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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)
Speakers and presentations of the WHSC 2009 Day 2 : Rajendra Singh emphasises the need for decentralized water management
A compilation of presentations during the WHSC 2009
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 05:11 AM

Rajendra Singh

 

 
Recommendations of Working Group meeting - Planning and implementation issues related to Rain Water Harvesting(RWH)
Issues related to planning and implementation largely concerned with water quality, budgeting and equity.
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 04:12 AM

The issues related to planning and implementation were largely concerned with water quality, budgeting and equity.

The group deemed it necessary that the following are addressed on a greater priority:

  1. Centralized vs. decentralized rainwater harvesting
  2. Water quality aspects in rainwater harvesting system
  3. Water quality management through rainwater harvesting
Recommendations of Working Group meeting on policy issues- Water harvesting issues
Identification of the main issues in water harvesting and its recommendations
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 03:37 AM

Working Group Meetings formed by a panel of experts in the respective field, formed a significant aspect of WHSC Conference. The conference is geared towards effecting a change in the way water resources are governed and managed. Towards this, the working group meeting's recommendations were valuable, and awaited.

 
India threatened by flood-drought syndrome, says Mr M.Gopalakrishnan
A talk on policy support issues in basin management that compares small scale water harvesting sytems with large dams , citing how each one of them stand as an answer in different situations
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 23 Nov, 2009 02:36 PM

 

Gopalkrishna

M.Gopalakrishnan speaking on Policy Issues (Photo: Praveena Sridhar)
Technological options and mechanisms for water harvesting, storage and conservation - WHSC 2009
Description of the conference -2009 Water – Harvesting, Storage and Conservation Conference (WHSC)
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 20 Nov, 2009 04:30 AM

Policy – Technology – Planning – Implementation has seldom been one straight highway in developmental issues like infrastructure, poverty, education or water! An all-encompassing approach to address these issues requires effective conversations.
Water management by industry - A case study of TATA Chemicals - Mithapur
A presentation on the water management initiatives undertaken by TATA chemicals
Tata Chemicals
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 06:07 PM

This presentation describes the work of Tata Chemicals in organising water management initiatives, with the community around its plant in Mithapur, Gujarat. The various efforts taken up include integrated watershed development, salinity ingress mitigation, Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) projects, rooftop rainwater harvesting and implementing water saving technologies.

Direct seeding initiatives with paddy farmers in Punjab - PepsiCo India Holdings - Gurgaon
A presentation that describes the efforts of PepsiCo India Holdings, Gurgaon to promote sustainable agriculture initiatives with paddy farmers in Punjab.
Pepsico India Holdings
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:58 PM

Work taken up focussed on promoting direct seeding instead of transplantation in the paddy crop. As a result of this, about 30% reduction in water consumption was achieved covering about 1100 acres in 5 states. Farmers could also reduce their production costs by upto Rs.1400/acre.  

Water conservation and harvesting by industry - A case study of Hindalco Industries Limited - Renukoot
This presentation describes the work of Hindalco Industries in water conservation and harvesting, in Renukoot.
Hindalco Industries
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:51 PM

The work taken up includes lift irrigation projects, construction of small check dams, rainwater harvesting, promotion of horticulture and timber plantation, promotion of composting and cattle vaccination.

Salinity mitigation by industry - A case study of Ambuja Cements Limited - Junagadh
This presentation describes the work of Ambuja Cements Limited, in managing salinity in groundwater, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, in coastal Junagadh region of Gujarat.
Ambuja Cements Limited
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:47 PM

Water harvesting and conservation work was taken up through building check dams, rooftop rainwater harvesting, building percolation and drinking water wells, deepening of ponds, micro-irrigation, cropping pattern interventions and more.
A community based self-sustained safe drinking water program - An industry case study from the work of BOSCH Limited - Jaipur
This presentation describes the work of BOSCH Jaipur, in organising safe drinking water for about 4000 families, around Jaipur, through the set up of a de-flouridation plant.
BOSCH
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:38 PM

 

This work won the CII-GBC National Award (Beyond the Fence Category) for Excellence in Water Management in 2008.

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