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Demand and Consumption
Understanding Atal Bhujal Yojana through the program guidelines
Posted on 10 Aug, 2020 03:59 PMGroundwater fulfills the drinking water requirements of nearly 85% and 50% of the rural and urban Indian population, respectively. 65% of the total irrigated area utilizes groundwater. It also caters to the water needs of the industrial sector in India.
![Community participation is expected to facilitate bottom-up groundwater planning process to improve the effectiveness of public financing and align implementation of various government programs on groundwater in the participating states (Image: Water Alternatives, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_4.jpg?itok=HkdNjORG)
Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
Posted on 30 Jun, 2020 01:39 PMIndia is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering
![Irrigation pump supplying water for drip irrigation (Image: IWMI Flickr, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drip_irrigation.jpg?itok=I2f7e2zo)
Digital tools to tackle water scarcity
Posted on 30 Jun, 2020 08:57 AMIndia has the highest population of any country in the world without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to WaterAid and the World Health Organisation (WHO), 163 million people still lack access to safe water and millions still defecate in the open.
![About 200,000 people die each year in India from diseases related to unclean water (Image: FRANK Water)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wash_basins1.jpg?itok=XlERiqmG)
Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 10:08 AMPunjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and ?b (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.
![Pumping groundwater with the energy generated from solar panels (Image: Prashanth Vishwanathan/IWMI; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar-pumping.jpg?itok=7k94Ij0g)
Villagers in Rajasthan show resilience during national lockdown
Posted on 16 Jun, 2020 09:40 AMIndia’s national lockdown to curb the fast-expanding community transmission of coronavirus led to life coming to a standstill across the country. The long pause of over three months is starting to ease, and the new shift towards “normal” gives health and hygiene ultimate attention.
![Repairing the school infrastructures before students return to their classrooms (Image: Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic_1.jpeg?itok=f4kpMm-X)
Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin
Posted on 07 Jun, 2020 12:52 PMKathayi, a scheduled tribe (ST) dominated village in the midst of the forested stretches of Shahnagar block in Panna district faces acute water scarcity during the 3-4 summer months. Through the government schemes, three wells and two hand pumps were installed in this 75 household village in the last 10-15 years, but most of them are dysfunctional now.
![Panghata Kund in village Aloni, Panna (June 2014, after initial monsoon) (Image: Seema Ravandale)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/panghata_kund_in_village_aloni_panna_june_2014_after_initial_monsoon_pic_credit_seema_ravandale.jpg?itok=wYJHgRA-)
Agricultural crop substitution can bridge rural and urban water needs
Posted on 01 Jun, 2020 02:51 PMWith 85 percent of water being utilized for agriculture in India, a gradual shift in agriculture towards water-intensive crops have exposed the country to an increased threat of water crisis. The erratic nature of monsoons adds to this exposure and calls for judicious use of water resources, especially in the dry regions.
![Cropping pattern in Maharashtra over the past 40 years has shifted towards water-intensive crops like sugarcane (Image: Terry Sunderland/CIFOR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sugarcane_0.jpg?itok=Le2jGiAp)
Flushing away Covid-19, the Mumbai way!
Posted on 23 May, 2020 11:55 AMSlums, fast growing Covid-19 hotspots!
![Training safai and cremation workers on safe practices during the corona pandemic (Image Source: Triratna Prerna Mandal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/maharashtra_covid.jpg?itok=xXcJQ3K8)
Horticulture pile-up, yet farmers stare at losses in Kachchh
Posted on 10 May, 2020 04:05 PMKachchh: A desert oasis under peril
![Date palm plantation in Kachchh (Image: Prayaas: The Movement of Grassroot Changes)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic2_1.jpg?itok=IgS4hmMh)
IMD revises the onset and withdrawal dates for monsoon
Posted on 04 May, 2020 02:51 PMIMD revises monsoon calendar for the country
![Image used for representational purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon.jpg?itok=8O31C6qh)