India

Teesta: Stuck between conflict and cooperation
The ongoing conflict between India and Bangladesh over the Teesta is political with little to do with the river itself. Is there any hope for the river? Posted on 20 Jun, 2018 10:25 AM

River Teesta originates at Tso Lamo, Sikkim, flows through West Bengal and then enters the Rangpur division in Bangladesh.

The Teesta, upstream of the Gajaldoba barrage in West Bengal. (Image Source: Gauri Noolkar-Oak)
Punjab farmers offered monetary benefit to save water
Policy matters this week Posted on 19 Jun, 2018 11:10 AM

Punjab introduces “Paani Bacho, Paise Kamao” scheme to motivate farmers to pump less

Farmers in Punjab to be compensated monetarily for drawing less water from tubewells. (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)
Niti Aayog lauds Gujarat's water management
News this week Posted on 19 Jun, 2018 10:49 AM

Gujarat tops Niti Aayog's composite water management index

Waterbody in Bhuj, Gujarat (Picture courtesy: IWP Flickr)
Green toilet in my backyard
Ecological sanitation toilets are the best option to deal with mounting sewage burden in India. Posted on 18 Jun, 2018 03:39 PM

Untreated sewage is the biggest source of water pollution in India with around 70 percent of the raw sewage generated in urban areas entering lakes, rivers, seas and underground aquifers.

Chicu with a pan used in ecosan toilet. (Photo courtesy: Chicu Lokgariwar)
Sawdust to treat wastewater
Researchers have come up with a low-cost method to help remove toxic dyes in wastewater. Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 07:15 PM

Water contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it reusable. 

Sawdust from teak wood is found to be useful in removing gentian dye. (Source: IWP Flickr photos, photo used for representation only)
Indore retains its cleanest city tag
Indore became the cleanest city in India for the second time in a row, thanks to the untiring efforts of its municipal corporation and residents. A video tells the success story. Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 06:26 PM

Indore has retained its cleanest city tag in the clean India survey 2018. Before it was praised for its cleanliness drive in 2017, the city was just like any other urban city in India dealing with its mounting garbage problem.

Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)
Learning from the past
Scientists study 65-million-year-old rainfall trends to predict future. Posted on 14 Jun, 2018 04:22 PM

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may spark a shift towards wetter winters and drier summers, warns a new study based on evidence from climatic history preserved in 65-million-year-old oyster shells.

Researchers collect samples at Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. (Photo courtesy: India Science Wire)
Atal Bhujal Yojana approved by World Bank
Policy matters this week Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:29 PM

World Bank approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management

Groundwater is being exploited beyond measure in many blocks across India. (Picture courtesy: IWP Flickr)
Study finds uranium in groundwater across 16 states
News this week Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:18 PM

Groundwater from aquifers across 16 states found to be contaminated with uranium

India's dependence on groundwater is very high across sectors. (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)
More farmers to benefit from weather services
Government plans to expand weather services, agromet advisories to reach 40 million farmers from July. Posted on 08 Jun, 2018 01:31 PM

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is all set to increase the number of farmers getting agro-meteorological advisory to 40 million from the current level of 24 million by next month. 

Minister for Earth Sciences and Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan announced this today at a press conference to mark the completion of four years of the NDA government.

Better weather services to benefit farmers. (Pic courtesy: Rajarshi Mitra/Wikimedia Commons)
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