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1Press Note on DICWRD08/02/2023Click here
2Press on Groundwater Conservation03/02/2023Click here
3Press Note on Punjab Groundwater Extraction and Conservation Directions, 202301/02/2023Click here
4Press Note on Groundwater Extraction and Conservation Directions, 202328/01/2023Click here
5Press Note regarding Ad Interim Permissions for Groundwater Extraction under the Draft Guidelines.18/11/2020Click here
6Press Note regarding Draft Punjab Guidelines for Groundwater Extraction and Conservation, 2020.12/11/2020Click here

Archived News ArticlesPublished Dated
The declining monsoon rainfall in Punjab over last two decades15/10/2021
Monsoon retreats on deficient note, dams nearly empty09/10/2021
NGT team visits Jhuriwala dumping site09/10/2021
ਸ਼ਾਹਪੁਰਕੰਡੀ ਡੈਮ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਉਤਪਾਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੰਦ07/10/2021
पंजाब की मिट्टी और पानी को बचाना समय की सबसे बड़ी ज़रूरत06/10/2021
Three-pronged strategy for crop diversification04/10/2021
ਤੇਲ ਬੀਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੇਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਨੀਤੀ08/09/2021
आई.आई.टी रूपनगर ने कृषि व जल प्रोयोधिकी केंद्र स्तापित करने के लिए समझौता07/09/2021
Adopt toria for intercropping and crop diversification06/09/2021
…will be equipped to harvest rainwater05/09/2021
ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਹਾਈਵੇਅ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ 03/09/2021
Stop discharge of untreated household, factory waste into drain30/08/2021
Good news: Area under water-guzzling rice dips by 83,000 hectares in Punjab29/08/2021
Agri dept begins aquifer mapping in 3 south Punjab districts to seal saline water sources27/08/2021
Water Week: Impact organizes awareness talk on ‘Conserve Water’27/08/2021
Release of canal water has decreased BOD & COD levels in Buddha Nullah: Ashu25/08/2021
गिर रहे जल स्तर को बचाने के लिए 10.66 लाख लीटर जमीनी पानी किया जा रहा है रिचार्ज25/08/2021
ਪਿੰਡ ਝੇਰਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਵਲੋਂ ਮੀਂਹ ਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਲਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਵਧੀਆ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ24/08/2021
PAU develops 5 new varieties for general cultivation in Punjab23/08/2021
ਫ਼ਾਲਤੂ ਤੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਰੀਚਾਰਜ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਵਧੀਆ ਤਕਨੀਕ ਹੈ ਸੋਕਪਿੱਟ22/08/2021
Now, get 18 water quality tests at Rs 630 in Punjab20/08/2021
ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਵੱਡੀ ਸੱਮਸਿਆ ਬਣ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਸਰੋਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ 19/08/2021
PAU holds Research & Extension Specialists’ workshop for Rabi crops18/08/2021
Project to save water in rice cultivation15/08/2021
Managing wastewater14/08/2021
ਪੈਰੋਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਥਾਪਰ ਤਕਨੀਕ ਨਾਲ ਸੋਧਿਆ ਟੋਬੇ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ12/08/2021
ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਝੋਨੇ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਬਿਜਾਈ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸੈਮੀਨਾਰ12/08/2021
ਧਰਤੀ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਕਟ ਲਈ ਸਿਰਫ ਝੋਨਾ ਜਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ? (2)10/08/2021
Indian Ocean warming rapidly, except more extreme weather10/08/2021
ਧਰਤੀ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਕਟ ਲਈ ਸਿਰਫ ਝੋਨਾ ਜਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ?09/08/2021
ਸੰਸਦੀ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਿੰਧੂ ਜਲ ਸੰਧੀ ‘ਤੇ ਮੁੜ ਗੋਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਿਫਾਰਸ਼07/08/2021
ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ‘ਤੇ ਹੋਵੇ ਚੋਣ ਐਲਾਨ ਪੱਤਰ07/08/2021
ਨਾਬਾਰਡ ਵਲੋਂ ਪੀ.ਏ.ਯੂ. ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਬਿਜਾਈ ਦੀ ਤਰ ਵੱਤਰ ਵਿਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਯਤਨ ਤੇਜ਼05/08/2021
6 lakh hectares under direct seeding of rice, highest so far05/08/2021
Use treated sewarage for irrigation05/08/2021
Adopt rooftop water harvesting: PAU expert to farmers and public Ludhiana05/08/2021
Punjab groundwater level dips 1m per year31/07/2021

Archived News ArticlesPublished Dated
189 K’shetra villages to have water safety plans15/10/2021
Danish organisation to share water management lessons with Pune, help conserve natural reserves13/10/2021
India needs a carbon policy for agriculture11/10/2021
Villagers felicitate winner to Times Water Conclave11/10/2021
Create water sanctuaries to save resources & humanity11/10/2021
More funds sought under Jal Jeevan, says minister11/10/2021
‘Green’ agenda for Danish PM, Modi meet09/10/2021
Panellists: Forge a bond with rivers, curb over exploitation of groundwater08/10/2021
Minor irrigation gives major push08/10/2021
TWC moots ideas on water conservation08/10/2021
Tap water for all by 2023: Singh08/10/2021
Friends indeed: 27 ‘wetland mitras’ to help conserve, revive waterbodies around delhi08/10/2021
Why India’s ambitious ethanol plan is spurring food security fears07/10/2021
Green signal: sapling drivers, ponds recharge water table06/10/2021
Centre launches Heli-borne survey tech for groundwater mapping in arid regions06/10/2021
Heliborne survey to map aquifers in arid regions06/10/2021
Concretisation of Storm Water Drains and encroachment of lakes leading to flooding in Bengaluru: CAG report04/10/2021
Pro-active measures to restore groundwater level sprout hopes04/10/2021
Greywater management: Way ahead to sustain water supply under Jal Jeewan Mission03/10/2021
Funds to tap donors for rural India water plan02/10/2021
Turning UP Into A Water Smart State02/10/2021
India now processes 70% of its waste, says PM Modi launching Swachh Bharat 2.0, AMRUT 2.001/10/2021
With Climate Change Impacting Agriculture And Deepening Food Insecurities, Is It Time For India To Bite The Bullet On GM Crops?01/10/2021
Haryana aims to reduce groundwater depletion by 50 per cent in five years04/09/2021
Climate plan: Mumbai shows the way ahead31/08/2021
Manesar corpn, forest dept told to sign MOU on biodiversity park29/08/0221
Climate change is the tipping point driving migration – building local resilience is key28/08/2021
Climate crises: India now faces a drought27/08/2021
Project Launched to ensure water for irrigation in Bundelkhand, U.P27/08/2021
In India climate Law, focus on process – not outcomes26/08/2021

Archived News ArticlesPublished Dated
Growing water crisis disastrous for Pakistan’s stability, says report09/09/2021
Israel’s expertise in climate innovation can help India strike right balance02/09/2021
Each of Africa’s 54 countries is facing climate distress and forced migrants28/08/2021
BRICS countries pledge to work together to tackle climate change27/08/2021
The Middle East is running out of water, and parts of it are becoming uninhabitable22/08/2021
The Southwest’s most important river is drying up21/08/2021

Archived Articles

Archived Articles

Dr. Karan Avtar Singh. IAS, Chairperson PWRDA

Business and Policy Dialogue (Groundwater development, irrigation and agrarian distress in Punjab: connecting the dots)

Dr. Surinder Singh Kukal, Member, PWRDA

Pawan Guru, Paani Pita, Maata Dharat Mahat

Dr. Surinder Singh Kukal, Member, PWRDA

Water is the Gift of Life

Dr. Surinder Singh Kukal, Member, PWRDA

Practicing Agriculture with less water

Dr. Surinder Singh Kukal, Member, PWRDA

Re inventing water cycle