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Watershed management in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Friday, 27 December 2019 18:32
Watershed Management Compendium
This compendium by Dr Mihir Kumar Maitra answers all questions that will be of great use to practitioners engaged in both engineering and management aspects of watershed management in the field.
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Thursday, 26 December 2019 14:08
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
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The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Thursday, 19 December 2019 10:31
Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
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Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Thursday, 19 December 2019 10:31
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
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Micro-irrigation and its impact on groundwater (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 14:12
Micro-irrigation and groundwater use
A study from Gujarat finds that micro-irrigation combined with metered power led to a reduction in uncontrolled groundwater extraction by farmers.
A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: Hamish John Appleby for IWMI, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Friday, 13 December 2019 9:12
Trading in virtual water
A study highlights the need to scale down the export of rice, maize, buffalo meat and other items to conserve groundwater in India.
  • Drone to help monitor embankments and save people trapped in floods
    #HelloWRD: A social media campaign Recently, the Water Resources Department launched the #HelloWRD campaign on social media to get information about the breach or erosion in embankments. The campaign calls out to people to inform the department if they notice any embankment breach or crack in&...
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  • Environmentalists voice concerns against the draft EIA notification 2020
    Draft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from experts In March this year, the Environment Ministry had issued the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA) notification. However, as per the experts, the new draft is non-transparent, undemocratic, unjust and unaccountable as it ensures no mo...
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  • Flood batters Assam, over 16 lakh people hit
    Flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim A second wave of floods have gripped the state and so far around 16 lakh people have been affected across 22 districts with Barpeta district worst affected. The death toll owing to floods has also climbed up to 34. The floodwaters have submerged nea...
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  • Floods in Bihar: Helping government fight embankment breach
    Every year, incessant rainfall during the monsoon causes floods in the state, with North Bihar being the worst affected. Even this year, with the monsoon peaking up, fear of floods is looming over the state and some areas in the region have started witnessing a rise in river water levels. The risin...
    Swati Bansalposted 6 days 9 hours agoread more
  • Covid-19 and floods: A double whammy for Assam
    It is an annual episode that plays itself out. Assam is, once again, reeling under flood – loss of human and animal life, severe damage to agricultural crops, property, millions of people displaced from their homes, absence of flood preparedness or early warning systems, delayed relief action by t...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 week 3 days agoread more
  • Water fleas can warn of water pollution!
    Water fleas are small crustaceans widely found in varied aquatic habitats. They are very sensitive to changes in the water quality of water bodies such as rivers and streams that they inhabit. Dr Sameer Padhye, a freshwater biologist, talks to the India Water Portal on his study titled ‘Seasonal ...
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  • A reflection on multi-faceted droughts in Bundelkhand region
    Drought conditions are not new to Bundelkhand. The acute situation now is a convergence of three types of droughts – meteorological, agricultural and hydrological - cumulatively coinciding as witnessed in Nunagar village in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. We saw hundreds of vessels queuing up at t...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 week 6 days agoread more
  • Digital tools to tackle water scarcity
    India has the highest population of any country in the world without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to WaterAid and the World Health Organisation (WHO), 163 million people still lack access to safe water and millions still defecate in the open. Global engineering a...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 2 weeks 23 hours agoread more
  • UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
    UP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS Under the rural employment guarantee scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government has engaged 57.13 lakh workers and thus become the top state in the country to give employment under the scheme. Uttar Pradesh is followed by Rajasth...
    Swati Bansalposted 2 weeks 6 days agoread more
  • India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
    India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days According to the report titled 'Climate change assessment over Indian region', the country will experience warmer days and nights along with frequent heavy rainfall spells causing floods till the end o...
    Swati Bansalposted 2 weeks 6 days agoread more
  • Flood threat looms amid Covid-19 in Bihar
    Bihar’s annual floods are right around the corner and there is a fear that the flood hazard will collide with the Covid-19 pandemic and amplify it in a manner that emergency responses to both will get disrupted. The state’s strategy to mitigate the effects of flooding needs to be updat...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 3 weeks 16 hours agoread more
  • Dams spell doom for freshwater fish
    Dams threaten freshwater biodiversity Freshwater habitats like rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, streams, swamps and marshes account for only three percent of the world’s water and cover about 0.8 percent of the Earth’s surface, but harbour incredible diversity and are homes to more than 100, 000 s...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 3 weeks 4 days agoread more
  • Villagers in Rajasthan show resilience during national lockdown
    India’s national lockdown to curb the fast-expanding community transmission of coronavirus led to life coming to a standstill across the country. The long pause of over three months is starting to ease, and the new shift towards “normal” gives health and hygiene ultimate attention. The governm...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 4 weeks 22 hours agoread more
  • Life in water webinar on Freshwater invertebrates
    THIS WEBINAR WILL COVER:  Types of freshwater habitats. Zooplankton (Cladocera, Copepoda, Rotifera, Ostracoda). Sponges and molluscans. Decapod crustaceans and large branchiopods. Aquatic insects. Overview of minor phyla. The webinar will be conducted by speakers who have extensive e...
    Swati Bansalposted 1 month 2 days agoread more
  • Priorities for the Revised National Water Policy
    The Department of Water Resources, under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has constituted a drafting committee on 5 November 2019 to revise the existing National Water Policy (NWP). Dr. Mihir Shah, a renowned water expert and a former member of the Planning Commission is chairing the committee. The commi...
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  • Pollution in Ganga: Understanding culture and climate justice
    Climate change affects societies mainly through water – its availability, quality and quantity. Water pollution adds fuel to the fire to the effect of climate change and needs to be addressed immediately. Optimal use of water and improving the quality of available water are the need of the hour. A...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 2 days agoread more
  • Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
    Railway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will classify railway stations under the red, orange and green categories based on the quantity of wastewater generated and disposal of untreated water into the municipal drain systems. Railw...
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  • Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin
    Kathayi, a scheduled tribe (ST) dominated village in the midst of the forested stretches of Shahnagar block in Panna district faces acute water scarcity during the 3-4 summer months. Through the government schemes, three wells and two hand pumps were installed in this 75 household village in the l...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Centre approves JJM funds to Odisha and Chhattisgarh for this financial year
    Government approves Jal Jeevan Mission funds for Odisha and Chhattisgarh The Jal Shakti Ministry has approved Rs 812 crores to Odisha government for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission for the financial year 2020-21. This allocation is a significant jump from last year's allocation of ...
    Swati Bansalposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Cyclone Nisarga hits Maharashtra coast, causes intense rains in western districts
    Making a landfall in Raigad district, cyclone Nisarga wanes but causes heavy rains in western Maharashtra Anticipated to be a major cyclonic storm, after the one that affected Mumbai in 1948, Cyclone Nisarga caused heavy rains in the city which led to water-logging in some areas. The cyclone made a...
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Posted Date : Sun, 2020-07-12 17:50
This year, along with working at the grass root level to deal with floods, the Bihar government is also focussing on the full use of state-of-the-art technologies.

#HelloWRD: A social media campaign

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-07-09 11:33
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Draft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from experts

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-07-09 11:30
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Flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim

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Posted By : Swati Bansal
Posted Date : Wed, 2020-07-08 22:01
As fear of flood looms over Bihar, the state government has launched the campaign #HelloWRD for people to reach out to them if they observe any embankment breach or crack in their area.

Every year, incessant rainfall during the monsoon causes floods in the state, with North Bihar being the worst affected. Even this year, with the monsoon peaking up, fear of floods is looming over the state and some areas in the region have started witnessing a rise in river water levels.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Sat, 2020-07-04 19:52
Assam is plagued by the annual flood menace, but this time it is battling the fury of floods amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It is an annual episode that plays itself out. Assam is, once again, reeling under flood – loss of human and animal life, severe damage to agricultural crops, property, millions of people displaced from their homes, absence of flood preparedness or early warning systems, delayed relief action by the government and the silent apathy of the mainstream media.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-07-02 19:29
Water fleas, tiny organisms found in water can help save rivers! Read this interview with freshwater biologist, Dr Sameer Padhye, to know how.

Water fleas are small crustaceans widely found in varied aquatic habitats. They are very sensitive to changes in the water quality of water bodies such as rivers and streams that they inhabit.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Wed, 2020-07-01 15:10
Alternatives have to be re-adapted to the understanding of droughts in the wake of climate change.

Drought conditions are not new to Bundelkhand. The acute situation now is a convergence of three types of droughts – meteorological, agricultural and hydrological - cumulatively coinciding as witnessed in Nunagar village in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. We saw hundreds of vessels queuing up at the panchayat well. A closer look revealed that it is not well water that was being collected here, but people were lining up to fetch water from a piped source that is released to the well.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Tue, 2020-06-30 08:57
FRANK Water and Arup launch the WASH Connect mobile app and WASH Basins Toolkit to empower local government and communities to jointly manage water resources.

India has the highest population of any country in the world without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. According to WaterAid and the World Health Organisation (WHO), 163 million people still lack access to safe water and millions still defecate in the open.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-06-25 07:38
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UP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-06-25 07:28
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India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days

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