For subsistence farmers in rain-scarce areas of the country, micro irrigation can make the difference between hand-to-mouth survival and being able to grow an agro-allied business. DANIEL ESSIET ...

The dwindling water resources of Pakistan are under continuous pressure due to rapid population growth and climate change-induced risks. Meeting the increasing water demands is a challenge for the ...

New Delhi: Farming uses over 90% of India’s fresh water, but despite the potential savings micro-irrigation can offer, its penetration is abysmally low, shows a recent study. Just 7.73 million ...

To ensure the long-term sustainability of agriculture, the Union government has been promoting the application of micro-irrigation and solar energy in agriculture. Micro-irrigation saves water, ...

The application of sand filters in micro-irrigation systems remains a cornerstone of modern water management and conservation. These systems utilise granular media to remove suspended solids and ...

Gandhinagar: The state govt said on Tuesday that 1.20 lakh hectares of agricultural land was covered under micro-irrigation in 2024-25. Banaskantha district ranks first in the adoption of ...

T'puram: State agriculture department is planning to roll out micro-irrigation schemes worth Rs 100 crore to address irrigation issues faced by farmers during summer. Inaugurating a programme to ...

India may have built state-of-the-art dams and canals, but delivering irrigation water to the last mile remains a major issue, thus necessitating the development of micro irrigation in the command ...

Mohali, Sep 30 (PTI) The promotion of micro irrigation systems is the need of the hour to save fast-depleting groundwater resources in Punjab and enhance crop productivity, especially in potato ...

The state government of Haryana is implementing a special project to encourage micro irrigation and recharge ground water in the state. The project is being implemented in 36 over-exploited and ...