Irrigation
Irrigation is the artificial process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in production of crops. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall. Irrigation also has other uses in crop production, including frost protection, suppressing weed growth in grain fields and preventing soil consolidation. In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is referred to as rain-fed. Irrigation systems are also used for cooling livestock, dust suppression, disposal of sewage, and in mining. Irrigation is often studied together with drainage, …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English
This report is written by Suhas Chakma of Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP), University of Arizona. Published in July 2024, the report examines the conflict between tiger conservation …
in Tiger Corridor in Kagaznagar (Telangana),27 irrigation project in core area of Kawal Tiger Reserve … families were provided barren land which lacked any irrigation facility and without the promised facilities … get five acres of agricultural land with proper irrigation facilities and monetary compensation. However … the 61 families is mostly barren, and without irrigation facilities. Since their land is not fit for farming …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2024 English
Jharkhand are reeling under debt, brought on by successive droughts. They say their vote is for irrigation …
successive droughts. They say their vote is for irrigation …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …
from the investment of Union/State government irrigation schemes (major as well as minor)/watershed/afforestation … 7% to 30%. b. Increase public expenditure on irrigation, research & development, extension services, …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
control floods in Bengal and Bihar. Water for irrigation reached many dry areas; fields everywhere filled …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
This paper has been published in the Journal of Environmental Management in November 2023. It has been written by researchers Lea S. Schroder, Amol K. Bhalerao, Khondokar H. Kabir, Jurgen …
RWH increases water resources available for irrigation, thus potentially improving the soil water balance … changes in crop types, cropping calendars, and irrigation, while we assessed specifically those practices …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) is a periodic, national-level examination of the distribution range and abundance trends of Indian birds that aids in formulating conservation plans. The SoIB last …
attributed to widespread pressures on rivers from irrigation schemes, transportation, human disturbance, … These include the provisioning of water for irrigation and drinking, transportation, fishing, livestock … mechanisation, expansion of infrastructure such as irrigation, power lines, renewable energy, and roads, and …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …
marginal land holdings, rugged terrains, limited irrigation, and depleting forest resources, these factors … marginal land holdings, rugged terrains, limited irrigation, and depleting forest resources, these factors … 0 2 2 32 33 IRRIGATION Percentage of households reporting access to all-season irrigation in Madhya Pradesh … of households reporting access to all-season irrigation in Chhattisgarh Adivasis Non-Adivasis PVTGs … of households reporting access to all-season irrigation in Jharkhand Adivasi households 18.5% Non-Adivasi …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 June 2023 English
This report was published in June 2023 by the Nudge Institute, Bengaluru, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. It presents information gained from interviews with farmers regarding changes in …
these two locations. 3 - Disaggregated data (by irrigation status, gender, or research location) has been … irrigated farmers use a sprinkler2 and 14% use drip irrigation ● 43% have started using a tractor More than … in Narsinghpur Top concerns in agriculture by irrigation status of small farmer N = 121 "Unseasonal rainfall … 75% 11% 22% 52% 6% 6% Rainfall Pests & diseases Irrigation related Inputs related Rainfed Irrigated 2 1 … Includes responses such as no irrigation, shortage of electricity for irrigation. 3 - Includes responses such …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 May 2023 English
In this region of Maharashtra, unreliable power supply has thrown farmers' lives into disarray. A short film
reptile appeared. For farmers like Kasote, running irrigation pumps at night has become a way of life in Karvir … farmers #farming-crisis #sugarcane #power-shortage #irrigation Jaysing Chavan • Share Jaysing Chavan is a freelance …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 April 2023 English
alongside the 6th Minor Irrigation Census in 2018-19.The census considers “all natural or man-made units bound on all sides with some or no masonry work used for storing water for irrigation or other purposes” …
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION MINOR IRRIGATION (STATISTICS) WING VOLUME - 2 S.No Name of State … are with State Water Resource Department/ State Irrigation. By location, 27.4% (52376) water bodies are … Pisciculture followed by Ground Water Recharge and Irrigation. Percentage distribution of water bodies by type … water bodies are covered in District Irrigation Plan/State Irrigation Plan. Among these water bodies, 56 … 2 Water Bodies by type of use no. Irrigation 37,257 24.96 Industrial 680 0.46 …