Conservation - Reducing Water Usage

Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action

• 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.

Indian 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.

It 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.

Assam undertakes an ambitious water scheme to educate more than two lakh youngsters as Jal Doots

Since the last few decades, the central government (and also multiple states) has been promoting micro irrigation (drip and sprinkler) under various schemes. These schemes mainly include National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI), On Farm Water Management (OFWM), and now Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water

Erratic rainfall patterns and the risk of floods in mountain landscapes

Policy makers in developing countries have long emphasized improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.