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October 11, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Policy matters this week
The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
News this week
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Centre drafts National Water Framework Bill 2016
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Oct, 2016 09:19 AM

Bill to manage river basins out
Ganga at Garmukhteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Selling packaged water above MRP punishable offence
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Oct, 2016 09:02 AM

Jail term for selling packaged water above MRP: Government
Mineral water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)
Get wealthy with water
This year’s winner of Thiess International Riverprize, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper talks to India Water Portal on how their river restoration efforts became a success with public participation.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Oct, 2016 11:59 AM

The Thiess International Riverprize is a globally renowned prize that is awarded by the International RiverFoundation to those demonstrating outstanding results in the sustainable river basin management, restoration and protection across the world.
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper receive the Thiess International Riverprize at the 19th International River Symposium. (Image Source: International RiverFoundation)
Health check up for the rivers
While the health of the rivers needs to be comprehensively assessed to bring the contamination down, public participation remains crucial in keeping the rivers alive.
Ipsita Nandi
Ananya Tewari and Kavita Shah
Posted on 14 Oct, 2016 06:16 PM

A severe crisis is plaguing the rivers in India.
The Krishna river, Wai, Maharashtra. (Source: India Water Portal)
An open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources
Is there an alternative to the Ken-Betwa project? Dr. Brij Gopal, Coordinator, Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia writes an open letter for public discussion.
Brij Gopal
Posted on 14 Oct, 2016 03:35 PM

Hon’ble Madam,

Namaskar.
View of Betwa river (Source: Manual Menal, Wikimedia Commons)
River transport projects on development track
News this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 10 Oct, 2016 10:36 AM

Government starts river transport project with eight waterways
River transport project work in progress. (Source: India Water Portal)
A losing battle
A film explores the truth behind the shrinking Dal and ways to reverse the situation.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 10:30 AM

At the recently concluded Woodpecker International Film Festival held at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi, Abdul Rashid, who works for Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) in the University of Kashmir, was awarded Young Green Filmmaker 2016.
Abdul Rashid receives the nomination certificate during WIFF 2016.
J&K mulls mini dams for irrigation
News this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:22 PM

J&K govt to construct ‘mini dams’ for irrigation
The Indus river. (Source: Wikipedia)
Farmers think tanks, fight to save water
While the villagers fight to save Puducherry’s cascading tank systems, corrupt authorities come in the way of their efforts.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 29 Sep, 2016 05:57 PM

The union territory (UT) Of Puducherry is, for the most part, enveloped on three sides by the state of Tamil Nadu with the Bay of Bengal framing its eastern face. A total of 84 irrigation tanks--part of the Gingee and Pennaiyar river systems--dot the territory’s landscape. 
Villagers offer their prayers to the guardian of the Bahour tank, Ayyanar (Image: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)
Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
Policy matters this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 25 Sep, 2016 09:40 PM

Karnataka to seek more time to release Cauvery water
Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
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