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Spike in farmer suicides
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:47 PM

India witnesses 40 percent rise in farmer suicides in a year
A farmer in his field. (Source: India Water Portal)
Encroachment behind Chennai floods: Panel
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:36 PM

Encroachment of lakes and riverbeds caused Chennai floods: Panel
Rescue efforts during Chennai's floods. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Honestly, not the best policy changes
Changes have been proposed to existing environmental laws. We look at three such policy changes that could affect the ecosystem and local communities negatively.
chicu
Posted on 19 Aug, 2016 04:19 PM

Saileena Sarkar's introduction to the East Kolkata Wetlands began as soon as she moved to the city. She says, “The Kolkata wetlands have been a point of interest since I came to the city.
An earthmover submerged downstream of the Srinagar Hydroelectric project, Uttarakhand. By permitting contractors to begin construction on a project before the EIA is approved, the government is enabling disasters in the future.
Art of Living guilty of damaging Yamuna floodplains
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2016 09:57 AM

World Culture Festival damaged Yamuna floodplains, concludes NGT
The front view of the giant stage under construction for the World Culture Festival. (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)
Interlinking project needs reanalysis: IIT Study
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2016 09:53 AM

Not enough water available for interlinking rivers: IIT study 
Interlinking of rivers (Source: NIH)
Water sharing: In China’s defence
Mutual trust and not the fear of an imaginary war is needed to improve the Sino-Indian relation over the sharing of Brahmaputra.
Honzhou Zhang
Posted on 09 Aug, 2016 11:41 PM

When two powerful and populous countries share a river to quench the thirst of its people, some amount of friction between the countries is bound to happen. The water of Brahmaputra, that flows through India, China, Bangladesh and Bhutan, has been a bone of contention between China and India for long.
The Brahmaputra river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
UP unable to protect Yamuna, Taj Mahal: NGT
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Aug, 2016 11:37 PM

NGT raps UP government over Yamuna's pollution near the Taj Mahal
Yamuna river near the Taj Mahal. (Source: Ekabhishek via Wikipedia)
Assam, Bihar reel under severe flood
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Aug, 2016 11:13 PM

One of the worst floods in Assam and Bihar
Flood in Bihar. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Seminar on introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS)
The seminar is designed for those interested in starting or strengthening household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) projects in developing countries.
Posted on 03 Aug, 2016 03:04 PM

About HWTS:
Biosand filter project implementation workshop
The biosand filter is an effective and sustainable household-level safe drinking water solution. The workshop will provide information on project implementation, technology of biosand filter.
Posted on 03 Aug, 2016 02:59 PM

About the workshop: 
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