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Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?

As climate change and urbanisation threaten water security in the HKH region, there is an urgent need for good water governance.

A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)

Number crunching helps farmers manage water

Calculating water availability and crop budgeting can prevent over-extraction of groundwater and mounting farm debt.

The weather station at Randullabad that helps farmers plan their crops. (Photo by Manu Moudgil)

हम होंगे सिनला पास

काली से गिरथी गंगा तक

Technology helps provide access to safe drinking water

Piramal Sarvajal's water ATMs are a good example of community-level decentralised drinking water solutions that are sustainable.

UN World Water Development Report out

News this week

UN report suggests better management of water resources to ensure equity of water. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

ताकलाकोट से टोला तक

UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions

Policy matters this week

Recycling of single-use plastic is a global challenge. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

प्राकृतिक रंगाईः परम्परा एवं वर्तमान

जल विद्युत परिदृश्य

Solar pumps solve irrigation trouble

Solar irrigation pumps have been hailed as a one stop solution to meet the irrigation needs of the farmers as they provide sustainable energy at a cheap price.

New employment has been created as a result of the pilot in the form of the S-ISPs and their operators which will increase considerably if the project is scaled up. (Image: IWMI)

जल प्रदूषणः समस्या एवं समाधान

An integrated approach to water quality management

Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this issue.