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Groundwater
Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan a low impact, high expenditure scheme: CAG
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:29 PMJalyukt Shivar Abhiyan had a low impact in making Maharashtra drought free: CAG
![Deepening work in progress under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (Source: Ravindra Pomane)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jys_6_0.jpg?itok=m5UgQuq4)
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:23 PMPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater
![Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_c.jpg?itok=jLJ3FewO)
Who is the thirstiest of them all?
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 12:34 PMAgriculture uses as high as 85 percent of the available water in India of which the irrigated area accounts for nearly 48.8 percent of the 140 million hectare (mha) of agricultural land, while the remaining 51.2 percent is rainfed.
![Paddy, a thirsty crop (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/paddy1_0.jpg?itok=B7W2Utpc)
Decision Support Space: A concept
Posted on 19 Sep, 2020 05:47 PMFriedrich Nietzsche famously wrote that he who has a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how'. A strong reason, motivation (why) and curiosity lead to actions that pave the path (how) to achieve any desired goal.
![Decision-making on water is a multifaceted and cognitively overwhelming process (Image: Lolame, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ball-nature-river-weser.jpg?itok=y6RZyEj_)
Farm ponds need pondering
Posted on 18 Sep, 2020 09:31 AMAgriculture and inefficient water use in India
![Farm ponds, often touted as magic wands to tackle water scarcity, have raised a number of concerns (Image Source: Ninad Sargar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farm_pond_ninad1.jpg?itok=B32JdR-H)
Uttarakhand: Reaching the unreached
Posted on 11 Sep, 2020 07:48 PMPeople in remote hamlets left out by previous schemes like Swajal and Sector Wide Approach Program of the Uttarakhand Jal Nigam and Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan longed for household-level piped water supply for drinking and domestic purposes.
![Women trudged long distances daily to fetch water for their basic household needs in Rupail (Image: People's Science Institute)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/psi1.jpg?itok=i7WDa172)
IUKWC Virtual User Engagement Initiative 2020
Posted on 04 Sep, 2020 07:24 AMIUKWC has put together a set of interviews with researchers from six Indo-UK projects that provide an overview of their research outputs and how these can support water operations, management and/or decision making.
Fully interactive - interviewees will be available to answer your questions during two hour windows
Drying veins of Ganga: Can we have ‘Nirmal Ganga’ with dying tributaries?
Posted on 27 Aug, 2020 05:22 PMIndia’s Himalayan rivers have been a cradle of civilisational development and a centre for faith and culture for ages. Ganga being a fertile basin has been a significant contributor to our agricultural economy as well as our river-based agrarian development.
![The Baand river is nearly dry even when the region saw above normal monsoon this year. Much of the riverbed is encroached by farms. (Image: Adeel Khan and Praharsh Patel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/baand_river_2_2.jpg?itok=kSjTyIGI)
Arghyam is looking for a Mission Leader - Partner Engagements
Posted on 20 Aug, 2020 03:51 PMAbout Arghyam