India Water Portal

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DSC's new book, Silver Springs of Sustainability, chronicles three decades of sustainable natural resource management through farmer and staff perspectives (Image: DSC)

Irrigation

Development Support Centre at 30: A legacy of ground-up water management in India

Amita Bhaduri

03 Jul 2025

5 min read

Concurrent droughts & heatwaves (Image: Vishal Chopra, Wikimedia Commons)

FAQ

FAQ: Climate change fuels rising heat and drought across India

Amita Bhaduri

04 Jul 2025

6 min read

Arun Sahni displays his first catch of the day on the banks of the Bagmati River in Hayaghat, Darbhanga, Bihar. The early morning light reflects off the water as he begins another day of traditional fishing.

Conflicts

On the banks of Bagmati River: Bihar’s forgotten fisherfolk

Sharat Chandra prasad

30 Jun 2025

9 min read

From dust to prosperity: Integrated watershed solutions in rural India (Image: Padraic, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sustainability

How villages and communities are reviving India’s drylands, one watershed at a time

Amita Bhaduri

14 hours ago

5 min read

India's vanishing water bodies: The crisis of lakes, ponds, and wetlands (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)

Rivers and Lakes

What it takes to revive India’s vanishing water bodies in a changing climate

Amita Bhaduri

18 hours ago

5 min read

Need for water-centric urban planning in India (Image: Mirza; Wikimedia Commons)

Rivers

Bringing rivers back into the city: Rethinking urban planning in India

Amita Bhaduri

27 Jun 2025

5 min read

Ecology

Living Off The Sea: Seaweed Harvesting at India’s Southern Tip

Dr. Vikram Aditya

12 Jun 2025

5 min read

Ecology

Kuttanad’s silent invader: How water hyacinth is choking a wetland and its people

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

16 May 2025

6 min read

Book launching event in the presence of Dr. Mohan Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma (KSKV) Kachchh University on 25th March, 2025 (Image: Vivek Chauhan)

Ecology

Trees of Bhuj: Using big data to boost urban biodiversity and build a greener, smarter city

Aseem Mishra

26 Apr 2025

5 min read

Use of RO filters for 'safe' drinking water is becoming common in urban areas of India

Water Quality

When water becomes a number: The hidden politics of TDS and the rise of RO markets in Bhuj

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

25 Apr 2025

6 min read

Drinking Water

Water taps at every doorstep, what next?

Manohar Rao S

23 Apr 2025

7 min read

FAQ

FAQ: Climate change fuels rising heat and drought across India

Amita Bhaduri

04 Jul 2025

6 min read

Effective policymaking is one of the key principles to achieve good governance (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

FAQ

Water policies in India: Past and present

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Sep 2023

14 min read

Pumps used in residential buildings (Image: Propertygeek)

FAQ

FAQs on water pumping and distribution for residential buildings

Amita Bhaduri

29 Jul 2023

19 min read

Landslides can destroy property and lives. A landslide in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Sridhar Rao via Wikimedia Commons)

FAQ

Understanding landslides

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Jun 2023

13 min read

There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)

FAQ

FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts

Amita Bhaduri

31 May 2023

12 min read

Poisoned waters of the Yamuna (Image Source: India Water Portal)

FAQ

Water contamination and pollution - A growing challenge for health and biodiversity

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

17 Oct 2021

10 min read

Deepor Beel is a freshwater lake in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr links)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Ramsar sites in India

Swati Bansal

07 May 2021

7 min read

Healthy soil for agricultural production (Image Source: India Water Portal)

FAQ

Healthy soil, crucial for agriculture in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

07 May 2021

8 min read

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

14 Nov 2024

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

13 Nov 2024

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

13 Nov 2024

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

13 Nov 2024

India Water Portal

Latest

Development Support Centre at 30: A legacy of ground-up water management in India

FAQ: Climate change fuels rising heat and drought across India

On the banks of Bagmati River: Bihar’s forgotten fisherfolk

How villages and communities are reviving India’s drylands, one watershed at a time

What it takes to revive India’s vanishing water bodies in a changing climate

Explore

Bringing rivers back into the city: Rethinking urban planning in India

Living Off The Sea: Seaweed Harvesting at India’s Southern Tip

Kuttanad’s silent invader: How water hyacinth is choking a wetland and its people

Trees of Bhuj: Using big data to boost urban biodiversity and build a greener, smarter city

When water becomes a number: The hidden politics of TDS and the rise of RO markets in Bhuj

Water taps at every doorstep, what next?

FAQ

FAQ: Climate change fuels rising heat and drought across India

Water policies in India: Past and present

FAQs on water pumping and distribution for residential buildings

Understanding landslides

FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts

Water contamination and pollution - A growing challenge for health and biodiversity

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Ramsar sites in India

Healthy soil, crucial for agriculture in India

Shorts

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry