/topics/conservation-reducing-water-usage
Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
From 58 percent in 2004, groundwater extraction rises to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 03:34 PMGroundwater extraction increased from 58 percent in 2004 to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
![Country's groundwater scenario is in a grim state (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/14685896416_3402c76959_c.jpg?itok=qAQy-x-y)
Potential of rainwater management in Bundelkhand
Posted on 09 Nov, 2021 04:10 PMBundelkhand, a geographical and cultural region in north-central India covering parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is one of the hotspots of poverty and malnutrition.
![Charkhari talab in Bundelkhand (Image: IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/charkhari.jpg?itok=OAfjTHLR)
Haryana ranks third in providing tap water to all rural households
Posted on 19 Oct, 2021 06:16 PMHaryana comes third in providing tap water to rural households under Jal Jeevan Mission
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/_dsc0063es_0%20%281%29.jpg?itok=olZ2-n4M)
Is climate action at scale a possibility?
Posted on 28 Sep, 2021 09:07 PMThe recently released report on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has portrayed a devastating picture of the world that our
Lift irrigation cooperatives provide irrigation to tribal drylands
Posted on 06 Sep, 2021 03:59 PMThe earliest known civilizations settled around rivers as they provided access to the water needed for cultivating crops. Over time, humans learnt to control the flow of water by the construction of barriers across the direction of the river flow.
![Simalaghasi check dam across Panam river, Dahod constructed by NM Sadguru Water and Development Foundation (Image: NM Sadguru Water and Development Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/Simalaghashi_check_dam_across_river_panam_Taluka_Devgarh_Bariaya__District_Dahod.jpg?itok=j7acR_TL)
Study calls for securing water sustainability in Chennai
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 01:43 PMWater stress has specifically magnified for metropolitan cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, etc.
![These bright plastic jugs are ubiquitous in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. (Image: McKay Savage, Flickr Commons; CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/water%20tap.jpg?itok=XHU9_vCD)
Equipping communities to plan land and water conservation initiatives
Posted on 19 Aug, 2021 11:21 PMLess than an hour from the district headquarter of Bhilwara, women in village Bavdi in Jahazpur block had to walk for several miles in the scorching heat
Best practices in IEC-HRD to engage rural communities based on JJM - Karnataka experience
Posted on 11 Aug, 2021 02:02 PMWhat does IEC-HRD mean for large-scale programs such as Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?
![At the district level, Karnataka has engaged Implementation Support Agencies (ISA) who are involved in IEC](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/lead1_0.jpg?itok=HNHOtBE2)
Empowering women to be water stewards
Posted on 07 Aug, 2021 12:53 PMIn June 2021, UNDP felicitated 41 Women Water Champions for their remarkable contributions to water-conservation efforts in the country.
Yavatmal’s water security crisis
Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 02:38 PMWater security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC).
![A study assesses the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures in Yavatmal (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/nilona%20dam.jpg?itok=EJb8Q_UO)