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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Understanding water use in agriculture
Posted on 25 Mar, 2024 05:44 PMHow do you save water? By using less of it? It sounds simple, but defining water use is more complex. Is it the amount of water drawn from the ground or piped supply for crop irrigation? Or is it the water consumed by the crops themselves to grow?
Managing our domestic water demand
Posted on 25 Mar, 2024 08:54 AMWith the current water scarcity in Bangalore, we are seeing a lot of attention on the supply disruption. As the city prepares itself to tackle the shortage, we need to understand that our consumption has also gone up. We have collected some practical tips adopted by different apartments in the city to reduce water usage:
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Water security amid climate challenges
Posted on 15 Mar, 2024 09:29 AMS M Sehgal Foundation, in collaboration with DCB Bank and NIRDPR (National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj) as the knowledge partner, held the fourth and final workshop of ‘Jalagam’, the Capacity Building and Experience Sharing series in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on March 14, 2024.
Livelihoods India Summit 2023 - January 17-18, 2024, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Jan, 2024 12:49 PMLivelihoods India was initiated in 2010 as a national level initiative to bring together diverse stakeholders on a single platform to discuss critical issues that impede and afflict the livelihoods of the poor.
Citizens in coastal Karnataka join hands to revive their water bodies
Posted on 05 Jan, 2024 06:08 PMCitizens from coastal towns of Moodbidri and Karkala in Karnataka have joined hands to revive their water bodies
Job opening at Arghyam: Senior Manager - Research and Communications
Posted on 21 Nov, 2023 12:05 PMAbout the Position
Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
Posted on 16 Nov, 2023 02:22 PMMaharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
Climate-smart approach aids Odisha lowland farmers against floods
Posted on 11 Sep, 2023 11:26 AM- Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely affect the standing crop leading to poor harvests. Such untoward climatic shocks invariably hit almost all blocks of Puri District in Odisha.
- The variety-based climate-smart intervention proved to be a potential response in the flood-prone rice areas.
Micro-irrigation systems: Opening up new farming possibilities in India
Posted on 17 Jun, 2023 12:46 PMIndian farmers have shifted from growing traditional crops to commercial crops with the help of modern technology and micro-irrigation systems. Farmers are increasingly implementing micro-irrigation systems to ensure precise water and nutrient delivery, which is essential for the success of these crops as agriculture shifts towards high-value crops.
Using water games for economic gains
Posted on 09 Jun, 2023 11:56 AMIt is rightly said that "what is measured is managed better". And we observed this happen at Sagapali village in Keonjhar district of Odisha. This village is in the Nayakote gram panchayat, and has an undulating terrain surrounded by five hillocks. It has forests around it with limited plainlands for cultivation.