Water prices up down under

The new CMP five-year plan

Government wants readjustments in the 10th five-year plan; Planning Commission divided

Groundwater control

Centre urges states to enact laws, take other steps

Unity in adversity

Heritage sites

Irrigation sucks

It's the predominant user of groundwater in the country

Dam near reserve

Inordinate delay

Vital drip

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh uses discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields

Underwater "windmill"

Rubber soles for crops

Scrap tyres buried underground could reduce irrigation costs

Scheme watch

NO TO DAM

Shedding the load

The government proposes reductions in subsidies on power, irrigation and higher education

MINOR RELIEF

Blind to the cause

Rehabilitation authority to ignore controversial projects

Grown on waste

Dam woes

Floods for nothing

Water out of stone

A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons

Barrage project in dire straits

Narmada dam lauded

Every drop counts

Better management systems hold the key to overcoming water scarcity

Grounded in wisdom

The government recognises that the groundwater table is falling

Centre allots funds