Water Resources

NABARD begins drive for water resource mapping, conservation

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has started a 'Krishi Jal' campaign for water conservation and water resource mapping in 1,000 villages of Pithoragarh and Champawat dis

Publication Date: 
16/05/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Water Conservation, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Pithoragarh (D), Champawat (D), Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources
Climate Change

Tehri village chosen for pilot project on climate change

Dehradun: Pheti Kimoda village of Jaunpur area in Tehri has been selected for running a pilot project for strengthening climate resilience of forest-based communities.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tehri Garhwal, Forests, Water Harvesting, UNDP, Climate Adaptation, Groundwater Recharge, Climate Impacts, Climate Change
Agriculture

Beyond “more crop per drop”: evolving thinking on agricultural water productivity

This research report chronicles the evolution of thinking on water productivity in the research agenda of IWMI and in the broader irrigation literature over the past 20 years.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2017
Meredith Giordano, Hugh Turral, Susanne M. Scheierling, & et al
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, Water Resources, Water Management, Irrigation, Water Conservation, India, Global, Groundwater Recharge, Food Security, Water Supply
Environment

Global environmental flow information for the Sustainable Development Goals

Water is a crosscutting issue across many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there is one goal that is focused explicitly on water - Goal 6. Sustainable

Publication Date: 
01/03/2017
Aditya Sood, Vladimir Smakhtin, Nishadi Eriyagama, & et al
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Environment Management, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), River Basin, Surface Water, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources, Water Management, India, Global
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Level in Major Reservoirs, 09/02/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Level in Major Reservoirs, 09/02/2017. Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage status of 91 reservoirs of the country on weekly basis and issues weekly bulletin on every Thursday. Out of these reservoirs, 10 reservoirs are in Gujarat. Water availability of the 91 reservoirs monitored by CWC against their storage capacity at end of the monsoon season i.e. 30th September during last three years is given in Annexure-I.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Reservoirs, Water Resources, Water Supply, Groundwater Recharge, India, Statistics, Parliament
Dams/ Irrigation

Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of the Volta river basin with an emphasis on livestock management

This working paper was based on the study on multiple uses of small reservoirs in the Volta River Basin of Burkina Faso. The study was conducted in communities using five small reservoirs in Yatenga Province.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Augustine. A. Ayantunde, Mawa Karambiri, Viviane Yameogo, Olufunke O. Cofie
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Reservoirs, Agroecosystem Planning, Irrigation, Crops, Livestock, River Basin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Groundwater Recharge
Water Resources

Mainstreaming rainwater harvesting in Noida

The overall deteriorating water situation in Noida both in terms of quantity and quality highlights the need for immediate interventions by way of using local water resources.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Shivali Jainer, Mahreen Matto
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Water Harvesting, Noida, Water Supply, Groundwater Quality, Drainage, Groundwater Recharge
Water Resources

Focusing on the essentials - Integrated monitoring and analysis of water resources

Welcoming the debate on the assumptions underpinning water resource monitoring in India triggered by the Mihir Shah Committee report, the authors suggest that the proposed National Water Commission should focus on providing integrated data and science to help water managers and policymakers, avoiding getting directly involved in planning or regulation.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2016
Sharachchandra Lele, Veena Srinivasan
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Groundwater, Hydrology, Groundwater Recharge
Water Resources

An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia

Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country.

Publication Date: 
22/12/2016
Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher, Dereje Assefa Abera, Girmay Gebresamuel, Meredith Giordano, Simon Langan
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Watershed Development, Ethiopia, Soil Erosion, Biodiversity, Groundwater Recharge, Surface Water, Livestock, Crops, Farmers
Water Pollution

Review of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to address problems in the country with particular reference to Dark Blocks; and Contamination of underground water by certain industries

The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2016-2017) present the Eleventh Report on the Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Water Resources on the subject “Review of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to

Publication Date: 
08/12/2016
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Pollution, Groundwater Recharge, Industrial Pollution, India, Parliament, Water Resources

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