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July 15, 2024

Meter, Measure, Manage: Engineering a data-based approach for water conservation

Kritsnam where engineering meets hydrology, founded by K. Sri Harsha focuses on developing accurate, easy to install, tamper-proof, and weather-proof smart water metering solutions to deal with the growing water crisis in India.

An AI generated image, highlighting water shortage and use of tankers to provide water but water being wasted when available (Image Source: Praharsh Patel)

May 8, 2024

Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future

What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?

An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)

April 18, 2024

Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin

As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.

Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

April 7, 2024

Exploring smart irrigation: Drip and sprinkler systems

Advancements in smart irrigation: IoT integration for sustainable agriculture

Enhancing efficiency through sprinkler irrigation (Image: Rawpixel; CC0 License)

April 4, 2024

Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration

Tackling India's water crisis: A blueprint for agricultural water efficiency

Women working in the field in India (Image: IWMI Flickr/Hamish John Appleby; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

March 22, 2024

The Onus is on us

Our role in decentralized water management to solve water crisis in cities.

Sunil Mysore talking about his inputs on solving the water crisis in cities

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Indore among the cleanest cities in India

Storms in India: Science and survival

Report on Greening of the NRDWP: News and Policy Update from India WASH Forum e-Newsletter-Dec 2012

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Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:44 AM

Gender in WASH: Misplaced perspective in WASH sector

Moving from local Government provision to private sector participation: Reforming water supply in Mumbai, Maharashtra

Urban infrastructure is poised for some major changes in the country with the current trends of rising levels of urbanisation.

Ramakrishna Nallathiga

Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:23 PM

Urban infrastructure is poised for some major changes in the country with the current trends of rising levels of urbanisation. However, both Urban Local Bodies (UBL) and water utilities are not fully prepared to meet with the challenge due to their dependence on old governance structures based on public management.

Sand mining – An unexamined threat to water security

Sand is a resource whose economic value belies the crucial role it plays in our lives. The process of development in India has so far not taken into account the environmental and social consequences of indiscriminate sand mining.

Kiran Pereira

Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:12 PM

Transformation of a landscape from a desert to replenished watershed in Kaluchi Thakarwadi, Maharashtra- Special edition on "Combating desertification" by Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) India

The sprawling economic development and constant consumption of land resources in an unsustainable manner has come with a big price- degradation of land. The major causes for this can be attributed to industrial pollution, over grazing by animals, deforestation and careless management of forests and it rich and diverse resources and excessive mining. The impact is severe on ecologically fragile and dryland areas which often drives small farmers out from agriculture.

Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) India

Posted on 08 Jan, 2013 09:21 PM

Punjab chief minister objects to draft national water policy - Roundup of the week's news (December 31 – January 6, 2013)

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The New Indian Express

Posted on 08 Jan, 2013 08:03 AM

Objection raised to National water Policy

Death of tubewells and resurgence of ponds

A story of a brave farmer who followed his heart, dug a pond in his agricultural land and paved the way to a ‘greener’ water rich village.

IWMI Tata

Posted on 07 Jan, 2013 04:46 PM

National water policy views water as an economic good: Resistance shown by civil society with the move towards increasing the water and sewerage tariff- Bimonthly newsletter by India WASH Forum

India Wash Forum

Posted on 04 Jan, 2013 10:24 PM

This edition of the India WASH Forum has the following highlights:

Workshop on water insecurity and climate variability in India: Theoretical understanding and practical programming, IRAP and SCaN, Hyderabad, February 25 - March 1, 2013 - Apply by January 20, 2013

Posted on 29 Dec, 2012 12:20 PM

Sustainability and financial viability of urban water supply and sanitation in dryland areas in India - Case study of Indore city

The simultaneous attainment of financial, environmental and social sustainability of urban services is an important requirement of development. Given the huge investments that are being made in the improvement of urban infrastructure and services in India, it is of the utmost importance that these investments are made in a manner that brings about the greatest good of the greatest number in a sustainable manner. Within urban infrastructure the supply of water and its disposal after use in cities has become one of the most problematic aspects of planning and management.

Rahul Banerjee

Posted on 22 Dec, 2012 02:14 PM

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