equitability and sustainability in access to clean water for all. It attempts to address issues on related subjects, like reviving traditional water bodies, rainwater harvesting, water-sensitivity, ground water and sanitation issues, among others.

₹ 300 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 566 Lakhs | 2020-2021

₹ 900 Lakhs | 2019-2020

Grantees

Clean Coonoor

Committed Citizens of Conoor

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Conservation India

Enabling Conservation Action

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Monica Jha – Independent Journalist

Journalism featuring marginalisation, gender, and ecology reporting.

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Vandana Menon

Exploring the stories of 3 communities living by the Brahmaputra river

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MAPSAS

By the lakeside

Past Grantee

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River Research Centre

Streams of knowledge

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Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management

Equal share

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Water

The Importance Of Water Data With Peter Gleick & Rohini Nilekani | Dalberg

In the first episode, our guests Peter Gleick from Pacific Institute and Rohini Nilekani from Arghyam, join us to talk about the role and importance of water data and the trends they have observed in the sector through decades of practice. They will also discuss the challenges and gaps in the water data ecosystem and […]

Oct 22, 2021 | Podcast

Water   |   Strategic Philanthropy

Press Release: Arghyam Announces the Retirement of Rohini Nilekani as the Chairperson

Arghyam announces the retirement of Rohini Nilekani as the Chairperson; Sunita Nadhamuni is appointed as the new Chairperson  Since its inception, Arghyam has operated via an endowment of Rs 150 CR provided by Ms Rohini Nilekani in her personal capacity.  Bengaluru, June 28, 2021: Arghyam Foundation announced that Rohini Nilekani has decided to retire from […]

Jun 28, 2021 | Interview

Water   |   Civil Society

Insider-Outsider-Insider

Rohini Nilekani moderates a discussion on delivering large-scale transformational programs, impact on the ground, and the implementation of such programmes in a large and diverse country like India. The discussion draws on the learnings from the Swachh Bharat Mission, the world’s largest successful behaviour change programme, which drew over 55 crore rural Indians out of […]

Apr 8, 2021 | Panel

 

 

 

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