Water packaging units run without licence
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Mineral water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)
A long way to go before total sanitation
When coal goes unheard
This paper tries to understand the effect of coal mining in the northeast India and ways to control its impact on the environment
Coal mines in Meghalaya (Source: The Hindu)
Pipara women realise pipe dream
Pipara village in the parched Bundelkhand region stands out for its uninterrupted water supply. The village has their women to thank for it.
Women fill water from one of the taps at Pipara.
Swachh Bharat in reserve forests, tourist spots
Rural India walks more than 500m for drinking water
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Rural India walks far to get water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Centre releases draft of new National Forest Policy
Policy matters this week
A forest area in Sikkim (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Climate change: When past presents itself
A new study pins climate change as one of the reasons for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation
A narrow lane flanked by houses at Bhirrana. Source: Archaeological Survey of India
Farm ponds save village from drought
Tonk Khurd’s innovative farm ponds prove that when it comes to solving water crisis, one size does not fit all.
Vikram Patel near his farm pond in Chidavad.
Transgenders face ridicule at public toilets: Survey
Delhi water tanker scam: Sheila Dixit to be probed
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Water tankers fill in water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu fight over Cauvery water sharing
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Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
A river comes to people
Nanduwali in east Rajasthan started flowing again when the villagers decided to work with nature and not against it. The river is now lifeline to those settled on her banks
A temple and a small pond at the origin of Nanduwali.
"Power firms lose Rs 2400 crores to water crisis"
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An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Art of Living pays NGT compensation
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Front view of the giant stage at the World Culture Festival under construction in February, 2016 (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)
Simhastha leaves farmers fuming
The festival has hordes of Ujjain farmers broke and the mighty Kshipra river troubled. Swift government action is needed to set things right.
Kshipra at Mangalnath Ghat, Ujjain
Upkeep of public toilets to be outsourced in North Delhi
How water brought a village together
The village of Bankpura has come together for the cause of safe-drinking water. As a result, they are empowered and are prospering.
Water tank near the primary school and anganwadi for the children to avail safe water. (Source: Puja Singh)
Understanding farmer suicides in India
An analysis finds that the problem of farmer suicides is concentrated in a few states and not an all-India phenomenon
Farmers and the agricultural crisis (Source: India Water Portal)
Comics for Change
Dainik Bhaskar's initiative to spread awareness about Sustainable Development Goals through Comics on World Environment Day
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