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April 4, 2024
Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration
Tackling India's water crisis: A blueprint for agricultural water efficiency
Women working in the field in India (Image: IWMI Flickr/Hamish John Appleby; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
March 25, 2024
Managing our domestic water demand
Best practices and tips to reduce water consumption from Bangalore.
Saving every drop counts (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
May 16, 2023
Does micro irrigation really save water?
For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential
Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)
April 25, 2023
जल प्रबंधन में आदर्श गांव बनने को तैयार है पल्थरा
पल्थरा एक छोटा सा आदिवासी गांव है, जो मध्यप्रदेश के पन्ना जिला मुख्यालय से करीब 35 किलोमीटर दूर जंगल में है। यहां समुदाय ने आगे बढ़कर जल प्रबंधन का काम अपने हाथ में ले लिया है और यहां न केवल वर्तमान में नल-जल योजना का सुचारू संचालन हो रहा है, बल्कि भविष्य में पानी की दिक्कत न हो, इस पर भी ध्यान दिया जा रहा है। यहां हर घर में नल कनेक्शन है।
जल प्रबंधन में आदर्श गांव बनने को तैयार है पल्थरा
January 1, 2023
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
December 25, 2022
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
Assam launches ambitious water scheme to train over two lakh students as 'Jal Doots'
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Jun, 2023 02:35 PM

Assam undertakes an ambitious water scheme to educate more than two lakh youngsters as Jal Doots
Assam intends to reach intends to reach 100% coverage of FHTCs shortly (Image: Wallpaper Flare; Creative Commons)
Does micro irrigation really save water?
For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential
Sachin Tiwale
Posted on 16 May, 2023 10:37 PM

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).
Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AM

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water
Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Preventing floods through grassland conservation
This study found that replacing natural grasslands and forests by exotic species increased the likelihood of flooding during extreme rainfall events in the Nilgiris.
Rajat Ramakant Nayak
Jagdish Krishnaswamy
Srinivas Vaidyanathan
Nick A. Chappell
Ravinder Singh Bhalla
Posted on 21 Jan, 2023 02:54 PM

Erratic rainfall patterns and the risk of floods in mountain landscapes
Grasslands interspersed with pockets of montane Shola forests in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Anand Osuri via Wikimedia Commons)
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
David Blakeslee
Aaditya Dar
Ram Fishman
Samreen Malik
Heitor S Pellegrina
Karan Singh Bagavathinathan
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 06:16 AM

Policy makers in developing countries have long emphasized improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
Shivanand Nalgire
Pennan Chinnasamy
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 06:52 PM

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.
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
Solar powered micro-sprinkler irrigation system for semi-arid tropics
Efficient and cost-effective irrigation system matching the small-scale water harvesting and storage systems is much needed
Manoranjan Kumar
Ravikant V Adake
K Srinivas Reddy
K Sammi Reddy
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 12:33 PM

Diminishing water resources to irrigation is a major global challenge in sustainable food production. Terrapon-Pfaff et al. (2018), analysed the linkages between small-scale energy projects in developing countries and the food and water aspects of development.
There is a need to need to develop solar powered micro-sprinkler system considering the techno-socio-economic situation of the small holders of the dryland region. (Image: Rawpixel; Free CC0)
Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India
These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions.
Roshni Arora
Mike Heiner
Balachander T
Ranjan Panda
Deepti Gupṭa
Ishan Agarwal
Posted on 25 Nov, 2022 04:20 PM

We invite your feedback and contributions to this article. Please view the maps by clicking the link at the end of the article.
A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)
Shared water commons
Community reflects on how to make villages in Bhilwara water secure
Ishita Gupta
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:43 AM

Water is a vital natural resource, but continuous consumption of freshwater sources at an unsustainable r
Discussion with community members of Baghmali village (Image: Ishita Gupta)
The Chakla bavdi of Chanderi
The unique design and functioning of the Chakla bavdi in Chanderi Madhya Pradesh is another example of the water wisdom of our ancestors, which needs to be conserved and passed on to the future generations.
Shubhangi Shirole
Posted on 21 Sep, 2022 01:03 PM

Water being an essential element for survival, methods of water conservation and harvesting were utilised by human populations throughout history in different parts of the world.
Chakla Bavdi at Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Shirole, S. 2022. Architectural eloquence: Water harvesting structure in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (India). Ancient Asia, 13: 9, pp. 1–13)
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