New web-based platform to help with micro irrigation
Researchers have come up with a web-based application that helps design customised micro-irrigation systems for individual agricultural fields
Lighting up the fields: How electricity can help irrigation
Over the years, inaccurate estimations of electricity consumption have led to untargeted approaches being applied to optimise power sector
NITI Aayog wants to hand over micro irrigation to private players
The government policy think tank believes it would take 100 years to exploit the micro irrigation potential with the current programme target and …
Rainwater harvesting changed lives of farmers in a Rajasthan village; here is how
Groundwater in Jagsa village, Barmer was depleting; now the thriving village is known for pomegranate farming
Subsidies on irrigation efficiency may negatively affect water use: study
The decrease in water availability at watershed levels due to subsidies is a critical concern for India considering the monsoon response to …
Vital drip
A farmer in Madhya Pradesh uses discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields
Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought
Quarter of state budget allocated to manage water; drip irrigation on 100,000 hectares
Hiware Bazar - A village with 54 millionaires
Hiware Bazar, a village in Maharashtra's drought-prone Ahmednagar district, was sliding into an abyss after degrading its environment. But in …