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Groundwater Recharge
How a poor labourer became a rich farmer
Posted on 27 Jul, 2017 07:59 PMVasant Baburao Parkale, a 52-year-old farmer, has become a role model for many farmers in the drought-prone Marathwada region. His determination and the will to excel in life have helped him to transform his dreams into reality.
![Vasantrao Parkale (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vasant_parkale_tp.jpg?itok=Voo-3kJd)
Ganga and Yamuna not living human entities anymore
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 12:09 PMSC stays order granting human status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers
![Ganga river at Sangam, Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z.jpg?itok=NmvBqupZ)
Every drop that matters!
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 10:12 PMThe people of the Marathwada region have been facing severe water crisis for more than three decades. Despite adverse circumstances, the Akoladev panchayat in the Jalna district has set an example for other panchayats by solving their water woes through community participation and effective water harvesting measures that suit their geographic terrain.
![Jivrekha river, Akoladev (Source:Dilasa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscf2613es.jpg?itok=RaOu7rTb)
CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 07:29 AMNOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries
![Tubewells in Punjab. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14920806101_b54e9ea69d_z.jpg?itok=x8coY4eY)
Their will, their way
Posted on 27 May, 2017 05:34 PMPune has a story similar to many other cities in India that grew exponentially without much warning. The unplanned development hit the water resources badly, increasing the city’s dependence on groundwater. Now, the city experiences water scarcity every year, even when the monsoons have been plentiful.
![Dr Vishram Rajhans and Mr Ravindra Sinha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/will_way_1_0.jpg?itok=rISC0dgJ)
A village becomes water rich
Posted on 26 May, 2017 05:05 PMLocated in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, with vast agricultural fields growing sugarcane, rice, wheat, jowar, chana and all kinds of seasonal vegetables, Dhikoli in Pilana tehsil comes across as a bustling and prosperous village.
![A johad after restoration.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dhikoli-1.jpg?itok=7khV5W_v)
Centre asks states to prepare for monsoon failure
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:20 AMCentre urges states to gear up for possible monsoon failure
![A community well (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498514389_bab7a444d1_z.jpg?itok=uxYtRJ6o)
Maharashtra goes Doha for water
Posted on 22 Feb, 2017 12:02 PMThere was a time when the farmers of Yavatmal district depended completely on rainfed agriculture. That was before the introduction of Doha, a water harvesting structure by NGO Dilasa Sansthan in 2014. Farming changed drastically after that, something which Sitaram Kove, a 40-year-old farmer of Rajini village in the district, will vouch for.
![A Doha canal at Rajini village. (Source:Dilasa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32946607735_41d5bf934b_z.jpg?itok=OpbC7zxH)
Beyond drought: Tamil Nadu's chain of misfortunes
Posted on 07 Feb, 2017 10:40 AMThat Tamil Nadu qualifies to be dubbed as a land of climate paradoxes is beyond debate. The massive flood of 2015 was quickly followed by a punishing drought in 2016. Though the state benefited marginally from the south-west monsoon, as is usually the case, the biggest let down was the manner in which the more dominant north-east monsoon had panned out.
![Parched land (Image courtesy: Ink Freezer)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought-hit-land.jpg?itok=6A0oxyZQ)
States fail to tackle groundwater crisis
Posted on 09 Jan, 2017 09:52 AMA majority of states fail to stop overexploitation of groundwater
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0.jpg?itok=1_nCY7wm)