Water in the Union Budget 2023-24: A detailed analysis with a water lens

Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development 

Factors influencing crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh

Solar powered micro-sprinkler irrigation system for semi-arid tropics

Taming water - Irrigation and drought protection in colonial India and the present

Agriculture, an important sector of our economy accounts for 14 per cent of the nation’s GDP and about 11 per cent of its exports. India has the second largest arable land base (159.7 million hectares) after US and largest gross irrigated area (88 milion hectares) in the world. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk and potatoes are the major agricultural commodities produced. More importantly, over 60 per cent of the country’s population, comprising several million small farming households, depends on agriculture as a principal income source and land continues to be the main asset for livelihood security. 

Agriculture

Irrigation

Drinking and other Domestic Uses

Rural Water

Conservation - Reducing Water Usage

Groundwater

Surface Water

Sustainability

Large Dams, barrages, reservoirs and canals

Rainfed Agriculture

Solar Irrigation

Water Management

Droughts and Floods

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