Food

Food (Agriculture)

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

Mixing of ingredients for preparation of ragi mix by women self-help group members (Image: WASSAN)

Millets for malnutrition: A women-led initiative

Rajesh Kumar Pradhan

09 Sep 2024

5 min read

Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Solar powered irrigation improves nutritional outcomes in Chattisgarh tribals

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

02 Jun 2024

5 min read

A Bajra field (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Tribals in Kerala revive an age old tradition by cultivating millets

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

18 Dec 2023

5 min read

Great Indian Bustard, Rajasthan (Image Source: Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons)

Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the Great Indian bustard

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Oct 2023

4 min read

Segregation of solid waste at source is important. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)

Panaji sets an example for other cities in waste management

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

05 May 2023

5 min read

The hilly landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source:Chakraborty.jishu Via Wikimedia Commons)

Traditional agroforestry takes over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh

27 Dec 2022

4 min read

There is a scope to bring focus of food security and nutrition in plans and policies on climate change (Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

Food and nutrition security during disasters

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

25 Dec 2022

6 min read

Historically, India has been a net exporter of virtual water (Image: PxHere)

The water that you eat

06 Dec 2022

4 min read

Effects of climate change on this low-lying lands (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)

Climate Asia addresses concerns about climate change

02 Nov 2022

3 min read

Harinath found a new way of self-reliance by cultivating guava on sand

The man behind introducing guava cultivation in Paroo, Bihar

20 Sep 2022

3 min read

The Majuli island, a haven for fish (Image Source: Usha Dewani, India Water Portal)

Floods – a boon than a bane!

21 Aug 2022

3 min read

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India Water Portal

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