An experiment was conducted with an objective was to evaluate the residual tillage treatmental effects viz., conventionally (CT) and zero tilled plots (ZT) on soil moisture dynamics, for which time domain reflectrometer (using 7.5 cm and 20 cm probes), tensiometers (at 10, 20 and 30 cm soil depths), soil thermometers (upto 5 cm soil depth) and lysimeters (in selected treatments) were used. The CT plots conserved more moisture than ZT plots (with 2 t ha-1) after wheat. On an average, during the intervening period after wheat, soil matric tension reported to be 28%, 18% and 18 % higher in ZT plots than CT plots in 10, 20 and 30 cm soil depths respectively while soil temperature was 2.2% higher in the ZT plots. Recorded water depths upto 7.5 cm of soil surface was 10.3% higher in CT plots in comparison to the ZT during the intervening periods. Evaporation losses pragmatic to be higher (7.6%) in ZT plots, because of recorded lower mulch loads, higher surface temperature and continuity of soil pores in compare to CT plots and this conserved soil moisture helps in cultivating intervening green manuring crops which further improves the declining soil health, water productivity and finally livelihoods in the region.