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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)
Can we save our farmers?
The economic condition of farmers is getting progressively worse resulting in increasing number of farmer suicides. Here's a look at possible solutions.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 02 Jun, 2017 09:22 AM

The year 2009 was an exceptionally dry year for Maharashtra. There was an acute shortage of water. The farmlands went dry. The farmers, unable to pay their debts, were a worried lot. Lakshman Ambilkar of Kinni village in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra was one such farmer who could not take it anymore. He killed himself, leaving a young, distraught wife to fend for herself.
A devastated farmer Kalu Ram Nishad of Mohamara village. (Pic:India Water Portal)
Nainital lake drying up, human activities to blame
News this week
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 30 May, 2017 11:52 AM

Nainital lake is drying up, environmentalists concerned
A view of the Nainital lake. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
A village becomes water rich
How restoration of traditional ponds, rainwater harvesting and wastewater treatment saved a village from water scarcity.
Hiren Kumar Bose
Posted on 26 May, 2017 05:05 PM

Located in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, with vast agricultural fields growing sugarcane, rice, wheat, jowar, chana and all kinds of seasonal vegetables, Dhikoli in Pilana tehsil comes across as a bustling and prosperous village.
A johad after restoration.
NGT serious about Yamuna revitalisation project
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 May, 2017 11:22 AM

Rs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains
Garbage piled up near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
UP rivers have poor quality water, reveals audit
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 May, 2017 10:17 AM

Audit reveals poor quality of water in UP rivers
Polythene bags and solid waste left behind the Ganga river in Allahabad. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Centre asks states to prepare for monsoon failure
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:20 AM

Centre urges states to gear up for possible monsoon failure
A community well (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Karnataka women to tackle water woes
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:03 AM

Women in drought-hit Karnataka takes on the task to revive lakes
Women on a mission to tackle water woes. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Ennore oil spill: Flora, fauna recover slowly
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 May, 2017 10:03 PM

Oil spill in Ennore has highly impacted the zone between Ennore and Marina beach
Oil sludge being manually removed from the rocky coast. (Image courtesy: The Indian Express)
Now, Narmada is also a living entity
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 May, 2017 08:19 PM

Following Ganga and Yamuna, Narmada river also gets living entity status
Narmada river (Source: Wikipedia commons)
Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:42 AM

After becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice
Ganga near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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