India

Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG
Policy matters this week Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PM

CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015

Chennai floods in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
National Waterway-1: Dolphin population declines
News this week Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 10:31 AM

Decline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary

Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
Submit Concept Notes for Breakthrough Solutions for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture
Hindustan Unilever Foundation invites concept notes for scalable solutions that can transform India’s water footprint in agriculture from a highly inefficient state to one of ‘more crop per drop’.
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 03:01 PM

 

Breeding climate resilience
Scientists come up with two variables to assess resilience of indigenous breeds of goats against climate change. Posted on 13 Jul, 2018 10:19 AM

Climate change is posing a challenge not only to agricultural crops but also to livestock. In order to sustain rural livelihoods, it is critical to identify livestock breeds that are climate resilient. In this direction, Indian scientists have identified two variables which could be used to assess resilience capacity of indigenous breeds of goats.

Osmanabadi breed, one of the breeds of goats studied for its climate resilience. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Safe water to fight fluorosis
What Basubai and her children needed to fight fluorosis was access to safe drinking water. Posted on 12 Jul, 2018 12:06 PM

Basubai is a mother of three young children—Ajay (9), Manju (11) and Sonu (13). She is married to Mukesh Singh in Jamniamota village in Bakaner block in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

Village woman shows her fluorosis-affected teeth. (Pic courtesy: PSI)
Setting safe sanitation example
Villager builds twin pit latrine and sets example for others on behaviour change and safe sanitation. Posted on 12 Jul, 2018 11:55 AM

Manohar in Talabpura village of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh came up with the decision to make a double pit latrine. He is indeed a multi-talented person.

Manohar's twin pit latrine gets constructed. (Pic courtesy: PSI)
Solar water purifier with a difference
With no electricity required and no wastewater, the new purifier works even under cloudy conditions and diffused solar radiation. Posted on 10 Jul, 2018 01:53 PM

The availability of potable drinking water remains a challenge in rural areas in several parts of the country. Commercially available water filters are costly, need electricity to run and reverse osmosis (RO)-based purifiers waste a lot of water.

NARI solar water purifier (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Karnataka announces two big water projects in its budget
Policy matters this week Posted on 10 Jul, 2018 11:02 AM

Karnataka budget focuses on big water projects, misses out on sustainability

Bengaluru lake (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Replacing rice could help India reduce water use'
News this week Posted on 10 Jul, 2018 10:23 AM

India could address its water, food security by replacing rice cultivation: Study 

Rice field in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
“Agriculture alone cannot provide for our teeming millions.”
Watershed management is not just to harvest and store water but also to create democratic processes at the village level and enable inclusive, sustainable development that meets the people's needs. Posted on 06 Jul, 2018 03:15 PM

In India, although we have approximately four months of monsoon (which is basically 45 days of effective rainfall), in drought prone areas, there are only 10-15 days of harvestable rain in the entire season. If you don't get enough rain during those days, it's a cause for worry.

Watershed management. Image source: India Water Portal
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