MEDIA
Publication: The Hindu - In School
Title: Strong communities, living ecosystems: How villages are bringing nature back to life
Edition: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hubballi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam.
Date of Publishing: 17 February 2026
Publication: Pradesh Times
Title: वॉटर और हिंदुस्तान यूनिलीवर फाउंडेशन ने महाराष्ट्र के गढ़चिरौली के 30 गांवों में जल, कृषि और आजीविका कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत की
Edition: Sehore
Date of Publishing: 13 February 2026
Publication: AgroSpectrum
Title: FarmPrecise bridges scientific precision
with farmer knowledge, creating a system
that is scalable, future-ready, and capable of
transforming agriculture at scale
Date of Publishing: February 2026
Publication: The CSR Universe
Title: Union Budget 2026: Aligning Public Finance, CSR, Climate and Technology for India’s Next Development Leap
Date of Publishing: 27 January 2026
Publication: Mint
Title:
Budget 2026 expectations Highlights: Days ahead of Budget, what are the demands from FM Nirmala Sitharaman?
Date of Publishing: 26 January 2026
Publication: Deccan Herald
Title: WOTR, HUF Launch Water Security Project in Gadchiroli
Date of Publishing: 22 January 2026
Publication: Free Press Journal
Title: WOTR And Hindustan Unilever Foundation Launch Three-Year Programme To Boost Water Security And Livelihoods In Gadchiroli
Date of Publishing: 22 January 2026
Publication: Businessworld
Title: Union Budget: India Bets On Climate-Ready, Nutrition-led Agriculture
Date of Publishing: 21 January 2026
Publication: AgroSpectrum
Title:
As Budget 2026 nears, focus shifts to strengthening foundations of rural India
Date of Publishing: 20 January 2026
Publication: The Pioneer
Title:
Marcella D’Souza, director, WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS): Interviewed
Date of Publishing: 18 January 2026
Publication: The Economic Times Edge Insight
Title:
Less hunger doesn’t mean better nutrition
Date of Publishing:07 January 2026
Publication: The Financial Express
Title: When code meets crop
Date of Publishing:01 January 2026
Publication: The Financial Express
Edition: Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderbad, Kochi, Lucknow, New Delhi
Title:
When code meets crop
Date of Publishing: 01 January 2026
Publication: Prabhat Headlines
Edition: Jaipur
Title: WOTR, with Support from Walmart Foundation, Trains Rural Women as Drone Pilots to Advance Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Date of Publishing: 13th December 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Edition: Pune
Title: Women pilots in rural Maharashtra show how agriculture can go greener with drones
Date of Publishing: 13th December 2025
Publication: Indore Samachar
Edition: Indore
Title: जलवायु - सहायक खेती को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए ग्रामीण महिलाओं को ड्रोन पायलट के रूप में प्रशिक्षित कर रहा है
Date of Publishing: 12th December 2025
Publication: Pradesh Times
Edition: Bhopal, Sehore, Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram), Vidisha
Title: वॉटर, वॉलमार्ट फाउंडेशन के सहयोग से, जलवायु सहायक खेती को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए ग्रामीण महिलाओं को ड्रोन पायलट के रूप में प्रशिक्षित कर रहा है
Date of Publishing: 12th December 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Title: How women drone pilots in rural Maharashtra are cultivating a green habit among farmers
Date of Publishing: 12th December 2025
Publication: The Hindu Businessline
Title: WOTR Trains rural women as drone pilots
Date of Publishing: 08th December 2025
Publication: Sustainability Karma
Title: Rural women trained as drone pilots to lead climate-smart farming under WOTR–Walmart foundation initiative
Date of Publishing: 04th Dec 2025
Publication: The CSR Universe
Title: WOTR and Walmart Foundation Train Rural Women as Drone Pilots to Boost Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Date of Publishing: 04th Dec 2025
Publication: Krishi Bhoomi
Title: ड्रोन तकनीक से महिला सशक्तिकरण: WOTR का अभिनव ‘प्रो-राइज़’ मॉडल
Date of Publishing: 03rd Dec 2025
Publication: The Hindu Businessline
Title: WOTR trains rural women as drone pilots under Walmart Foundation-funded project
Date of Publishing: 03rd Dec 2025
Publication: Amar Ujala - Gaon Junction
Title: Drone Pilots: पेशेवर ड्रोन पायलट के तौर पर ग्रामीण महिलाओं को तैयार कर रहा WOTR, जानें
Date of Publishing: 03rd Dec 2025
Publication: AgroSpectrum
Title: WOTR, with support from Walmart Foundation, trains rural women as drone pilots to advance climate-resilient agriculture
Date of Publishing: 03rd Dec 2025
Publication: Businessworld Sustainability
Title: WOTR’s Drone Project Puts Rural Women At Centre Of Climate-smart Farming
Date of Publishing: 03rd Dec 2025
Publication: Free Press Journal
Title: Maharashtra's Women Farmers Take Flight, Lead Sustainable Agriculture With Drone Technology
Date of Publishing: 02nd Dec 2025
Publication: The Economic Times Edge Insights
Title: WOTR, with support from Walmart Foundation, trains rural women as drone pilots to advance climate-resilient agriculture
Date of Publishing: 02nd Dec 2025
Publication: The Hindu Businessline
Title: National roundtable calls for integrated land restoration to strengthen India’s climate resilience
Date of Publishing: 16th October 2025
Publication: India CSR
Title: WOTR Hosts National Roundtable on Land Degradation & Climate Policy
Date of Publishing: 13th October 2025
Publication: APN News
Title: Government of Maharashtra Signs MoU with WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (WCReS) to Mainstream Ecosystem-based Adaptation into State’s Development Framework
Date of Publishing: 18th September 2025
Publication: AgroSpectrum
Title: Government of Maharashtra signs MoU with WOTR Centre for resilience
studies (W-CReS)
Date of Publishing: 18th September 2025
Publication: Free Press Journal
Title: Maharashtra Govt Signs MoU With WOTR To Embed Ecosystem-Based Adaptation In State Policies
Date of Publishing: 17th September 2025
Publication: The Week
Title: A buoyant trade balance, and a broken climate balance
Date of Publishing: 16th September 2025
Publication: The CSR Universe
Title: Maharashtra Government and WOTR Partner to Mainstream ecosystem Based Adaptation into State Policies
Date of Publishing: 15th September 2025
Publication: The Hindu Businessline
Title: Maharashtra and Watershed Organisation Trust sign MoU for ecosystem based adaptation in climate policy
Date of Publishing: 15th September 2025
Publication: Economic Times Edge
Title: Government of Maharashtra signs MoU with WOTR centre for resilience studies (W-CReS) to mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation into state’s development framework
Date of Publishing: 15th September 2025
Publication: Deccan Herald
Title: Maharashtra govt signs MoU with WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies
Date of Publishing: 11th September 2025
Publication: Businessworld
Title: Maharashtra Partners With WOTR To Mainstream Ecosystem-based
Climate Adaptation
Date of Publishing: 10th September 2025
Publication: SocialStory by Yourstory
Title: Rethinking development beyond economics for tribal communities
Date of Publishing: 21th August 2025
Publication: Agro Spectrum
Title: WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 lakh downloads across 4 states
Date of Publishing: 14th August 2025
Publication: The CSR Universe
Title: FarmPrecise App by WOTR Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads, Helping Farmers Reduce Input Costs with AI-Driven Advisories
Date of Publishing: 13th August 2025
Publication: Business News Week
Title: WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 States Helps Reduce Input Costs by Up to 20percent with AI-Enabled, Real-Time Advisories
Date of Publishing: 13th August 2025
Publication: CXO Today
Title: WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 States Helps
Reduce Input Costs by Up to 20% with AI-Enabled, Real-Time Advisories
Date of Publishing: 13th August 2025
Publication: SME Street
Title: WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Achieves 1 Lakh Download Milestone
Date of Publishing: 11th August 2025
Publication: APN News
Title: WOTR’s FarmPrecise App Crosses 1 Lakh Downloads Across 4 StatesHelps Reduce
Input Costs by Up to 20% with AI-Enabled, Real-Time Advisories
Date of Publishing: 11th August 2025
Publication: Deccan Herald
Title: Non-profit organization's app to reduce input costs for farmers
Date of Publishing: August 2025
Publication: ET Edge Insights
Title: WOTR's FarmPrecise App hits 1 lakh downloads, cuts input costs by 20% with AI-enabled, real-time advisories
Date of Publishing: August 2025
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Title: FarmPrecise app crosses 1 lakh downloads across Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
Date of Publishing: August 2025
Publication: Business World Sustainability World
Title: Beyond the Seed: Rewiring Agriculture For a Climate-Resilient Future
Date of Publishing: July 2025
Publication: Outlook Planet
Title: Sustainability in Deep Waters: How Businesses are Navigating India's Water Crisis
Date of Publishing: July 2025
Publication: Nature India
Title: Climate clues and forgotten floods in Maharashtra’s ageing reservoirs
Date of Publishing: July 9, 2025
Publication: Mongabay
Title: India’s forest communities hold the climate solutions we overlook [Commentary]
Date of Publishing: July 7, 2025
Publication: BW Sustainability World
Title: Beyond The Seed: Rewiring Agriculture For A Climate-Resilient Future
Date of Publishing: July 2, 2025
Publication: Mongabay
Title: Too hot to handle as rural houses turn heat traps
Date of Publishing: 23 June 2025
Publication: ET Government
Title: To Restore Our Land by 2030: Can we Turn the Degraded into Productive and Unlock its Full Potential?
Date of Publishing: June 2025
Platform: Outlook Planet
Title: Sustainability in Deep Waters: How Businesses Are Navigating India’s Water Crisis
Date of Publishing: June 20, 2025
Publication: Economic Times Government
Title: To restore our land by 2030: Can we turn the degraded into productive and unlock its full potential?
Date of Publishing: 18 June 2025
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Title: Heat stress — the silent killer in rural India
Date of Publishing: 16 June 2025
Publication: Indian Express
Title: How a Village Broke Mindsets to Win Unique Water Challenge
Date of Publishing: 10 June 2025
Publication: The Quint
Title: Nature Doesn’t Cause Disasters, We Do
Date of Publishing: 9 June 2025
Publication: News 18
Title: World Environment Day: From Plastic Panic to Planet-First Practice
Date: 5 June 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: New study on drought-prone Jalna sounds warning bell, urges data-driven, localised interventions
Date: May 23, 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: Indoor heat stress in rural Maharashtra is underreported, says latest study
Date: May 3, 2025
Publication: Times of India
Headline: Study on Wardha Villages Flags Indoor Heat Stress In Rural India: Times of India
Date: May 1, 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: Forest knowledge of Maharashtra’s Mahadev Koli tribe can help fight climate change: study
Date: April 16, 2025
Publication: The Wire
Headline: The Deadly Toll of Sugar on Marathwada's Soil
Date: April 15, 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: In a first, water-scarce Marathwada district declares competition to improve water levels
Date: April 7, 2025
Publication: The Wire
Headline: The Slow Burn: Climate Change Hits Home, Not the Big Screen
Date: April 3, 2025
Publication: The Better India
Headline: This Flower Ended Generations of Struggle for Maharashtra’s Tribal Farmers
Date: April 2, 2025
Publication: Terragreen
Headline: Weather Intelligence - A Crucial Tool to Reduce Agribusiness Volatility
Date: April, 2025
Publication: Terragreen
Headline: Our Power, Our Planet - But is the World Truly Ready to Triple the Renewable Revolution
Date: April, 2025
Publication: Hindustan Times
Headline: Rising temp threat to agriculture, ecosystems
Date: March 21, 2025
Publication: Frontline
Headline: Climate finance needs innovation—and accountability from the wealthy
Date: March 19, 2025
Publication: Lokmat
Headline: Maharashtra is at risk of emergencies in future
Date: March, 2025
Publication: The CSR Universe
Headline: Wells Fargo’s Tech For Good And Community Support Benefit Indian Farmers
Date: Feb 17, 2025
Publication: The CSR Universe
Headline: Genpact Joins Forces With WWF-India, WOTR To Drive Climate Action In India
Date: Feb 14, 2025
Publication: Agrowon
Headline: Watershed Development: WOTR- International Centre of Knowledge for Water
Date: Feb 7, 2025
Publication: Down To Earth
Headline: Every drop counts
Date: Feb 2025
Publication: La France Agricole
Headline: Indian farmers use local technologies to adapt to climate change.
Date: Jan 2025
Publication: Terragreen
Headline: The True Cost of Wildfires
Date: Jan 2025
Publication: Agrowon
Headline:Watershed Development: WOTR in Promotion of Watershed Development Techniques
Date: Jan 31, 2025
Publication: Agrowon
Headline:Watershed Management: Community-led Movement for Watershed Development and Conservation
Date: Jan 24, 2025
Publication: Devdiscourse
Headline: Ripples of Change: Celebrating 30 Years of WOTR's Transformative Impact
Date: Jan 21, 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: How this Pune-based organisation is changing lives, one raindrop at a time
Date: Jan 17, 2025
Publication: Agrowon
Headline: Watershed Management: Indo-German Watershed Development Programme- Endeavour for Capacity-building of Community
Date: Jan 17, 2025
Publication: The Indian Express
Headline: Six Maharashtra villages part of UN body’s case study on drought resilience
Date: Dec 06, 2024
Publication: TerraGreen
Headline: How a Village Learned to Catch Water
Date: Nov, 2024
Publication: The CSR Universe
Headline: WOTR Marks Father Hermann Bacher's Birth Centenary With Nationwide Community-Led Initiatives
Date: Oct 16, 2024
Channel: Al Jazeera
Programme: Is climate change making monsoons more extreme? | The Stream
Date: Oct 4, 2024
Publication: Ground Report
Headline: मध्यप्रदेश में बदहाल पशु चिकित्सा व्यवस्था को उबारती पशु सखियां
Date: Aug 30, 2024
Publication: India Water Portal
Headline: A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees
Date: July 10, 2024
Publication: IndiaSpend
Headline: In A Parched Summer, India’s Water Stewards Show The Way Out
Date: July 04, 2024
Publication: The Hindu
Headline: Securing water in a time of climate change through natural ecosystems management: A report to tackle Maharashtra’s water crisis
Date: June 12, 2024
Publication: Mongabay
Headline: In forested villages powered by solar, kitchen gardens aid in nutrition
Date: May 23, 2024
Publication: India Water Portal
Headline: Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
Date: May 8, 2024
Publication: The Hindu
Headline: Ministry board urges politicians to include water crisis in election manifesto
Date: March 22, 2024
Publication: Agrowon
Headline: Crops like sugarcane need alternatives, suggested Anoop Kumar at the inauguration of WOTR's workshop around water security
Date: March 22, 2024
Publication: Inter Press Service
Headline: Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change
Date: April 11, 2022
Publication: News 18
Headline: Earth Day: India Finds Itself in Catch-22 Situation, Ecosystem-based Adaptation a Ray of Hope
Date: April 22, 2022
Publication: Mongabay India
Headline: Converging heat action plans, climate goals and environmental health for healthier communities
Date: July 08, 2022
Publication: Article 14
Headline: Pipelines Reach More Homes, but as Climate Changes, India’s Women Still Make Long Marches For Water
Date: August 01, 2022
Publication: The Week
Headline: India uses more groundwater than US and China combined
Date: August 14, 2022
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Headline: How Qualcomm Mobile apps help Indian fishermen, farmers
Date: June 26, 2021
Publication: YourStory
Headline: Sustaining ecosystems and building livelihoods: How WOTR is addressing rural poverty with watershed development
Date: June 25 2021
Publication: India CSR
Headline:Father Hermann Bacher, the Father of community-led Watershed Development in India passed away
Date: October 04, 2021
Publication: The New Indian Express
Headline: Hills in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar named after Swiss-born activist Hermann Bacher
Date: November 12, 2021
Publication: Punekar News
Headline:Watershed Organisation Trust Empowers 45 Lakh Beneficiaries In 5387 Villages Under Various Projects Since Inception
Date: February 09, 2022
Publication: The Print
Headline: Latest IPCC report calls for urgent climate adaptation measures: Experts
Date: March 01,2022
Publication:The Financial Express
Headline:World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development: Ecosystem-based Adaptation to achieve India’s climate change goals
Date: March 03, 2022
Publication: The Economic Times
Headline: Gender turnaround for some villages in Maha's Aurangabad as sex ratio improves significantly
Date: March 12, 2022
Publication: India Water Portal
Headline: Patterns of social exclusion in watershed development in India
Date: November 27, 2020
Publication: Scroll.in
Headline: Eco India: A mobile application has become a game changer in helping make farmers climate-resilient
Date: December 13, 2020
Publication: KrishiJagran
Headline: Finance Minister Holds First Pre-Budget Consultation on Agricultural & Rural Development
Date: 12 June 2019
Publication: Wotr India
Headline: Farmers Producer Company Parner gets covered in IBN Lokmat
Date: 21 Nav 2018
Publication: Innovative Water Management
Headline: Building Climate-Smart Adaptive Capacities of Rural Communities for Water, Food, Energy and Livelihoods Security
Date: 12 Mar 2012
Publication: The Times Of Indian
Headline: Project to address climate change impact on rural communities
Date: 19 Oct 2011
Publication: World Resources Institute
Headline: India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods
Date: 19 Dec 2013
Publication: Drought Prone Region of Maharashtra
Headline: Securing Water and Livelihoods through Community-Led Watershed Development in Semi-Arid
Publication:Shraddha Ghatge
Headline: Marathwada's drought: How climate change has destroyed agriculture and ruined farmers
Date: 19 Apr 2016
Publication: News By Chawm Ganguly
Headline:Hindustan Coca-Cola joins hands with WOTR and SIED for Improving Agriculture Output and Livelihood of Farmers
Date: 31 Mar 2015
Publication:Assar
Headline: Groundwater, games and governance: Resource user perspectives on what is and what ought to be
Date: 9 Feb 2016
Publication: Tali Hoffman and Bhavana Rao
Headline: The multiple benefits of working with WOTR: what the ASSAR team learned on a guided field trip in Maharashtra
Date: 17 Dec 2014
Headline: Wotr