Together as community for better quality of life
The informal settlement of Muskan gali looks nothing like a slum with better water, sanitation and hygiene standards, thanks to the formation of a settlement improvement committee.
Noorjehan, an entrepreneur who owns a home production unit of lac bangles, plays an active role in demanding that the municipality becomes responsive to citizen's needs. (Image: India Water Portal)
Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
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Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Manual scavengers get under-reported
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A manual scavenger at work (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)
Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index
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Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean at only one
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Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
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Groundwater to be payable from June. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
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Gujarat seeks aid for drought relief. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
The Naga Pride
The film, The Naga Pride tells the story of the transformation of a Naga tribe from being Amur falcon hunters to protectors.
Amur Falcons (Screenshot of the film The Naga Pride, Source: Sumanth Kuduvalli)
Green gold on fire
The film Green Gold on Fire provides insights into the impacts of forest fire on communities and environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
Forest fire (Source: Abdul Rashid)
No water in the rice bowl
Thousands of farmers in Bardhaman district, known as the rice bowl of West Bengal, are suffering huge losses due to the shortage of water.
Nikhil Bagdi at his paddy field. (Photo: Gurvinder Singh)
The Birdman of Chorao
The documentary, Birdman of Chorao tells the story of Uday Mandrekar’s selfless efforts in protecting the mangroves in Chorao.
Uday Mandrekar (Source: Shashank Bhosale)
Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do
River Ganga’s uninterrupted flow is as important as making the river pollution free if the Ganga rejuvenation drive has to show desired results.
The Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Downstream of this, the river flow has reduced due to increased abstraction. (Image courtesy: Manas Chakrabarty; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0)
Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24
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Man-made emissions is one of the reasons for extreme rainfall events in India. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)
NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
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Residential complexes around a lake in Bengaluru. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
A future without water?
Once abundant with water, Sikri village is fighting a losing battle to meet its water needs.
An off-taking canal that promoted flow irrigation. The system has become a relic of the past. There is a demand to revive this colonial irrigation system whose bund is over 17-km long and has 28 distributaries. (Image: India Water Portal)
Human activities reduce catchments’ climate resilience
A study finds that only over a third of human-dominated catchments in India are resilient to climate warming.
River Krishna at Wai, Maharashtra (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
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Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
Farmers stand up for their rights
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A file photo shows Tamil Nadu farmers' protest in Delhi last year.(Source: IWP Flickr photos)
The tragic tale of Erai
The polluted Erai river needs to be restored before it completely dies and leaves the people dependent on it searching for drinking water.
The Erai river (Source: India Water Portal)
India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
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The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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