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UP's Banda exemplifies water conservation efforts
News this week Swati Bansal posted 10 months 1 week ago

Limca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts
Local women and men engaged in digging trenches (Source: IWP Flickr photos). Pic for representation only
Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
In the news this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 6 months ago

Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)
Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Making water available for all
Civil society activists champion alternatives to conventional water management solutions implemented by the government. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 8 months ago

India, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.
The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)
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