Maharashtra
Mobilising communities for WASH
Posted on 13 Dec, 2022 04:49 PMConvened to mark the successful conclusion of the Women+Water Alliance project in select districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, U.S.
Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Posted on 17 Nov, 2022 06:02 PMMoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island
Evaluating water use reduction strategies in Marathwada
Posted on 18 Jul, 2022 05:07 PMMarathwada, comprising eight districts in Maharashtra, often makes the headlines due to recurring drought. Irregular rains and shifts to cash crops have made the water situation precarious in the region.
A community-led landslide prediction system in India
Posted on 14 Jun, 2022 08:53 AMCommunity scientists, with the assistance of professional researchers, have developed a meteorology-based landslide prediction system for India’s Western Ghats mountain range, according to a paper published earlier this year.
Waghadi Bachao: A call for collective rejuvenation of the river
Posted on 29 Jan, 2022 10:56 AMMaharastra’s Yavatmal district in the Vidarbha region is home to several tribal communities. Largely rainfed, monocrops like cotton, soybean, wheat, and turmeric, among others, are grown in a majority of the region. However, reduced rainfall, water shortage and soil infertility plague the region, causing crop failures and resulting in severe agrarian distress.
From 58 percent in 2004, groundwater extraction rises to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 03:34 PMGroundwater extraction increased from 58 percent in 2004 to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
Revival of Dohas in tribal Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:33 AMThe most important precondition to make farming profitable for small and marginal tribal farmers residing in undulating terrains
Floods and recurring natural disasters in India
Posted on 04 Aug, 2021 09:59 AMAfter two weeks of extremely hot and long dry weather, the monsoon winds brought heavy rains to the hilly northern states of India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and the south-west coastal states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala).
Demystifying groundwater for collective action
Posted on 29 Jul, 2021 03:06 PMIndia is the largest user of groundwater in the world. Agriculture, rural and urban domestic water supply and increasingly industries are shaping the dependency on groundwater.
Yavatmal’s water security crisis
Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 02:38 PMWater security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC).