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Groundwater Recharge
How Kakaddara village won water cup
Posted on 19 Feb, 2018 06:33 AMEvery year, thousands of villages in Maharashtra get affected by droughts. Experts say that the reasons for recurrent droughts include a lack of policy framework, technical knowledge and community participation as well as poor implementation of government programmes.
![A farm pond in Kakaddara.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0072tps.jpg?itok=pZ5lfMej)
Invisible water wizards
Posted on 16 Feb, 2018 02:00 PMIndia has long undervalued one of its most precious resources—water. Today the country’s chronic mismanagement of water has led to drought in nearly 2,00,000 villages. According to the World Bank data, Indian farmers use almost 70 percent of the total groundwater that is drawn in the country each year. Shockingly, India uses more groundwater annually than China and the United States combined.
![Through SRDS method, monsoon rain is channelled back through borewells into the underground aquifers where it can be conserved for future use.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/srd_water_tchnique-2_0.jpg?itok=OEP_i6gO)
Harvesting rainwater effectively
Posted on 15 Feb, 2018 01:25 PMOne of the major causes of deterioration of water quality is the increase in overall salinity. Total hardness and the presence of materials like fluoride, nitrate, iron, arsenic, and toxic metal ions determine salinity levels in groundwater. With the demand for groundwater growing rapidly, its exploitation is also accelerating which causes depletion.
![The innovation was introduced in a government school building in Untka village located in Mewat district of Haryana.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untaka-rwh.gif?itok=-9AlYCrA)
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 10:12 AMThe theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.
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Ousteri lake needs help!
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 12:04 PMOusteri lake is the largest water body in the Puducherry region.
![Ousteri lake (Source: Screenshot from the film Ousteri Lake)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ousteri_lake.jpg?itok=MyEKXX0V)
Citizens participate in mapping Bengaluru’s groundwater
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 11:34 AMThe problem of Bengaluru’s water is well known.
![Talapariges, the small traditional water bodies of Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr photo by Mallikarjuna Hosapalya)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2640566205_ea69994db4_z_2.jpg?itok=Dlm0bh_1)
Catch them young
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 10:29 PMThe children of Shri Ram Vidya Mandir in Dotiyal in Almora district of Uttarakhand were hushed as they entered the hall. Within 15 minutes, they were all giggling in anticipation of the fun of learning something new. This is one of the schools where students are taught the basics of hydrogeology and water quality.
![Children gather around Ashvath Singh as he demonstrates hydrogeology.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydrogeology_demonstration.jpg?itok=SfaEUpFk)
Let the river flow
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 05:08 AMOne of the tributaries of the Yamuna, the Ken, is a major river of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River Ken regulates groundwater recharge and provides vegetation found on its banks.
![Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-gorge_carved_by_ken_river.jpg?itok=oUOhVuzD)
Every state needs a river rejuvenation policy'
Posted on 28 Aug, 2017 05:53 PMAs India celebrates 70 years of independence, the recent flooding in states like Assam and Gujarat and droughts in places like Tamil Nadu and Marathwada remind us that we still need to go far to achieve independence from water woes.
![Conservation is the way out of water crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8335960183_0f9fa452bf_z.jpg?itok=ga_9iTFv)
WOTR wins international award
Posted on 21 Aug, 2017 09:38 AMMarathwada in Maharashtra is an arid region with rainfall of less than 750 mm per year. Most villages in the region face acute water scarcity. Kachner in Aurangabad was no exception.
![Kachner Tanda. (Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_kachner_tanda_3_-_abad_8-13-2008_6-07-18_pm_2.jpg?itok=5I0Vak4_)