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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Understanding water footprint of cereals in India
Posted on 30 Apr, 2019 01:05 PMIndia has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91 percent of our freshwater is used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50 percent of the dietary water footprint in India and represent a potential opportunity for reducing water use in Indian agriculture.
![Cereals and millets at a bazaar in Nizampet, Hyderabad (image: Aditya Madhav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cereals_and_millet_at_a_bazaar_in_nizampet_02.jpg?itok=GaJESYZR)
Water management: Still a neglected electoral issue?
Posted on 25 Apr, 2019 12:04 PMIndia is on the brink of a major water crisis. With drought looming over the southern and western parts of the country, the existing water resources are in peril. Rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate.
![India's water woes need urgent attention. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bagledi.jpg?itok=maVTgl6w)
Making water available for all
Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 06:48 PMIndia, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.
![The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hindon_river_1_2.jpg?itok=To8rG7Ji)
Water storage depletes in major river basins: CWC
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:08 PMCWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=m_VyJVaY)
Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2019 11:03 AMThe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3_1.jpg?itok=vgWYqvps)
Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Posted on 23 Mar, 2019 11:45 PMAt 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
![The weather station at Randullabad that helps farmers plan their crops. (Photo by Manu Moudgil)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_weather_station_at_randullabad_copy_1.jpg?itok=Liy97P2d)
Smart farming changes farms, fortunes in Bengal
Posted on 14 Mar, 2019 03:55 PMGulam Mustafa owns around five acres of land at Digalhati Moynaguri village in Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The 34-year-old has switched to “smart farming” to minimise labour cost and water use.
![Gulam Mustafa with the rice planter. (Photo by Gurvinder Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_gulam_mustafa.jpg?itok=fziLpG3f)
Women and Water
Posted on 08 Mar, 2019 12:45 PMIn India, women often travel long distances to fetch water. This in turn affects school attendance for young girls, and has a domino effect on other development indicators. Women and girls are an important stakeholder to be considered in the design of interventions and programmes to ensure access to safe water for all.
![Women and water: a critical connect](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/25308985960_e7f6263937_z.jpg?itok=o5e4jCNb)
Can we gain from changing rains?
Posted on 07 Feb, 2019 12:30 PMIndia is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing?
![Changing rainfall patterns in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon_mysteryn.jpg?itok=_K5WDGax)
Budget 2019 allocates income support package for farmers
Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 06:12 PMIdentify farmers for income support scheme: NITI Aayog to states
![A devastated farmer in Maharashtra (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9501930722_c1b4e041d7_z_0.jpg?itok=tw8OFEFq)