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November 18, 2019

BWSSB’s workforce woefully inadequate, says Chairman Tushar Girinath

Bangalore's water utility is understaffed, under financed and unable to service the city's water needs.

November 13, 2019

Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha

News this week

A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

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.

An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.

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.

Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)

September 26, 2019

Water wisdom in times of a climate crisis

New report documents India’s rich traditions of water harvesting and sustainable use.

Bandhara (in Nashik, Maharashtra), a low masonry weir of 1.2 to 4.5 m height, which is constructed across a small stream for diverting the water into a small main canal taking off from its upstream side (Image: Shailendra Yashwant, Oxfam India)

September 9, 2019

How local democracy is solving water issues in southern Rajasthan

People come together to dig community ponds in Dungarpur, to fight water scarcity.

Community pond in Doja after the first pre-monsoon rain. Pic credit: Rajat Kumar

New groundwater guidelines prohibit industries and mining in over-exploited zones

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 1 month 3 weeks ago

Centre issues revised guidelines for groundwater use (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Water wisdom of the Gonds of Garha Mandla

A peek into history shows how the Gonds of Garha Mandla managed their water needs with great ingenuity and wisdom by constructing and maintaining water tanks . aartikelkar posted 2 months ago

Kolatal, a traditional tank in Garha region of Jabalpur (Image Source: K. G. Vyas)

A reflection on multi-faceted droughts in Bundelkhand region

Alternatives have to be re-adapted to the understanding of droughts in the wake of climate change. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 months ago

Child walks through the parched field for kilometers to fetch water in peak summer in village Banjari (Image: Reshma Sahoo)

Fire in Assam to have catastrophic effect on ecozones: Experts

News this week Swati Bansal posted 5 months 3 weeks ago

Migratory birds flock Maguri Beel, which is 500 m away from the incident site (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin

An attempt to document the geological features, water potential, and traditional wisdom around them in the Upper Ken basin. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 months 3 weeks ago

Panghata Kund in village Aloni, Panna (June 2014, after initial monsoon) (Image: Seema Ravandale)

Centre approves JJM funds to Odisha and Chhattisgarh for this financial year

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 months 4 weeks ago

Child drinks water from a tap (Image: Imal Hashemi/Taimani Films/World Bank, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Managing commons: Need and challenges

How can technology, knowledge and capacity creation help in management of commons? Amita Bhaduri posted 9 months 3 weeks ago

Plantation in Gomala (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

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 9 months 4 weeks ago

An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)

Micropollutants in groundwater, a grave concern

A study finds that a number of locations in the country have high concentrations of micropollutants in groundwater posing a risk to health and environment. aartikelkar posted 10 months ago

Groundwater contamination, a serious concern (Image Source: India Water Portal)

The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019

The Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (KJA) set up a Task Group to draft a new water policy for Karnataka in December 2017 and the report is now in public domain. What are the suggestions that the report makes? aartikelkar posted 10 months 2 weeks ago