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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Facing uncertain rains, farmers dig in
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 12:40 PMAmulya Soren couldn’t get stable yields in the kharif (monsoon) paddy in his farm. A member of the Santhal tribe, he was the beneficiary of a surplus land redistribution programme in Hirbandh block of Bankura, West Bengal. The undulating terrain in which his farm lies receives sufficient rainfall of about 1000 mm a year, yet sufficient irrigation was an issue.
![Farmers constructing happa; Image: PRADAN](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/villagers_are_working_in_happa_excavated_under_mgnrega.jpg?itok=654EXtkq)
Indian wetlands under threat!
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 11:58 AMA wetland is defined as land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and maintains an ecosystem of its own.The factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the vegetation of aquatic plants which grow in its highly water saturated soil [1].
![Deepor beel, Assam (Source : India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deepor_beel_1.jpg?itok=EjWLt_vN)
Unpacking the water and sanitation budget
Posted on 30 Mar, 2015 07:50 AMWhat does slashed funding for the water and sanitation sector in this year’s budget mean? Is the government’s claim that the states will get more money because of the latest Finance Commission recommendation, spot on? Sona Mitra and Kanika Kaul of the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CGBA) shed light on these at the All India Convention on the Right to Sanitation.
![Handwashing at a Karnataka school](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handwashing_in_a_karnataka_school.jpg?itok=8UvYRrLn)
Can Madurai's dying tanks be revived?
Posted on 19 Mar, 2015 09:34 PMMadurai, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is now filled with buildings and roads which are eating into its age old network of tanks and canals. This change did not happen overnight. It began in the late 19th century by the British when they merged several hamlets to establish their headquarters in the region.
![A tank on the outskirts of Madurai, Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10425612205_05c2e28e41_z.jpg?itok=W4TFW1Oa)
A hard look at the strategy of fighting open defecation
Posted on 05 Mar, 2015 10:31 PMWith over 620 million defecating in the open in India, do we need a new approach to curb this practice? The force of habit is such that even households with toilets have around forty percent of adults defecating in the open. But, does curbing open defecation necessarily lead to significant improvements in child health outcomes like diarrhoea, anaemia, parasite infection and growth?
![School sanitation at Mysore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/school_sanitation_at_mysore.jpg?itok=TYKlv-NR)
Environment Ministry lied to Supreme Court about the Uttarakhand dam report
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 11:08 AMCentre presents an opposite picture in the Uttarakhand dam case
![Ganga at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_0.jpg?itok=BhlLZ0Or)
Karnataka government exposed on Yettinahole project
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:40 AMYettinahole project called a drinking water project only to circumvent guidelines
![River Netravathi (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688.jpg?itok=NO7LpyyH)
Groundwater resources race against time
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 12:36 PMThe Himalayas, an important part of the geography of India, extend along the entire Northern and North-Eastern boundary of the country. It spans six Indian States namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Sikkim and a major part of Arunachal Pradesh from west to east.
![A view of the majestic Himalayas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas.jpg?itok=YhLuPQSs)
Invitation to the National Seminar on 'Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting', Indian Water Works Association, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Posted on 18 Feb, 2015 04:17 PMIndian Water Works Association in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded is orgainising a national seminar on 'Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting' at IIT Bombay.
For more details, download the event brochure and registration form attached below.
RWH: A tale of two successful states
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 09:11 PMAs the race to bridge the gap between limited water availability and increasing demand for water narrows in India, rain water harvesting has been increasingly recommended in urban areas to harness the available water, rather than relying on expensive and unsustainable means of procuring water.
![Urban Rainwater Harvesting](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/urban_rwh.jpg?itok=yiZKWTCu)