Water levels in reservoirs at 35% of capacity; southern India’s at just 20%

Raises alarms for potential drinking water shortages, low water availability for agriculture in coming weeks and months

India’s parched rivers: At least 13 without water, much lower than same period last year

With peak summer days ahead, condition particularly alarming for farmlands that make up 60% of basin

Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights

We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …

Over half of the 21st century irrigation expansion has been in water-stressed regions; India accounts for 36%

Over 90% of humanity’s consumptive water use is used for irrigated agricultural production

Efficient water-use: Odisha’s tribal farmers show the way

Micro-irrigation has been a game-changer by aiding year-round & diverse cultivation

Surface irrigation may encourage monocropping: Evidence from Telangana holds lessons for India

Providing farm households with new irrigation facilities that improve groundwater table also significantly enhances farm profits

Scarcity to abundance: How a Maharashtra village came together to address water crisis

Cultivable land with perennial irrigation grew 20% in a decade 

Jharkhand declares drought in 17 districts

The state overall recorded 38 per cent less rainfall than average during last monsoon

Good monsoon pushes up Bihar groundwater level

All 38 districts in the state recorded an increase

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities — new study

When households grow edible crops in living walls, it reduces the environmental impact of food

Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs

Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon

NASA releases new global maps mapping groundwater, soil wetness

Groundwater and soil moisture are crucial for irrigation and crop growth  

An ancient system that could bring water to dry areas

An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers “qanat system” could help Africa's dry areas faciing water shortages

Bihar farmers question government decision to end diesel subsidy for them

Power supply in villages still uncertain, they say

Irrigation does more than deplete groundwater, it changes climate too

More measured irrigation can help conserve water, suggests author of new study

India had a deficit monsoon in 13 of the last 18 years

The country had its last surplus monsoon in 2013

Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas

At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016

Supreme Court orders status quo on Kaleshwaram irrigation project expansion

Telangana government increasing capacity without green nod, court told 

How MGNREGA water conservation project turned a Rajasthan district into an Oasis

The greenery in Dungarpur district is a stark contrast to the desert state

Understanding climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India is crucial

Reassessing policy options requires a better understanding of climate impact on farm water management in India

Rabi sowing update: Wheat gains momentum, pulses continue to lag 

Increase in area under pulses important for bringing down food inflation; Rabi paddy acreage reduced over the years

Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog

Gujarat, Andhra, MP, Himachal keeps up tight water management

As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Scanty rainfall, low-water levels to affect kuruvai paddy yields this year, warn Tamil Nadu farmers

Deficit rain in neighbouring Karnataka also hit Mettur dam water levels

An index for monitoring effectiveness of climate-smart agriculture practices: How it can help

Awareness and training was the highest weighted dimension among the five that were used to develop the index