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How to restrict crops to geographically sustainable areas: The case of arecanut in Tumkur
Posted on 13 Sep, 2019 12:19 PMArecanut is generally grown in the Malnad area of Karnataka, which receives high rainfall. However, it is also grown in dry land areas of Tumkur district, also in Karnataka, using groundwater.
![Young arecanut trees grown in drylands of Tumkur region (Gubbi Taluk, Hodalur Village) Pic Credit: Chandana Eswar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic1_youngareca.jpg?itok=eayuo_Un)
Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Posted on 06 Sep, 2019 10:38 AMGreater Noida, September 5 (India Science Wire): Degradation of land, which leads to the process of desertification, is not limited to arid and semi-arid areas but is also visible in high altitude regions that get very little rainfall and are known as cold deserts.
![A view of cold desert in Ladakh (Photo: Annu Anand)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/isw_desertification_article_lead_image.jpg?itok=plytDgNJ)
Dams, in distress?
Posted on 03 Sep, 2019 11:15 AMIndia is reeling from a severe water crisis. Large parts of the country are experiencing water-stress worsened by the ever increasing demand for water due to population growth, rapid urbanisation, changing lifestyles and consumption patterns, inef?cient use of water and climate change.
![Hirakud, India's oldest dam (Image Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hirakud_dam_0.jpg?itok=eaNL_8pR)
Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion to provide potable water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 11:14 PMGovernment to spend Rs 3.5 trillion under Jal Jeevan Mission: PM Modi
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0063es_1.jpg?itok=5bgMnVGp)
Beyond the death toll: The everyday violence of Assam’s floods
Posted on 19 Aug, 2019 12:53 PMFloods are an annual phenomenon in Assam. They are as integral to the state as the Brahmaputra River is, and each monsoon, we are reminded that Assam exists (or is drowning). As I write this piece, Assam is slowly recovering from the first wave of flood this monsoon.
![Floods in Majuli Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/majuli_flood_photo_mitul_baruah_0.jpg?itok=0dbnWvKp)
P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought
Posted on 13 Aug, 2019 11:47 AMP Sainath has been documenting stories from rural India for over three decades now.
![Picture: The semi-arid regions of the Moyar-Bhavani River basin in Tamil Nadu. Picture credit: Prathigna Poonacha, Tanvi Deshpande; Indian Institute for Human Settlements from India Water Portal on Flickr. Picture used for representational purposes only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24357205781_759ee198e1_z.jpg?itok=Pc70ynmu)
Protecting the kidneys of Kolkata – the East Kolkata Wetlands
Posted on 08 Aug, 2019 05:12 PMThe East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) are a truly unique ecosystem, presenting a very different sight from the normal urban landscape in India.
![Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ekw.jpg?itok=wNC65WlX)
Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:45 PMLok Sabha passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
![Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_0_0.jpg?itok=a5qJaHXF)
Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
Posted on 21 Jul, 2019 11:10 AMThe state of Rajasthan has an immense range of ancient and ingenious water harvesting systems, like the famous johads or step wells managed by communities in the arid Thar desert, which receives very low rainfall.
![The design of Chand baodi (stepwell) in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan, was intended to conserve as much water as possible (Image: Unseen Horizons, Flickr Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chand_baoli-abhaneri-.jpg?itok=_hila_Ug)