Water

₹ 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.

₹ 900 Lakhs

(2019-2020)

Grantees

Clean Coonoor

Committed Citizens of Conoor

Current Grantee

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MAPSAS

By the lakeside

Past Grantee

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River Research Centre

Streams of knowledge

Past Grantee

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Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management

Equal share

Past Grantee

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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

Water   |   Societal Platforms

Distributing the Ability to Solve

Water is the key sector when it comes to climate change related challenges. It is ever changing and complex, with equity, quality and quantity issues rising routinely. Usually, water issues have to be dealt with locally, in context. For example, even if you planned to bring water from a faraway river to a city, it […]

Sep 29, 2020 | Article

 

 

 

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