It is imperative that India strengthens its knowledge, regulations, policies and programme to rationalise the use of its ...

The priority is covering basic water needs and then supporting professional farmers, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.

The Ogallala Aquifer, a water source under farmland, cities and small towns from South Dakota to Texas, is in crisis.

Water for irrigation comes from various sources such as wells, ponds, rivers, dams, rainfall and other means. Among all sources of irrigation, the net area irrigated by borewells is the highest ...

Due to the overuse of groundwater, and lack of new irrigation projects in Karnataka, borewells have become the main source for irrigation. Experts point out that while government subsidies have ...