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Irrigation
Sixty river stretches found polluted in the northeast: CPCB
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:53 PMNortheast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB
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Decentralised groundwater governance to deal with the groundwater crisis
Posted on 17 Feb, 2020 05:43 PMThe challenges to sustain groundwater dependency in India are many where groundwater over extraction is not only leading to rapid depletion of the resource, but also giving rise to water quality issues in a situation where the response at the level of policy continues to be lukewarm.
![The need for decentralised governance to deal with the current groundwater crisis (Image Source: ACWADAM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_5018_0.jpg?itok=1Axtr83L)
Decoding budget 2020
Posted on 10 Feb, 2020 04:35 PM“Every single number in the budget, be it receipts or expenditure is a lie. The budget numbers can no longer be trusted, as the difference between actual expenditure and budget estimates are off by around 25 percent.
![Woman farmer sifting grain (Image: Ray Witlin/World Bank CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sifting_grain.jpg?itok=0rLjuCR3)
Jal Jeevan Mission receives Rs 11,500 crore allocation in Budget 2020-21
Posted on 06 Feb, 2020 10:07 PMGovernment allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21
In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0063es_0_0.jpg?itok=rSNYhabd)
Perils, politics and prospects of groundwater in India
Posted on 05 Feb, 2020 03:15 PMAfter independence, India was largely food insecure but post Green Revolution around the 1970s, foodgrain production increased manifold consequently reducing food insecurity and poverty in the country, in spite of rapid population growth. Its ability to achieve targeted results was largely dependent on the explosion of groundwater abstraction mechanisms like tubewells.
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_3.jpg?itok=OTSLWBTH)
What's there for water in the budget kitty?
Posted on 02 Feb, 2020 01:46 PMUnion Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the decade's first union budget in the parliament on 1st February 2020. While presenting budget for 2020-2021, she started with the country’s vision for the decade in which she emphasised on water management and clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the country.
![The budget allocation suggests that the predominant focus of the Ministry of Jal Shakti continues to be on water resources development rather than water resources governance or management (Image: Brian Gratwicke, Flickr Commons, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kids-swim.jpg?itok=FnoAM3iP)
The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
Posted on 20 Jan, 2020 11:42 AMThe water crisis in Karnataka has not only led to severe agrarian distress in the eastern plains region but also created an acute shortage of domestic water, in both rural and urban areas. The 21st century has seen significant changes in demography, economy and agriculture, increasing the demand for water in the state.
![Groundwater depletion, a growing challenge (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/open_well_9.jpg?itok=Pi7mluEC)
Groundwater variability: The tale of two states
Posted on 12 Jan, 2020 09:28 AMIndia, a groundwater stressed country
![Groundwater decline in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_decline.jpg?itok=dmnAU378)
Water policy for rainfed areas
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 12:12 PMA committee has been constituted to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) and make key changes in the water governance structure and regulatory framework. It is chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.
![Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kannan-paddy.jpg?itok=k_T485Ip)
2019 was the seventh warmest year on record since 1901: IMD
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 10:55 AM2019 was the seventh warmest year on record in 118 years: IMD
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