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December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
December 2, 2019
Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face
November 4, 2019
India has a groundwater problem
Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike.
October 25, 2019
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
September 30, 2019
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
August 7, 2019
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
A million recharge wells for Bangalore
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
News this week
Swati Bansal posted 1 month ago
Pumping groundwater to harnessing rainfall: A tale of two states
Saurashtra, and Vidarbha and Marathwada have similar climatic and aquifer characteristics. Why do the latter suffer from droughts when Saurashtra has been able to improve its groundwater levels?
aartikelkar posted 3 months 3 weeks ago
Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
Microirrigation does not often bring about a change in cropping patterns, with farmers continuing with water-intensive crops.
Amita Bhaduri posted 3 months 3 weeks ago
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal posted 4 months ago
Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to impede the juggernaut of Punjab's groundwater depletion.
Amita Bhaduri posted 4 months 1 week ago
Developing an effective participatory groundwater monitoring program at village level
Issues in groundwater management and recharge have been dealt with in a series of booklets as a part of the MARVI project.
Amita Bhaduri posted 5 months 1 week ago
Clean drinking water: Still a pipe dream for Maharashtra?
While water supply coverage has improved over the years in Maharashtra, why does safe and continuous water supply still remain a distant dream for the state?
aartikelkar posted 6 months 3 weeks ago
Community-led piped water supply initiative in Bihar
For Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal to succeed, the state needs to look at water harvesting to augment groundwater availability.
Amita Bhaduri posted 6 months 4 weeks ago
Under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, states to open water testing labs
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal posted 7 months 2 weeks ago
Perils, politics and prospects of groundwater in India
How can India change the game on groundwater management to deal with its overexploited aquifers?
Amita Bhaduri posted 8 months 3 weeks ago
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