Irrigation

Irrigation (Agriculture)

60-year-old Ramsurat Sahni gathers and harvests makhana. Age has made wading into the water difficult, but his skill remains unmatched.

Inside Bihar’s Makhana Economy: How Mithila’s Ponds Sustain Rural Lives

Sharat Chandra prasad

16 Jan 2026

9 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

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

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

03 Jul 2025

5 min read

Khamdhodgi's irrigation revolution (Image: Samarthan)

How Khamdhodgi village in Central India transformed through community-led irrigation program

Devidas Kisan Nimje

24 Apr 2025

5 min read

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

Demo of E-PAVAS in Tadavale village along with app developer Microware

E Pavas: A customised digital app to help Water User Associations manage their irrigation better

Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)

15 Feb 2025

6 min read

How local communities in Bundelkhand are adapting

Tackling water scarcity through strengthening leadership

29 Sep 2024

3 min read

Does microirrigation help save water in the long term?

Does micro irrigation increase demand for groundwater?

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

25 Sep 2024

3 min read

Floating solar. Far Niente vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Solarwriter via Wikimedia Commons)

Karnataka to launch floating solar energy parks on its lakes

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

21 Jul 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

Economic viability of micro irrigation (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)

Economic viability of drip irrigation in Maharashtra

Sangeeta Shroff

26 May 2024

4 min read

Water for all (Image: Davide Restivo, Wikimedia Commons)

Importance of water for shared prosperity

25 May 2024

5 min read

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