1. IRRIGATION IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE  2. SOIL WATER BASICS  3. SOIL-WATER PLANT RELATIONSHIP 4. WATER REQUIREMENT OF CROPS 5. IRRIGATION SCHEDULING  6. RAINWATER HARVESTING TO AUGMENT GROUNDWATER RESOURCES 7. WATER PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS  8. TRADITIONAL AND MODERN METHODS OF IRRIGATION  9. MEASUREMENT OF IRRIGATION WATER  10. IRRIGATION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS 11. SUITABILITY OF IRRIGATION WATER 12. WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT  13. CROPPING PATTERN IN  COMMAND AREAS  14. OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF IRRIGATION WATER  15. MODERNISATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS