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Explore various groundwater recharge methods to sustainably replenish groundwater levels. Learn about innovative techniques and best practices for groundwater conservation.

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July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
July 15, 2024
Meter, Measure, Manage: Engineering a data-based approach for water conservation
Kritsnam where engineering meets hydrology, founded by K. Sri Harsha focuses on developing accurate, easy to install, tamper-proof, and weather-proof smart water metering solutions to deal with the growing water crisis in India.
An AI generated image, highlighting water shortage and use of tankers to provide water but water being wasted when available (Image Source: Praharsh Patel)
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 13, 2024
Decommissioning of open wells: Is all well in the villages?
The rising trend of abandoning open wells for borewells in Chikkaballapur and Annamayya districts, and the potential negative consequences of this shift.
Borewell proliferation may dry up open wells (Image: FES)
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)
May 15, 2024
बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा
बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा। हाल फिलहाल के दो अध्ययन हमारे लिए खतरे का संकेत दे रहे हैं। एक अध्ययन पूर्वी हिमालयी क्षेत्र में भूकंप के आवृत्ति और तीब्रता बढ़ने की बात कर रहा है। तो दूसरा भूजल का अत्यधिक दोहन से दिल्ली-NCR क्षेत्र के कुछ भाग भविष्य में धंसने की संभावना की बात कर रहा है। दोनों अध्ययनों को जोड़ कर अगर पढ़ा जाए तस्वीर का एक नया पहलू सामने आता है।
भूजल का अत्यधिक दोहन
Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the Great Indian bustard
News updates this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 15 Oct, 2023 04:07 PM

Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the endangered Great Indian bustard
Great Indian Bustard, Rajasthan (Image Source: Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons)
Farmer’s willingness to pay for groundwater irrigation: The case of Uttar Pradesh
Is there a potential for introducing an organised groundwater irrigation market in Western Uttar Pradesh, where informal groundwater markets continue to thrive?
Akshi Bajaj
S.P. Singh
Diptimayee Nayak
Posted on 28 Sep, 2023 09:58 AM

Irrigated agriculture consumes the largest share of freshwater resources, including both surface water and groundwater. As high as 40 percent of irrigation is dependent on groundwater, accounting for 70 percent of the total groundwater extractions world over and this share is predicted to increase with climate change. 
Groundwater, fast diminishing resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Demand for work under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 17 Sep, 2023 12:15 PM

Rural job demand under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant
Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
What are the major challenges facing urban drinking water supply in India?
Effective governance is crucial for addressing the water sector challenges and ensuring sustainable water management
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 09 Sep, 2023 11:20 AM

Chennai's reservoirs became empty in the summer of 2019, prompting the government to truck in 10 million litres of water per day.
Governance mechanisms often fail to ensure effective community participation, leading to top-down approaches that may not suit local contexts (Image: Hippopx; Creative Commons Zero - CC0)
Rethinking India’s water and climate narrative in agriculture
What are the reasons behind the sluggish pace of technology adoption for solutions related to water and climate change?
Ankit Chandra
Posted on 28 Aug, 2023 07:31 PM

As I embarked on my agtech and water tour in India, I was surprised to experience such a diverse range of extreme climates in just one month. I travelled from drought-stricken landscapes in North India (early June 2023) to flood-ravaged regions while leaving the country (early July 2023) and encountered uneven weather patterns in between.
Agtech introduces fresh advancements and creativity to established farming methods through the utilization of digitalization and contemporary approaches. (Image: Ankit Chandra)
Changing crop types and water scarcity: The case of Marathwada
What are the reasons for enhancement of drought like conditions in Marathwada in recent years? A study provides answers.
Sneha Kulkarni
Vinay Kumar
Vinayak Bhanage
Shirishkumar Gedam
Posted on 27 Aug, 2023 04:57 AM

Marathwada is one of the most drought-prone regions of India and the increasing severity of droughts and their adverse impacts on socioeconomic conditions in the region have been of major concern in recent years. Majority of the area of Marathwada is under rain-fed agriculture and the summer monsoon rainfall is crucial for agricultural production in the region.
Sugarcane, the water thirsty crop of Marathwada (Image Source: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis pathways
Skills for NGO workers and researchers in the water sector
Posted on 09 Aug, 2023 10:56 AM

Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF) is an NGO based in Hyderabad, India. WLF strives towards achieving water security and livelihoods enhancement of poor through community development initiatives, action research & innovations and skill development. Contributing to the skill building of NGOs, development workers and researchers is one of the major objectives of WLF.
Nudging farmers to conserve water
Study investigates whether the package of both training and comparisons would be more effective than training alone to urge farmers to conserve water in a field experiment in Haryana.
Kathryn Vasilaky
Aurélie Harou
Katherine Alfredo
Ishita Kapur
Posted on 25 Jul, 2023 10:07 PM

In a randomised field experiment, researchers tested whether training medium scale farmers in an agricultural water reduction practice reduced water use from common aquifers in Haryana, India.
Alternate Wetting and Drying (Image: Zoheb Mahmud Khan)
Technology aids safety of Kerala fisherfolk during monsoons
News updates this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 17 Jul, 2023 10:14 AM

Communication technologies aid fisherfolk in Kerala to remain safe during the monsoons
Fishermen venturing out into the sea in Vizhinjham in Kerala (Image Source: India Water Portal)
NGT forms committee for submerging island protection policy in India
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Jul, 2023 03:45 PM

NGT forms committee to frame policy to protect submerging islands in India
Committee to frame policy to protect islands (Image: PxFuel)
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