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Water Management
Regulating water bodies in the Kashmir valley
Posted on 19 Jun, 2022 09:48 AMNature has bestowed Kashmir valley with abundant water resources on which its vast population depends in myriad ways since time immemorial. People derive their livelihoods from the numerous direct and indirect activities related to these water bodies. In spite of their immense benefits, the water bodies and wetlands are treated as wastelands in Kashmir.
![Gil Sar lake, Jammu and Kashmir (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/gil-sar.jpg?itok=bmf6EApW)
ITC scales up its 360-degree interventions for a greener earth
Posted on 04 Jun, 2022 05:13 PMOn this World Environment Day, ITC reaffirmed its commitment towards a greener Earth through its bold Sustainability 2.0 agenda.
![Reaffirms its Sustainability 2.0 commitments on World Environment Day (Image: ITC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/ITC_Solar%20Photo.jpg?itok=IOsJuB9h)
Enabling better water governance
Posted on 18 May, 2022 02:41 PMWhen UNICEF brought borewell rigs to India in early 1970s to help deal with water shortage, little did we know that it would become a tool for privatising the groundwater in the decades to come. Today, this practice of treating groundwater as a private resource has led to over-exploitation and an increase in mineral contamination as we drill into deeper aquifers in search of water.
![Rice farmer irrigating from a shallow well to complement irrigation water from the Nagarjuna irrigation scheme in Krishna river basin, Andhra Pradesh (Image: François Molle, Water Alternatives)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-05/groundwater.jpg?itok=1Cm3Wikx)
Long-term resilience through MGNREGS assets
Posted on 23 Apr, 2022 11:47 AMThe Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is one of the largest social protection programmes in the world, providing guarantee of income to some 55 million people every year.
![Work in progress at an NREGA site under 'apna khet, apna kaam' (my field, my work). Medhbanchi, Dungarpur, Rajasthan (Image: UN Woemn Asia and Pacific/Gaganjeet Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/UN%20Women.jpg?itok=91UAUPha)
Water sustainability assessment of Gurugram
Posted on 06 Apr, 2022 04:44 PMThe urban population in India was estimated to be 34.5% in 2019, as per the World Bank. There has been an increase in urbanization by almost 4% in the last decade due to a greater number of people migrating from rural areas to cities in search of better job opportunities.
![The guidelines developed by Mahindra-TERI CoE can play a pivotal role in aiding townships to move on the path of becoming net water positive (Image: Eatcha, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/Eatcha.jpg?itok=zoSlkero)
JJM coverage low in rural households of several large states: Parliamentary panel
Posted on 06 Apr, 2022 03:38 PMSeveral large states have low coverage of JJM in rural households: Panel expresses displeasure
![Drinking water provision in rural school and hygiene (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/8047878848_cf144bfcf8_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=C6mLZO2X)
Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, 2022
Posted on 06 Apr, 2022 10:24 AMJal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, 2022 launched during the 3rd National Water Awards
![Catch the rain where it falls, when it fall (Image source: IWP Flickr album). Photo for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/23489179856_dd4aea07f5_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=5kTgaY8R)
18,691 water bodies out of 9.45 lakh encroached upon: Jal Shakti Ministry
Posted on 23 Mar, 2022 02:04 PMOut of 9.45 lakh water bodies identified, 18,691 encroached upon, informs Jal Shakti Ministry
![A Johad in Nanduwali Nadi region (Image source: Farhad Contractor via IWP Flickr Albums)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/2728911098_c45a47f140_o.jpg?itok=glwPHNw7)
Celebrating the role of hill women in springshed development and governance
Posted on 21 Mar, 2022 06:34 PMHill women share a special intricate and culturally nurtured connection to forest and water, making them better stewards or owners of their resources.
![Van Panchayat Samiti discussing the matters related to forest (Image: Varun Raja)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/Van%20Panchayat%20Samiti%20discussing%20the%20matters%20related%20to%20forest%20_Photocredit%20Varun%20Raja.jpg?itok=Hd2DrvHo)
Tribals await effective implementation of policies
Posted on 21 Mar, 2022 04:49 PMGujarat is home to 604 lakh people of whom 89 lakh or 15% are Scheduled Tribes (Census of India, 2011). These tribal communities mainly reside in the eastern districts of the state bordering the tribal districts in southern Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh, and northern Maharashtra.
![Participants discussing about PIM and Pani Samiti (Water Associations) with local community leaders on a field visit to Pingot Dam (Image: AKRSP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/4.jpg?itok=lt2SO0ic)