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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)
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:48
Making water available for all
Civil society activists champion alternatives to conventional water management solutions implemented by the government.
The weather station at Randullabad that helps farmers plan their crops. (Photo by Manu Moudgil)
Saturday, 23 March 2019 23:45
Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Calculating water availability and crop budgeting can prevent over-extraction of groundwater and mounting farm debt.
Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas might contain 27 percent less ice than previously believed. (Pic: IWP Flickr photos)
Tuesday, 19 February 2019 15:07
The Himalayan glaciers shrink
A study suggests water towers of Asia contain less water than estimated.
Waterborne diseases is a serious health problem in India. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 15:54
When water kills
What are waterborne diseases and why are they important? Here is all the information that you need to know waterborne diseases better.
Forest fire (Source: Abdul Rashid)
Saturday, 15 December 2018 17:54
Green gold on fire
The film Green Gold on Fire provides insights into the impacts of forest fire on communities and environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
India will see more droughts in the future. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:25
Dealing with droughts
There are many reasons why we see more droughts in India these days. Here is all the information that you need to know droughts better.
  • Solution Exchange Discussion: Roof water harvesting in urban areas for groundwater recharge, from ICEF, New Delhi - Experiences
    Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person; additional research provided by Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 22 August 2006 Original Query: Mihir Maitra, India-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF), New Delhi Posted: 26 July 2006 Recent discussions on the Solution Exchange WES-Net community have...
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  • Is there any alternative to concrete rings in open well ?
    We have an open well in our agriculture land but the soil from the sides are falling frequently into the well. The soil is preventing the water coming to the well from its sides. We want to fix this permanently but the option we see is concrete rings, but by considering the size of our well it looks...
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  • TN to pay fine for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
    NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways Taking note of the consistent failure of the state in restoring the Chennai waterways—Adyar, Cooum and Buckingham Canal—the National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore on the Tamil Nadu g...
    swatiposted 3 months 2 days agoread more
  • World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
    World Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety Under the ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP), the World Bank has approved Rs 11,000 crore for improving the safety and operational performance of 733 large dams across 18 states over the next 10 years. Besides operation, ...
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  • The Himalayan glaciers shrink
    The Himalayas are often called the water towers of Asia because of the vast amount of water locked in the form of ice in thousands of glaciers there. But concerns relating to climate change have often put a question mark on future water availability from these glaciers. Now a new study on ice thickn...
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  • After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
    Navigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration This monsoon, the Hilsa fish will be able to swim down the Ganga all the way up to Allahabad from the Bay of Bengal. The migration of the fish till Allahabad had been stopped after the Farakka Barrage was built on the ...
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  • Can we gain from changing rains?
    India is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing? Head of Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Climate Application a...
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  • Time to enact groundwater bill
    Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill As per the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) data, there is a rapid fall in water tables over the past decade with a fall of two to four metre in 61 percent wells between 2007 and 2017. Even the data on the depth of wells sh...
    swatiposted 3 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
    Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit A performance audit of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the period 2008 to 2017, has revealed that the Centre's flagship irrigation scheme is laden with delays, deficiencies in ...
    swatiposted 4 months 1 week agoread more
  • Committee for action against water contamination
    Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee Taking note of arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater of over 25,000 habitations across the country, the parliamentary committee has asked the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) to come up ...
    swatiposted 4 months 1 week agoread more
  • When water kills
    Waterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through drinking water contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms such as protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and intestinal parasites. Most waterborne diseases are characterised by diarrhoea and can result in dehydration and even death in very serious cas...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 4 months 1 week agoread more
  • Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
    Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways Following the National Green Tribunal's discussion with the environment ministry on whether environmental clearance with respect to inland waterways is required or not, over 50 experts have written an open le...
    swatiposted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Query regarding groundwater use
    Is there any policy of how the groundwater in urban residential area can be used? Can groundwater from these areas be used for commercial purposes? And how can one get the required licensed for the same? I couldn't find any clear answer anywhere on this, pls advise.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
    Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater  The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has issued new guidelines for groundwater extraction to conserve groundwater. As per the new notification, a water conservation fee (WCF) would be levied on industries for...
    swatiposted 5 months 4 days agoread more
  • Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
    Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works  In the wake of droughts in several parts of the state, the Gujarat government has sought Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre to take up relief works. This year, Gujarat received just 73.87 percent of the average...
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  • Green gold on fire
    Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region bu...
    makarandpurohitposted 5 months 1 week agoread more
  • Dealing with droughts
    Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where agriculture is the livelihood of 60 percent of the population. This year too, 255 districts of the country have received deficient o...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 5 months 1 week agoread more
  • A future without water?
    Sikri is a small village that lies 65 km north-west of Bharatpur on the Alwar road. The village used to depend on a traditional irrigation system that assured water throughout the year. A local saying related to the water availability at Sikri goes thus: Lakh daal le chittri, jay rahoongi Sikri ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 5 months 1 week agoread more
  • Human activities reduce catchments’ climate resilience
    The impact of global warming on the hydrological cycle should be of paramount concern to all because global warming affects rainfall patterns in various ways like triggering more extreme rainfall events. Unpredictable changes in runoff make it difficult to plan infrastructure to manage water resourc...
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  • Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
    CWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river The Central Water Commission (CWC) has given a go-ahead to the Karnataka government to prepare a detailed project report on the construction of a reservoir on the Cauvery river near Mekedatu. The Tamil ...
    swatiposted 5 months 2 weeks agoread more

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-04-04 07:00
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Study reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought

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DDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping

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Posted Date : Sun, 2019-03-31 10:09

Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 22 December 2006

 From Sarbeswara Sahoo, Kalpataru, Angul, Orissa, Posted 21 November 2006

Kalpataru is an NGO working in central Orissa on common property resources, specifically sustainable water resources management.

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Posted Date : Sat, 2019-03-30 18:18

Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 13 December 2006
 
From Kanishk Negi, Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), Udaipur, Rajasthan
Posted: 29 September 2006
 

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-03-27 15:37
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Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-03-27 15:15
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Activists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra

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Posted Date : Sun, 2019-03-24 11:03
As climate change and urbanisation threaten water security in the HKH region, there is an urgent need for good water governance.

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

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Posted By : Manu Moudgil
Posted Date : Sat, 2019-03-23 23:45
Calculating water availability and crop budgeting can prevent over-extraction of groundwater and mounting farm debt.

At 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-03-21 19:48
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UN releases the World Water Development Report 2019

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-02-27 13:05
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In a decade, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes completed: Report

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Centre issues drought advisory to six states (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 11:30
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient this year. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 11:14
Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient: IMD
A glimpse of The Himalayas. Photo: Pixabay
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 14:47
Climate change affects glacier health
The Yamuna river and its people (Image: Shashwat Jain, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 14:21
Understanding the Yamuna and life around it