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Irrigation
Punjab wades in troubled waters
Posted on 03 May, 2014 12:23 AMMany great civilisations have thrived near rivers with people moving in search of water across swathes of lands. The same holds true for present day Punjab, especially its farmers.
![Groundwater is falling by 1 metre every year](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_0.jpg?itok=uDo_KeWN)
Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:18 PM'Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
![Monsoon in India (Source: journeys@remember)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon_1.jpg?itok=W63x6DFn)
Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PMTribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka
![Mahadayi River in Goa (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1280px-mandovi_in_goa_10-26-2008_5-41-46_pm.jpg?itok=jJ8mp5A7)
Water woes of a different kind
Posted on 19 Apr, 2014 01:03 AM'Rabba Rabba Meeh Barsa, Saadi Kothi Daane Paa' (Make it rain God, so our homes remain filled with grains)”, is a popular song taught to children in Punjab. Not all of Punjab. In Southwest Punjab, farmers are praying for the monsoon to fail!
![Waterlogged fields in Udeekaran village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc02915.jpg?itok=bvsTLsKg)
Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PMGujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
![Water scarcity in Gujarat (Source: WebGovernments)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/angola_water-scarcity2.jpg?itok=zdFFQVPg)
IPCC alarms India of a severe water shortage
Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 06:23 PMIPCC releases its climate change report, alarms India of severe water shortage
![Himalayan lake in Sikkim (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/crows_lake_in_north_sikkim.jpg?itok=IPuk8tu-)
Ancient engineering marvels of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 02:06 PMSouth India has a rich tradition of tanks with the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh contributing to close to 92% of the total irrigation by tanks in the 1970s. Two decades later, this number dwindled to close to 53%. A decade after that, in 2001, the total contribution of tank irrigation in all of India was estimated to be just around 5.18%.
![Small tank near Thalambedu in Kanchipuram](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_3089.jpg?itok=X7wSgRFV)
Alternative farming method in Karnal
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 01:24 PMKalwaheri is a village of over thousand households comprising mostly of small farmers and landless people tucked away in Karnal, Haryana. The district, once the birth place of the Green Revolution, is now far from green.
![Seed-fertilizer drill in use at Kalwaheri village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/harpreet.jpg?itok=OkzwG7VV)
Maharashtra reels under hail storms and unseasonal rainfall
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 11:23 PMMaharashtra reels under hail storms
![Unseasonal rainfall in Mumbai (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mumbai_india_monsoon_clouds.jpg?itok=VCfmAvle)