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An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 12:06
CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
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Women in Bametara district of Chattisgarh line up to collect water. Photo credit: Makarand Purohit for India Water Portal
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 4:37
40 percent of rural households in India lack access to drinking water
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Monday, 18 November 2019 20:01
Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
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A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh
Thursday, 24 October 2019 12:33
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water.
A home on Loktak lake in Moirang, Manipur (Image: Sharada Prasad CS, Wikipedia Commons)
Friday, 18 October 2019 12:37
Manipur’s floating lake at risk
A study using remote sensing techniques assesses significant changes in land use in Loktak lake.
Aerial view of a Khazan in the Zuari river, Goa.
Thursday, 10 October 2019 11:36
Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
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  • CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
    MoU signed for groundwater management through community intervention The Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, Western Sydney University, Australia and others have signed an MoU for the project MARVI (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Villag...
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  • 40 percent of rural households in India lack access to drinking water
    NSS finds only 58.2 percent of rural households have drinking water facilities within premises The National Sample Survey (NSS) conducted between July and December 2018 reveals that only 58.2 percent of rural households in India have drinking water facilities within the premises. In urban areas, th...
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  • Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
    Manual scavenging still prevails in India thanks to weak laws, says study According to a recent study titled, 'Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers An Initial Assessment', manual scavenging, despite being banned through a legislation in 2013, continues in India due to weak legal pr...
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  • Need to reduce the TDS of water from 1500 ppm to 500 ppm for fish farming and pearl farming
    I have a pond in Murthal, Sonipat district and my borewell water parameters shows 1530 ppm of TDS and 6.2 - pH. I want to reduce the TDS level upto 500 - 700 ppm for fish farming and pearl farming. The TDS level of water in this area has increased significantly in the past few years and I am looking...
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  • How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
    Madhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years. I was therefore extremely fortunate that during my internship with the Watershed Organization Trust ...
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  • Manipur’s floating lake at risk
    Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in North East India is also known as the ‘floating lake’ for the numerous phumdis or masses of vegetation it supports. The phumdis float around on the lake’s surface due to decay from the bottom. Some are so large that the indigenous fishing folk Meitei...
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  • Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
    Goa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands In its proposal, the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), a scientific body under the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, has redefined coastal areas in Goa as 'land...
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  • Deadly chemicals from detergents end up in rivers
    It’s ironic that detergents, which are meant for cleaning, flow into water bodies and pollute them with chemicals. A study released recently by Delhi-based non-profit Toxics Link, ‘Dirty Trail: Detergent to Water Bodies’, has found startling levels of the toxic chemical nonylphenol in detergen...
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  • Centre all set to sustain country's ODF status
    National rural sanitation strategy launched to sustain open defecation-free (ODF) status  The Jal Shakti Ministry has come up with a 10-year national rural sanitation strategy to sustain India’s 100 percent Open Defecation Free (ODF) status claimed by the Centre. The focus of the strategy is...
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  • Monsoon withdrawal delayed; more extreme weather events the new trend
    Monsoon’s withdrawal likely to begin around October 10: IMD As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), although the southwest monsoon officially ends on September 30th, the monsoon’s withdrawal is likely to begin only around October 10th - the most delayed withdrawal since 1961 (October ...
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  • From droughts to floods: India’s tryst with climate extremes
    India has witnessed extreme weather conditions this year. While parts of the north and south have battled drought like conditions this summer, the northeast and western coastal areas witnessed heavy rains and floods.While climate change has been highlighted as one of the reasons for these extreme ev...
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  • The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
    The Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological and i...
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  • Water wisdom in times of a climate crisis
    A recent report by Shailendra Yashwant for Oxfam India looks at India’s ingenious ways of harvesting, storing and distributing water from the Kuhls in Himachal Pradesh that channel water from Himalayan glaciers, and the Dongs of Assam to the Aghers in Arunachal Pradesh, the Pynes of Bihar. India h...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 2 months 1 week agoread more
  • Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
    Supreme Court question authorities on why manual scavenging still prevails Taking note of four to five deaths every month due to manual scavenging, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the government for failing to provide protective gear to people engaged in manual scavenging and cleaning of sew...
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  • How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
    New Delhi, September 17 (India Science Wire): A new technology developed by Indian scientists for ecological restoration is helping in revival of mangroves degraded due to rising sea levels, climate change and human intrusion in the Sunderbans in West Bengal.  Ecological restoration means revi...
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  • Indore leads the way in making its lakes pollution-free
    Choked by sewage and effluent discharge, lakes in and around Indore are in a terrible state and in need of restoration. A bustling city in central India, Indore was declared the cleanest city in India three years in a row. After cleaning the streets and its garbage landfill area, it has now turned i...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Farm ponds change farmers’ fortunes
    While enhanced irrigation coverage has been hailed as an important way to improve agricultural productivity, it continues to lag behind in India and agriculture continues to be rainfed, subject to the vagaries of the monsoon. High groundwater dependence for irrigation has not only led to its depleti...
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  • 100 wetlands identified for restoration in next five years
    Government identifies 100 wetlands for restoration in next five years At the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Environment Ministry identified more than 100 wetlands for restoration in the next five years&...
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  • How local democracy is solving water issues in southern Rajasthan
    While most parts of the country are facing a water crisis, here’s a case from the arid state of Rajasthan, where decentralized initiatives are solving water issues. Dungarpur in southern Rajasthan has exemplified how community participation with local level planning processes are working towards i...
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  • Centre promises 43 to 55 litres water per person per day to 15 crore rural households by 2024
    Centre to provide 43-55 litre/day water per person to rural households by 2024 Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Centre plans to provide 43 to 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural Indian household by 2024, and to set up a dedicated fund called Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh f...
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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-11-27 12:06
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NSS finds only 58.2 percent of rural households have drinking water facilities within premises

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-11-04 14:24

I have a pond in Murthal, Sonipat district and my borewell water parameters shows 1530 ppm of TDS and 6.2 - pH. I want to reduce the TDS level upto 500 - 700 ppm for fish farming and pearl farming. The TDS level of water in this area has increased significantly in the past few years and I am looking for a solution to counter this situation. Also need suggestion, if this water treatment affects the growth of live stocks in any way. Appreciate for the suggestions and solutions.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-10-24 12:33
An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water.

Madhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.

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Posted Date : Fri, 2019-10-18 12:37
A study using remote sensing techniques assesses significant changes in land use in Loktak lake.

Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in North East India is also known as the ‘floating lake’ for the numerous phumdis or masses of vegetation it supports. The phumdis float around on the lake’s surface due to decay from the bottom. Some are so large that the indigenous fishing folk Meiteis have constructed makeshift floating huts locally known as phumsangs on them.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-10-10 11:36
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Goa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands

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Posted Date : Sun, 2019-10-06 10:18
India needs to come up with a regulation on use of toxic chemicals in detergents.

It’s ironic that detergents, which are meant for cleaning, flow into water bodies and pollute them with chemicals. A study released recently by Delhi-based non-profit Toxics Link, ‘Dirty Trail: Detergent to Water Bodies’, has found startling levels of the toxic chemical nonylphenol in detergents as well as in river water in India.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-10-02 11:12
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National rural sanitation strategy launched to sustain open defecation-free (ODF) status 

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-10-02 11:01
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Monsoon’s withdrawal likely to begin around October 10: IMD

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