Maharashtra comes out with draft groundwater rules
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A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Monsoon takes 1400 lives
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A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during flood. (Source: 101Reporters)
The art of saving a river
Artist and environmentalist Madhavi Kolte is on a mission to save the dying Mutha in Pune through her drawings and sculptures.
The highly polluted Mutha river as it flows through Pune. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
World Water Week: Companies must look beyond own operations to enhance water stewardship
Updated Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard requires reporting on water impacts across the value chain.
Water, a precious commodity. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
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The Mullaperiyar dam (Source: Jayeshj via Wikipedia Commons)
Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
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Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)
Kerala battles the worst flood since 1924
As Kerala comes to grips with the worst floods in its recent history, here’s a look at what led to the calamity and what can be done to avoid it in the future.
The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)
Footwear industry pollutes, villagers put their foot down
When the environmental pollution caused by the footwear industry in a growing Haryana village goes unchecked, villagers gather to demand their rights.
Leftover materials tossed out by the factories at the footwear park. These will end up in landfills and pollute the environment. (Image: India Water Portal)
Goa wins Mahadayi water dispute
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Mahadayi river in Goa (Source: Amol.Gaitonde via Wikimedia commons)
Centre calls Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'
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A house submerged in water during floods in Kerala. (Source: Ranjithsiji via Wikimedia commons)
Climate change affects hydropower generation
A study reveals that hydropower generation from top seven hydropower projects has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades.
Efficiency of hydropower projects affected by climate change. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)
Delhi stands up for its trees
As Delhi gears up for expansion, concerns regarding the environment and the poor continue to be overlooked.
People of Delhi came out in large numbers recently and kick-started a movement to save trees. (Image: Delhi Trees SOS)
Simplifying defluoridation
A new device makes defluoridation simple and easy to execute in remote areas where fluorosis is found to be severe.
The Superfloc promises a sustainable and cost-effective solution to fluorosis. (Image: Martijn Nitzsche)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
A new study finds that manmade activities such as deforestation and mining are to blame for the rise in desertification in the south of India.
Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Potable water supply target not met: CAG
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Rural India walks far to get water. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
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An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)
Maharashtra’s plastic ban: Another missed opportunity?
The blanket ban on plastic has missed an opportunity to show how government and citizens can work together to deal with the plastic menace.
Increasing plastic waste is a problem in Maharashtra. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
The Mahanadi tussle: Why Chhattisgarh and Odisha spar
A video provides an overview of the water conflict between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi.
The Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi (Source: India Water Portal)
Toxins on our plate
There is a need for better regulation and monitoring to bring toxin-free food to the Indian market.
The quality of food products and their safety are mostly decided at the primary production stage itself which is unregulated. (Image: Masahiro Ihara, Flickr Commons CC BY 2.0)
Polavaram project runs into trouble
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Godavari river across which Polavaram project is being constructed (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)
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