Kerala

Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
News this week Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AM

Maharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers

A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)
Water scarcity amidst plenty
Despite having many water sources nearby, Chavadiyur hamlet in the Attappadi region is facing a drought-like situation, thanks to institutional failure. Posted on 05 May, 2017 08:07 PM

In a tribal settlement called Chavadiyur in the Attappadi region in Kerala, the summer has begun. It is already facing severe water shortage. The scarcity of water in the region has been exacerbated by the significant decrease in rainfall during both the southwest and the northeast monsoons.

Source of water for the community. (Photo by V.JAYASREE)
No clean water for millions in rural India'
News this week Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:12 AM

Seven percent of rural India has no access to clean water: World Water Day report

Water scarcity in rural India. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Water crisis affects power generation
News this week Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 05:03 PM

Acute water shortage impacts thermal power generation

An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
India faces severe water crisis
News this week Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 09:56 AM

Storage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government

A reservoir in Coorg, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Bellandur lake engulfed in smoke
News this week Posted on 20 Feb, 2017 08:06 PM

Yet again, Bengaluru’s lake on fire

Bellandur lake on fire. (Source: NDTV)
Wetlands in Uttarakhand degraded: WWF
News this week Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:02 PM

Negligence behind the degradation of Uttarakhand wetlands: WWF

Renuka lake in Uttarakhand. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Inform us about future hydel projects: Pakistan to India
News this week Posted on 23 Jan, 2017 08:50 PM

India should inform us about its future hydel projects: Pakistan

Chenab river (Source: Wikipedia commons)
TN suffers the worst north-east monsoon in 140 years
News this week Posted on 16 Jan, 2017 11:50 AM

Tamil Nadu declares drought

TN farmers in the midst of a crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
State of rivers goes south
Rivers turn muck in many stretches in south India calling for action before they dry up completely. Posted on 14 Jan, 2017 05:40 PM

At a time when the government’s attention is steered towards the concerns of the northern rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, it is seldom that the polluted rivers of the south India come up for discussion.

Water-borne litter in Salem, Tamil Nadu. (Source: Parvathisri, Wikimedia Commons)
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