Groundwater revival comes a cropper
An NGO’s effort to recharge the groundwater in an area finds little success with water-guzzling crops that rule the market.
A villager shows the rainwater harvesting structure in Aravalli hills.
NGT questions UP on potable water to villages
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Polluted Hindon river (Source: Hindi Water Portal)
Kerala's lake islands sinking
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A lake in Kerala (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Toilet subsidy gives way to incentives in Haryana
Rice and shine
How paddy grew in popularity in Punjab and continues to steal the show, thanks to lack of alternatives for farmers.
Whatever be the water situation, it doesn’t look like paddy’s popularity as a crop is going to diminish anytime soon. Source: Akshay Mahajan/Flickr
Effect of environmental policies on reducing water pollution
A study finds the actions undertaken in the 1987 ruling in Mehta vs Union of India resulted in reduced pollution levels and infant mortality.
Sunset at Garmukteshwar on the river Ganga (Source: India Water Portal)
App way to track toilet demand
The mDemand mobile application pilot seeks to make tracking sanitation needs in rural India easy for the government. It is expected to take us a step closer to Swachh Bharat.
Snapshot of the mobile app's dashboard
Rapar ends its long wait for water
How an arid, saline land where migration in search of water and jobs was a way of life, boasts of plenty of water now.
Rapar has many water structures now. (Source: Samerth Trust)
State does a Nero while Kharun weeps
Despite the pitiable state of a polluted Kharun, the government is keen on developing the riverfront to attract tourists.
Kharun river at Mahadev Ghat, Raipur.
Floods wreak havoc in many parts of the country
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Flooded Simen river in Brahmaputra basin (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Maharashtra wetlands: Govt withdraws plea against construction ban
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India's wetlands under threat (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Mumbai's dabbawallas to spread 'Swachh' message
Small farmers eye big fish in Jharkhand
Pisciculture is changing the lives of farmers by offering a good alternative to land-based agriculture. Backed by the government, it is picking up well.
Fishing lines, tyre tubes as floats and make-shift wooden platforms are very commonly used. Source: Shubham Sharma.
Mobile app to lodge sanitation woes in Delhi slums
Ganga revival projects launched
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Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
River conservationist is new environment minister
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Anil Madhav Dave (Source: Livemint)
Safe sanitation for women
Toilet security for women in India is less about the availability of toilets and more about addressing gender disparity.
Women and toilets (Source: India Water Portal)
Once a drain, now a sewer
Barapullah drain, which was once a major drain in Delhi, is being clogged with human waste, thanks to the rapid growth the city is undergoing.
Construction debris of the Barapullah flyover project chokes the nallah.
Understanding sanitation
Building toilets alone does not solve India’s sanitation issues. A research paper says what more can be done.
The overall strategy of behaviour change must be open to and address barriers influenced by caste, gender and other local variables. (Source: India WASH Forum)
Ministries spar over hydel project
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Downstream of ManeribhaliII Barrage at Uttarkashi (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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