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Irrigation
Study suggests continuous monitoring of the water and soil quality in wastewater irrigated areas in Musi basin
Posted on 25 Apr, 2023 05:01 PMThe large volume of wastewater remains untreated due to inadequate wastewater treatment facilities and the struggle to regulate it in many countries in the world. But it is being reused as a source of irrigation in urban and peri-urban areas.
![Musi is polluted due to municipal sewage and industrial wastewater (Image: Muhammed Mubashir, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/View_of_Musi_river_from_Nayapul.jpg?itok=bK2Bp9co)
Study reveals Indian dams to lose 26% water storage capacity by 2050
Posted on 08 Feb, 2023 05:13 PMReservoir sedimentation is often seen as a site-specific process and is usually assessed at an individual reservoir level. At the same time, it takes place everywhere in the world. However, estimates of storage losses globally are largely lacking.
![Hirakud Dam is the longest dam in India (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/14075678201_ae90869126_o.jpg?itok=ejQYM6Ix)
Union Budget 2023-24: A detailed analysis with a water lens
Posted on 03 Feb, 2023 11:51 AMHaving its domain in agriculture and allied activities, rural development, drinking water and sanitation, energy and transportation sector, water resources are quite crucial for an economy of a state. A union budget other than making financial provisions, also tells us about the vision of a government.
![(Image: Utthan/India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/4034551042_fd456e94dc_o.jpg?itok=ryP02nHa)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PMIndia issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
![Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/9245084431_0d49bfc6d8_o.jpg?itok=Wd4lES2j)
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 06:16 AMPolicymakers in developing countries have long emphasised improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.
![Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-01/23218679170_0baa4f5115_o.jpg?itok=BduzRGL2)
Factors influencing crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 28 Dec, 2022 04:29 PMClimate change has become a major threat to agriculture and rural livelihoods and can lead to rural poverty and migration and cause overexploitation of natural resources such as water, land and forests informs this study titled 'Is crop diversification vulnerable to climate, agricultural and socio-economic facto
![Crop diversification to cope with climate shocks in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/HP%20crops.jpg?itok=cwCn3sUH)
Solar powered micro-sprinkler irrigation system for semi-arid tropics
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 12:33 PMDiminishing water resources to irrigation is a major global challenge in sustainable food production. Terrapon-Pfaff et al. (2018), analysed the linkages between small-scale energy projects in developing countries and the food and water aspects of development.
![There is a need to need to develop solar powered micro-sprinkler system considering the techno-socio-economic situation of the small holders of the dryland region. (Image: Rawpixel; Free CC0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-12/lead_1.jpg?itok=4DMKidxD)
Wheat sowing dates influences yields in Eastern Gangetic Plains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2022 07:51 PMWheat is a principal crop staple in South Asia with current cultivation extending across 36.1 million ha; around 73% of this area is in India where wheat provides approximately 21% of the aggregate food energy and 17% o
![Greater adjustments to the annual cropping calendar are anticipated to increase wheat yield potential by an average of 0.84 t/ha (Image: Pixnio)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/PIXNIO-1807675-1200x900.jpg?itok=Skk6Ts8P)
Shrinkage of aus rice in eastern India
Posted on 12 Oct, 2022 02:43 PMAgricultural intensification riding on the Green Revolution ushered bountiful production of selected staples (rice, wheat, maize) in the developing nations and caused a significant economic growth.
![Rice has undergone an unprecedented rise in production and yield during the green revolution (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/rice.jpeg?itok=edyBhcBK)
Taming water - Irrigation and drought protection in colonial India and the present
Posted on 10 Aug, 2022 07:12 AMFollowing independence and with the advent of the green revolution, agriculture in India has been based on input intensive farming, and agricultural policies and investments continue to support irrigated agriculture. This excessive focus on irrigated agriculture has led to the neglect of rainfed agriculture.
![Recurrent droughts and the struggle for survival (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons):](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/Water-crisis.jpg?itok=zuBwUFIj)