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Groundwater
Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
Posted on 30 Jun, 2020 01:39 PMIndia is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering
![Irrigation pump supplying water for drip irrigation (Image: IWMI Flickr, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drip_irrigation.jpg?itok=I2f7e2zo)
Digital tools to tackle water scarcity
Posted on 30 Jun, 2020 08:57 AMIndia has the highest population of any country in the world without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to WaterAid and the World Health Organisation (WHO), 163 million people still lack access to safe water and millions still defecate in the open.
![About 200,000 people die each year in India from diseases related to unclean water (Image: FRANK Water)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wash_basins1.jpg?itok=XlERiqmG)
Boosting rural livelihoods using agriculture and MGNREGA amidst Covid-19
Posted on 28 Jun, 2020 10:13 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic was leaving deep scars around the globe, it forced governments to take measures to protect citizens and ensure food security for its people. In India, initially, it looked as if the remote rural areas would skirt the pandemic.
![MGNREGA can play an important role in integration of migrant labour in the rural economy (Image: Ashutosh Nanda)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_2_0.jpg?itok=QoVfpQsd)
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:28 AMIndia's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days
![Country is going to face more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/22887276573_14c1e3d7c6_z_0_0.jpg?itok=itzkkpCh)
Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 10:08 AMPunjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and ?b (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.
![Pumping groundwater with the energy generated from solar panels (Image: Prashanth Vishwanathan/IWMI; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar-pumping.jpg?itok=7k94Ij0g)
Villagers in Rajasthan show resilience during national lockdown
Posted on 16 Jun, 2020 09:40 AMIndia’s national lockdown to curb the fast-expanding community transmission of coronavirus led to life coming to a standstill across the country. The long pause of over three months is starting to ease, and the new shift towards “normal” gives health and hygiene ultimate attention.
![Repairing the school infrastructures before students return to their classrooms (Image: Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic_1.jpeg?itok=f4kpMm-X)
Fire in Assam to have catastrophic effect on ecozones: Experts
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:04 PMFire breaks at an oil well in Assam damaging ecozones around the site
![Migratory birds flock Maguri Beel, which is 500 m away from the incident site (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8673662663_61e12a1c09_c_0.jpg?itok=fcDMPQ-X)
Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin
Posted on 07 Jun, 2020 12:52 PMKathayi, a scheduled tribe (ST) dominated village in the midst of the forested stretches of Shahnagar block in Panna district faces acute water scarcity during the 3-4 summer months. Through the government schemes, three wells and two hand pumps were installed in this 75 household village in the last 10-15 years, but most of them are dysfunctional now.
![Panghata Kund in village Aloni, Panna (June 2014, after initial monsoon) (Image: Seema Ravandale)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/panghata_kund_in_village_aloni_panna_june_2014_after_initial_monsoon_pic_credit_seema_ravandale.jpg?itok=wYJHgRA-)
India’s deepening water crisis - need for a response at scale
Posted on 01 Jun, 2020 03:22 PMThe water crisis in India has been in the making for sometime now, and the current COVID-19 pandemic has further brought to fore the challenges of safe water and hygiene, necessary for survival.
![Residents of a village built a farm-pond and repurposed it to suit their needs (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15819277863_049815d723_c.jpg?itok=JpA77ehv)
Agricultural crop substitution can bridge rural and urban water needs
Posted on 01 Jun, 2020 02:51 PMWith 85 percent of water being utilized for agriculture in India, a gradual shift in agriculture towards water-intensive crops have exposed the country to an increased threat of water crisis. The erratic nature of monsoons adds to this exposure and calls for judicious use of water resources, especially in the dry regions.
![Cropping pattern in Maharashtra over the past 40 years has shifted towards water-intensive crops like sugarcane (Image: Terry Sunderland/CIFOR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sugarcane_0.jpg?itok=Le2jGiAp)