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Water Management
Community members pursue common good
Posted on 12 Mar, 2022 09:27 AMIn June 2021, Rio Tinto India Pvt Ltd initiated a pond rejuvenation activity at village Kherla, in Sohna block, Gurugram district of Haryana, which was implemented by S M Sehgal Foundation.
![Walkway around pond, with solar lighting (Image: S M Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/Walkway-300x225_0.jpg?itok=XtewwG2s)
Making every drop count: Micro-irrigation for tribal farmers of Gujarat
Posted on 11 Mar, 2022 03:41 PMThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report – ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability’.
![A key mitigation strategy to deal with water scarcity due to climate change is on-farm management of water using techniques like micro-irrigation (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/microirrigation.jpg?itok=YA5JogfR)
Assistant Program Lead – Water, Research and Training
Posted on 08 Mar, 2022 01:02 PMEvery person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life.
IPCC releases second part of sixth assessment report, calls for Climate Resilient Development
Posted on 02 Mar, 2022 02:55 PMClimate change will harm India's economy: IPCC
![Multiple climate hazards projected for India in IPCC's recent report (Image source: IWP Flickr photos) Image for representation only.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/3223419498_af6be3ea11_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=EOvHCcDb)
New Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 announced
Posted on 02 Mar, 2022 02:07 PMPlastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022: Centre notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging
![Plastic waste is causing havoc on drains and water bodies (Image source: IWP Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/9558453529_8cc3f51588_c.jpg?itok=eFykSkgU)
India now has 49 Ramsar sites, highest in South Asia
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:03 AMRamsar has designated two more wetlands in India, bringing the total to 49
![A wetland supports life in myriad forms (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8685712626_bce6c39a04_k.jpg?itok=ZL6BHSp4)
Jal Shakti Ministry receives an allocation of Rs 86,189 crore in budget 2022-23
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 07:48 AMBudget 2022-23: Allocation to the Jal Shakti Ministry increased to Rs 86,189 crore, from Rs 69,052 crore the previous year
![Women fill water from a public tap in Karnataka (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8458064794_7dcf953d71_k.jpg?itok=0nMpI7PM)
Revival of a tribal practice for water resource development
Posted on 15 Feb, 2022 09:00 AMThere are over 705 ethnic groups, which are recognized as Scheduled Tribes in India (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2020). These groups have their own unique Gods, beliefs, rituals, practices, and social systems.
![The tightly knit tribal society also advocates community action for solving issues (Image: AKRSP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/Halma.jpg?itok=AsKRIUN0)
Waghadi Bachao: A call for collective rejuvenation of the river
Posted on 29 Jan, 2022 10:56 AMMaharastra’s Yavatmal district in the Vidarbha region is home to several tribal communities. Largely rainfed, monocrops like cotton, soybean, wheat, and turmeric, among others, are grown in a majority of the region. However, reduced rainfall, water shortage and soil infertility plague the region, causing crop failures and resulting in severe agrarian distress.
![River flow improved at Jarur since soil and moisture conservation measures along the catchment area were prioritised (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/After1-Jarur.jpg?itok=wfGuNMIO)