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July 2, 2024

From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema

Community governance for groundwater management

Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)

June 30, 2024

How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District

SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur

Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

May 22, 2024

Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?

Bridging the gender divide in Participatory Irrigation Management

Woman member of water user association is giving fish feed to a community pond in West Midnapore in West Bengal (Image: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI)

May 19, 2024

How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?

The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.

A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)

April 18, 2024

Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin

As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.

Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

February 14, 2024

Sustainable water management to enhance rural livelihoods

The event underlined the need to create a skilled workforce with multi-skilling abilities, embodying the concept of a one-stop-shop and service, particularly relevant for the organised sector.

The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)

Study reveals reduction in water flow of the Ganga in the Himalayan catchment areas

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:52 PM

Ganga catchment area has lost over 1500 billion cusecs of water flow: Study

Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

Roundtable Conference on 'Innovations in Catalysing Interventions and Data Driven Decision Making for WASH programs'

Roundtable Conference will includes a book launch of 'Is it really clean? Creating a WASH Index'

Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:49 PM

About the conference

No tunnel for the Luhri hydel project in Himachal

Policy matter this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 11 Aug, 2015 12:07 PM

Villagers win as SJVNL drops its tunnel plan for Luhri hydel project

Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)

The nonexistent bridge in Punjab

At Punjab's Mand island, not many children go to school and pregnant women deliver at the river bank -- all because there is no bridge connecting it to the mainland.

Manu Moudgil

Posted on 10 Aug, 2015 12:14 PM

Bakshish Singh once had 13 acres of farmland; now he only has one. He lost the rest in 2013 when the Beas river changed its course and started flowing near his house. Bakshish lives at Rampur Gaura village in Kapurthala district of Punjab, the state generally known for good roads, urbanised villages and wealthy farmers.

The only connection of the island with mainland is through a pontoon bridge which the Public Works Department removes as the water level rises during monsoon.

Reflections on managing water: A book review

Scarcity, pollution, inequity, floods and drought -- words that are synonymous with water today. Is the water crisis for real or is it simply a case of mismanagement?

Dr Indira Khurana

Romit Sen

Shilpi Jain

Posted on 06 Aug, 2015 05:40 PM

Water, a valuable resource that is magical and mystical, is both mistreated and misunderstood today. Jacques Yves Cousteau once said, "We convenientl

Water reflections: A new way of thinking & innovation

From abandonment to water abundance: Is it possible?

People know that water is crucial, and yet apathy abounds. Dr. Indira Khurana talks candidly on the issues concerning water and how this precious resource can be better managed.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 06 Aug, 2015 05:39 PM

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The earth is water rich, but water is still scarce (Source:India Water Portal)

Call for Concepts for the Short Term Research Grants, Groundwater- Sanitation Nexus Research Programme, Arghyam

Arghyam invites ideas for the short-term (6 – 12 months duration) research studies in the GW-SAN sector

Posted on 05 Aug, 2015 01:04 PM

About Arghyam’s GW-SAN Nexus Research Programme

Nagpur Municipal Corporation in troubled waters

Nagpur's woes due to water privatisation aren't unique. More than 54 private sector participation projects across the globe are in the same boat.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 05 Aug, 2015 09:41 AM

The Maharashtra State Accountant General (AG) recently exposed the hidden agenda of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its so-called best Public-Private Partnership model with regards to Nagpur's water supply.