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January 2, 2023
अब उन खरे तालाबों की खोज कौन करेगा? 
अनुपम मिश्र या हम सबके प्रिय पमपम पर पाँच साल पहले लिखा गया श्रवण गर्ग का यहआलेख है। अनुपम भी उनके द्वारा तलाशे गए तालाबों की तरह से ही खरे थे। अनुपम ने तो तालाबों को उनके दूर होते हुए भी खोज लिया । हम उन्हें अपने इतने नज़दीक होते हुए भी खोज नहीं पाए। 19 दिसम्बर को अनुपम की पुण्यतिथि थी।
अनुपम मिश्र, गांधी शांति प्रतिष्ठान में। फोटो - सिविल सोसाइटी, लक्ष्मण आनंद
January 1, 2023
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
December 25, 2022
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
October 6, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
How caste, credit, and crops shape microirrigation in semi-arid India
Unveiling state-specific drivers of drip and sprinkler irrigation adoption in India
Geetha Mohan
Lakshmi Narayana Perarapu
Saroj Kumar Chapagain
A Amarender Reddy
Indrek Melts
Ranjeeta Mishra
Ram Avtar
Kensuke Fukushi
Posted on 23 Jul, 2024 09:26 AM

Water scarcity is a significant global issue, particularly affecting arid and semi-arid regions. Climate change is expected to alter rainfall patterns and increase temperatures, threatening crop production and water resources.
Drip irrigation in Kerala (Image: Vis M, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ganga woes unveiled: NGT panel investigates polluted waters during Prayagraj's Magh Mela
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 08:51 PM

NGT forms committee to address polluted water discharge in Ganga River at Prayagraj
There are significant environmental compliance issues at Prayagraj (Image: Ninara, CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Charting the course of water: Historical narratives and contemporary solutions
India’s tragedy of water scarcity and development: A multi-dimensional analysis
Prashant Vilas Kumbhar
Posted on 30 Dec, 2023 07:48 PM

Rostow's five developmental stages assert that every society undergoes these phases to attain a developed stage. Originally crafted to morally legitimise colonialism, the theory neglects to address the environmental and cultural constraints inherent in the development process.
Godavari at Dowleswaram Barrage near Rajahmundry (Image: Aditya Madhav; Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0)
India releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Sep, 2023 09:40 AM

India releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
App indicates current risk of floods in India (Image: Rajeshlipantd, Wikimedia Commons)
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
David Blakeslee
Aaditya Dar
Ram Fishman
Samreen Malik
Heitor S Pellegrina
Karan Singh Bagavathinathan
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 06:16 AM

Policymakers 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)
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
Shivanand Nalgire
Pennan Chinnasamy
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 06:52 PM

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
Water conservation and NREGA in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh
NREGA has emerged as a go-to scheme for water conservation in tribal areas leading to higher irrigation coverage and thus augmenting agricultural production
Manish Dungdung
Posted on 10 Oct, 2022 09:58 PM

Out of India’s total population of 1210.19 million, 104 million, i.e., 8.6% are tribal (Census, 2011), India has one of the highest diversity among the tribes in the world. Broadly tribal inhabit two distinct geographical areas – the Central Indian Tribal Belt and the North-East.
The treatment must be on an area basis; both community and individual lands must be treated. (Image: AKRSP)
No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Policy matters this fortnight
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PM

Mahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
River Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Paani.Earth
Posted on 06 Oct, 2022 05:55 PM

A river or a cesspool of waste?
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
Beris – a neglected indigenous water harvesting system
The answer to the water crisis in Rajasthan lies in this traditional system
Dileep Bidawat
Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 09:03 PM

World Water Week is currently being observed across the world.
A villager drinking potable water from the Beri (Image: Dileep Bidawat)
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