Irrigation
10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion
Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:38 AM10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion: Study
Tribals of Tawa reservoir left leader-less
Posted on 07 May, 2014 11:19 AMTawa reservoir in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, irrigates several thousand hectares of land. It is here that Sunil Gupta, popularly known as Sunil Bhai, rose to prominence in 1995 when he led the struggle of the tribals displaced by the reservoir.
NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra
Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AMNGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts
Punjab wades in troubled waters
Posted on 03 May, 2014 12:23 AMMany great civilisations have thrived near rivers with people moving in search of water across swathes of lands. The same holds true for present day Punjab, especially its farmers.
Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:18 PM'Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PMTribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka
Water woes of a different kind
Posted on 19 Apr, 2014 01:03 AM'Rabba Rabba Meeh Barsa, Saadi Kothi Daane Paa' (Make it rain God, so our homes remain filled with grains)”, is a popular song taught to children in Punjab. Not all of Punjab. In Southwest Punjab, farmers are praying for the monsoon to fail!
Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PMGujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
IPCC alarms India of a severe water shortage
Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 06:23 PMIPCC releases its climate change report, alarms India of severe water shortage
Ancient engineering marvels of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 02:06 PMSouth India has a rich tradition of tanks with the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh contributing to close to 92% of the total irrigation by tanks in the 1970s. Two decades later, this number dwindled to close to 53%. A decade after that, in 2001, the total contribution of tank irrigation in all of India was estimated to be just around 5.18%.