Shilp Verma
Are solar powered irrigation systems scalable in India?
Posted on 20 Mar, 2021 09:38 AMArticle by: Sakshi Saini and Paresh B Shirsath
Energising Bihar’s agriculture
Posted on 19 Mar, 2021 07:51 PMWith small and fragmented land holdings, owning a well and pump is not a viable option for all farmers.
Data-driven ‘water and agriculture’ planning: The big picture
Posted on 15 Oct, 2020 06:57 PMIndia is fortunate to have a rich tradition of public data collection and compilation.
Solar irrigation pumps: A boon and bane
Posted on 03 Jul, 2015 09:26 PMSolar energy, which was until now only considered for small scale lighting is now slowly gaining tremendous popularity among farmers to pump irrigation water. The paper titled 'Karnataka’s smart, new solar pump policy for irrigation' published in the
And the 2014 UN ‘Water for Life’ award goes to …
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 09:52 PMIWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP), a project that focusses on policy research in the co-management of energy & groundwater, has been awarded the 2014 UN ‘Water for life’ award!
How do groundwater irrigation and energy supply influence each other ? - Talks from the IWMI-Tata Annual Partners' Meet held at Anand in November 2012
Posted on 10 Mar, 2013 01:03 PMIndia is the world's largest consumer of groundwater where it is extensively used for irrigation. However, there is a considerable waste of this valuable resource. While a part of this waste can be attributed to a lack of incentive for conservation, unmetered electricity supply contributes greatly to this problem. This has led to the formation of what is being termed an energy-irrigation nexus.
Several sessions at the IWMI-Tata Annual Partners' Meet in 2012 discussed this phenomenon, its causes, impact and possible management strategies.
An assessment of the impact of MGNREGA on rural water security : Talks from the IWMI-Tata Annual Partners' Meet held at Anand in November 2012
Posted on 26 Feb, 2013 04:04 PMA month ago, India Water Portal tried to make sense of the numbers involved in India's flagship programme. Two-thirds of the works in progress in the current financial year (2012-13) were devoted to works linked with water - split nearly equally between water for domestic use and water for livelihoods.