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 ...

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, ...

Micro irrigation has been a game-changer in India’s agricultural sector, proving critical for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. As climate change intensifies, adopting climate-smart ...

Farmers who used irrigation on their farms saw an increase in their produce and earnings while those reliant on nature lost half their income, Auditor General Edward Akol has said, urging the ...

For the first time, more than half of India’s cultivated land now has access to assured irrigation led by an expansion in micro projects, which have higher water-use efficiency, official data for 2022 ...

For the year 2025-26 Eluru district has set an ambitious micro irrigation target. The district aims to cover 8,500 hectares under the Andhra Pradesh Micro-Irrigation scheme. Since the scheme’s ...