Gujarat

The past is not a foreign country...we still do the same things for water here
Communities in semi-arid, desert-like Kutch, Gujarat, have managed to create their own water security plans with a little help from local organisations. Even the State is taking notice now! Posted on 26 Oct, 2014 11:03 AM

Raujibhai came to Dholavira with the excavation team of the Archeological Society of India when he was 19 years old.

Ancient water structures at Dholavira
River restoration to be the focus of the first 'India Rivers Week'
News this week Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 04:49 PM

First 'India Rivers Week' to be held in Delhi from November 24-27

Cauvery river in Karnataka
Scheme to develop 2,379 villages in the next 5 years launched
Policy matter this week Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:47 AM

Centre launches the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

A drought-free village in Maharashtra
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
News this week Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PM

Gujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand

Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)
Himachal Pradesh's forests make way for Renuka Dam
Policy matters this week Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 01:31 PM

Forest clearance granted to the proposed Renuka Dam

Forest cover of Himachal Pradesh
Parliament gives nod to Polavaram irrigation project
Policy matters this week Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:09 PM

Parliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

Godavari river delta in AP (Source: Aditya Madhav)
June 2014: The driest June in 113 years!
News this week Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 09:40 AM

India receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June

June 2014: driest since 1901
Global surface temperature breaks earlier records
News this week Posted on 24 Jun, 2014 05:30 PM

Global surface temperature breaks past records

Severe heat hits all (Source: Deccan Chronicle)
CSE tells new govt to reinvent strategy for river clean-up
Policy matters this week Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 11:07 AM

Apply new strategy for cleaning rivers: CSE

Ganga at Gadmukteshwar
More crop per drop in the predicted weak monsoons
The monsoon is often regarded as the driver of Indian agriculture. What farmers need are simple solutions to reduce their vulnerability to the fickle rains. Posted on 15 May, 2014 03:28 PM

Water and agriculture are closely linked in our country where 60% our net sown area is rain-fed. Indian agriculture is undoubtedly dependent on the monsoon where good rains have meant enhanced agricultural production, and a weak or bad monsoon has lowered production thereby impacting the economy.

Water and agriculture ( Source: Wikipedia)
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