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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Efforts towards skilling local communities in water management
Posted on 23 Mar, 2021 12:14 PMSamerth has been working since 2000 on providing safe water to the marginalised communities in the remote areas of Rapar and Bhachau blocks of Kutch district in Gujarat.
![Women are involved in the process of developing the water budget from a gender lens. (Image: Samerth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/1615965311249.jpg?itok=GG8kP8RH)
Sheroes: A tribute to women who value water
Posted on 22 Mar, 2021 10:19 PMEvery year, March 22 is celebrated as World Water Day. The theme for this year is ‘valuing water’. This indicates the higher level of thinking that is percolating agencies like the UN.
![Rural women believe in the power of ‘water continuity’ or having sustained and intergenerational access to water resources (Image: Romit Sen)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Jal%20Sahelis%202_0.jpg?itok=xFAt45MG)
Water governance standard and certification system – An answer to the water problems of agrarian India
Posted on 22 Mar, 2021 08:28 AMWater, belongs to everyone, managed by no one
While watching a film on WOTR’s Water Stewardship efforts, “Paani Kaarbhari – Water Stewards”, that won the Ministry of Jal Shakti's ‘Water Heroes: Share Your Stories’ contest1, we came across the wise words of a village woman who says “Water does not belong to one person, it belongs to everyone”.
![Long queues waiting for tankers are common in different parts of Maharashtra during water scarcity (Image Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/WOTRab.jpg?itok=Kr6Mm58l)
Enhancing water security through responsible tourism
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 01:24 PMManisha Shah, Arghyam, Bangalore highlights the issues related to water scarcity and quality in the tourist destinations in India and shares the work of the ForWater collaborative.
![Water tankers cater to the needs of populations in tourist destinations in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Private%20water%20tankers1.jpg?itok=mZUbvcYO)
Decentralized water resources management
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 10:30 AMDecentralization is the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the central government to the elected authorities at the subnational level. In India, as organs of the government closest to the people, the panchayati raj system has emerged as an effective good governance tool.
![A woman fetching water from the third tap in the house premises. (Image: Ajaya Kumar Behera)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/colony-pada4_0.jpg?itok=3p6opbe-)
Meandering waterways: the interconnectedness of people’s action on water availability
Posted on 09 Mar, 2021 01:21 PM“Everything is connected”. I watched a docuseries named “Connected: the hidden science of everything” where a journalist named Latif Nasser investigates how we and the universe are connected. After watching this docuseries, I thought about it and tried gathering pieces of evidence regarding this connectivity around me over the past one year.
Water: Governance challenges and suggested tools
Posted on 22 Feb, 2021 03:38 PMDahanu, an ecologically fragile area about 120 km from Mumbai, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district witnessed massive protests in 2019. Over 59 gram panchayats were opposing the land diversion to high-tech infrastructure projects.
![Dahanu, a green zone enjoyed special protection since 1991 (Image: nathview.blogspot.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-02/dahanu.jpg?itok=4li7I311)
Cereals drain India dry
Posted on 20 Jan, 2021 11:14 AMAgricultural stagnation and inefficient irrigation systems
Agriculture continues to be an important sector for the Indian economy and for food security with more than half of the workforce being employed in agricultural activities. Greater use of improved crop varieties, irrigation and fertilisers have contributed to major improvements in crop yields in India.
![Cereals and millets at a bazaar in Nizampet, Hyderabad (Image Source: Aditya Madhav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-01/cereals_and_millet_at_a_bazaar_in_nizampet_02.jpg?itok=9CstwWUC)
Digital water infrastructure to help India become water independent
Posted on 30 Dec, 2020 03:04 PMThe rising water crisis in India
![Smart water meters for efficient use of scarce water resources (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/chennaiw.jpg?itok=KFE4m4Sb)
Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
Posted on 29 Dec, 2020 12:10 PMLinkages between water security and socio-economic growth
![Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply. (Image: Anish Roy, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/tap-2809040_1280.jpg?itok=qDuPu-hY)