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December 16, 2022
Water Quality Management Course - Not just a training program
In this article, we will understand how the WQM course is continuing to influence the needs of learners that come from diverse backgrounds. The course model also offers core insights to many others who would like to engage in a virtual training program.
During a WQM course, a field team member from INREM facilitating a demonstration
December 6, 2022
The water that you eat
Need to shift to a more sustainable diet without compromising on major nutrients and calories
Historically, India has been a net exporter of virtual water (Image: PxHere)
November 6, 2022
Decentralised urban water management in Chhattisgarh
A film that focuses on importance of communitarian in situ water management
People are struggling to get the quantity and quality of water in urban areas (Image: Makarand Purohit)
September 21, 2022
The Chakla bavdi of Chanderi
The unique design and functioning of the Chakla bavdi in Chanderi Madhya Pradesh is another example of the water wisdom of our ancestors, which needs to be conserved and passed on to the future generations.
Chakla Bavdi at Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Shirole, S. 2022. Architectural eloquence: Water harvesting structure in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (India). Ancient Asia, 13: 9, pp. 1–13)
March 21, 2022
Celebrating the role of hill women in springshed development and governance
Recognizing women's accumulated knowledge and adaptive capacities in springshed management
Van Panchayat Samiti discussing the matters related to forest (Image: Varun Raja)
March 11, 2022
Making every drop count: Micro-irrigation for tribal farmers of Gujarat
Subsidies enable tribal farmers to adopt micro-irrigation systems providing them assured irrigation
A key mitigation strategy to deal with water scarcity due to climate change is on-farm management of water using techniques like micro-irrigation (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
Videos
Indore among the cleanest cities in India
Storms in India: Science and survival
Time to enact groundwater bill
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 11:26 AM

Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill
A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 10:50 AM

HC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands
A view of the Chilika lake in the evening. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Bengaluru hosts the 4th National Summit Sustainable Water & Sanitation
An annual event in Bangalore brought together various stakeholders in water and sanitation to discuss the challenges and way forward.
Nispana
Posted on 20 Jan, 2019 12:00 AM

While India has experienced dynamic growth over the past few years, enormous challenges remain in the water supply and sanitation sector.
FAQ – Sediment management
A river is a body of flowing sediment as much as one of flowing water. Here’s all you want to know about sediment in action in rivers.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 Jan, 2019 10:11 AM

What are sediments? Why do rivers carry sediment? Where does it all go? What happens to the sediment along the way? Have human actions modified the way a river works or carries sediment? How can sediments in rivers and reservoirs be managed? Here is all the information that you need to know about sediment and its management better.
A river becomes a checkerboard of water and silt. (Image: Ashok Boghani, CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr Commons)
Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Jan, 2019 10:59 AM

Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit
Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
What's killing the Ganga?
Nothing represents India's environmental problems as well as The Ganga river. Polluted to the hilt and sucked dry by dams, the Ganga suffers as the government pays lip service to its clean-up.
Vimal Bhai
Posted on 11 Jan, 2019 05:45 PM

"An eternal life free of sins" is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes place once in six years is just around the corner. Starting January 15, crores of people from around the world will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam—the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.
Alakananda near Badrinath temple (Image: Shitha Valsan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0 Int)
Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Jan, 2019 07:14 AM

Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways
Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Manual scavengers get under-reported
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Jan, 2019 06:55 AM

States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage
A manual scavenger at work (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)
Multiple positions at National Water Mission, New Delhi
Multiple openings for young water professionals, both natural and social scientists, announced at National Water Mission in Delhi.
Posted on 19 Dec, 2018 05:21 PM

Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR. 

For more details download the vacancy announcement from below. 
Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 Dec, 2018 12:07 PM

Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 
Groundwater to be payable from June. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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