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Irrigation
Green court slams centre over groundwater withdrawal in dry areas
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:24 AMNGT slams centre over groundwater extraction in dry areas
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Tank desiltation scheme in Maharashtra: Policy concerns and way forward
Posted on 10 Jul, 2020 02:07 PMTank systems of India
![Desiltation activities undertaken under the GDGS in Maharahstra (Image Source: NASHIKONWEB.COM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desiltation_of_irrigation_tanks.jpg?itok=IvLYdSIw)
Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
Posted on 30 Jun, 2020 01:39 PMIndia is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering
![Irrigation pump supplying water for drip irrigation (Image: IWMI Flickr, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drip_irrigation.jpg?itok=I2f7e2zo)
Boosting rural livelihoods using agriculture and MGNREGA amidst Covid-19
Posted on 28 Jun, 2020 10:13 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic was leaving deep scars around the globe, it forced governments to take measures to protect citizens and ensure food security for its people. In India, initially, it looked as if the remote rural areas would skirt the pandemic.
![MGNREGA can play an important role in integration of migrant labour in the rural economy (Image: Ashutosh Nanda)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_2_0.jpg?itok=QoVfpQsd)
UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:38 AMUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS
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Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 10:08 AMPunjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and ?b (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.
![Pumping groundwater with the energy generated from solar panels (Image: Prashanth Vishwanathan/IWMI; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar-pumping.jpg?itok=7k94Ij0g)
Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:08 PMRailway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation
![A wastewater treatment plant in Bengaluru (Image source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295299069_971a585c2c_e.jpg?itok=h-9xfuti)
Agricultural crop substitution can bridge rural and urban water needs
Posted on 01 Jun, 2020 02:51 PMWith 85 percent of water being utilized for agriculture in India, a gradual shift in agriculture towards water-intensive crops have exposed the country to an increased threat of water crisis. The erratic nature of monsoons adds to this exposure and calls for judicious use of water resources, especially in the dry regions.
![Cropping pattern in Maharashtra over the past 40 years has shifted towards water-intensive crops like sugarcane (Image: Terry Sunderland/CIFOR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sugarcane_0.jpg?itok=Le2jGiAp)
5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Posted on 27 May, 2020 08:26 AMSwachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
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Water levels in major reservoirs maximum in last 13 years: CWC
Posted on 13 May, 2020 02:39 PMWater storage level 76 percent more than last year: CWC
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