Irrigation
Over 97 million Indians were currently being exposed to extreme floods: Report
posted 3 weeks 4 days ago75 percent districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events: Report

Illegal sand mining led to 193 deaths in two years, says report
posted 1 month 2 weeks agoIllegal sand mining operations lead to 193 deaths in two years

Data-driven ‘water and agriculture’ planning: The big picture
posted 3 months agoIndia is fortunate to have a rich tradition of public data collection and compilation.

Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan a low impact, high expenditure scheme: CAG
posted 3 months 3 weeks agoJalyukt Shivar Abhiyan had a low impact in making Maharashtra drought free: CAG

Who is the thirstiest of them all?
posted 3 months 3 weeks agoAgriculture uses as high as 85 percent of the available water in India of which the irrigated area accounts for nearly 48.8 percent of the 140 million hectare (mha) of agricultural land, while the remaining 51.2 percent is rainfed.

Banking on rainwater harvesting
posted 5 months agoNational Water Mission’s (NWM) has launched a campaign ‘Catch the rain’ on a pan India basis to nudge the states and stakeholders to create appropriate rainwater harvesting structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before the onset of monsoon.

Green court slams centre over groundwater withdrawal in dry areas
posted 5 months 3 weeks agoNGT slams centre over groundwater extraction in dry areas

Tank desiltation scheme in Maharashtra: Policy concerns and way forward
posted 6 months 1 week agoTank systems of India

Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
posted 6 months 2 weeks agoIndia is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering
