by Ishita Jalan, Vivek Singh Grewal, Gopal Penny | May 15, 2025 | Technical Consulting Publications
Staff Gauge: A Guide to Measuring Aquifer Recharge through the Water Balance Method The staff gauge is a tool used in watershed management to collect data for water balance calculations. The method involves installing a vertical ruler to measure changes in water...
by Ishita Jalan, Vivek Singh Grewal, Gopal Penny | May 14, 2025 | Technical Consulting Publications
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Toolbox The MEL toolbox simplifies scientific methods for grassroots practitioners to effectively monitor, evaluate, and learn from watershed management interventions in India. It compiles existing methodologies into an...
by Ishita Jalan, Lakshmikantha NR | Dec 20, 2024 | Technical Consulting Blogs
Can Recharge Pits Address Waterlogging and Drought in Marathwada? | Initial Insights An aerial view of Jalna. Photo credit: Manram Collective This is the first installment of a two-part blog series detailing our findings from a monitoring and evaluation study of...
by Ishita Jalan, Pavan Srinath | Nov 11, 2024 | Technical Consulting Blogs
Transforming Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in the Water Sector: Lessons from the MEL Roundtable Donors and practitioners in India’s water sector participated in a roundtable discussion on systematising monitoring, evaluation and learning. Photo credit:...
by Ishita Jalan, Lakshmikantha NR | Sep 9, 2024 | Technical Consulting Publications
Monitoring and Evaluation of Recharge Pits in Marathwada (Part 1) Photo: Farmer field surveys in Jalna, Maharashtra. Marathwada, in Maharashtra, is one of India’s most drought-prone regions. Farmers here, like millions across the country, struggle with water...
