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Palwal puts Game Theory to practice
How 'super village challenge' in Palwal district set the benchmark for the speedy development of villages. Posted on 21 May, 2018 09:27 PM

At just 24 years of age, Abhinav Vats has learnt a lot as the chief minister’s Good Governance Associate (CMGGA) posted in Palwal district of Haryana. An economics graduate from Delhi University, he worked as a research analyst with McKinsey and Company at Gurgaon for two-and-a-half years before deciding to be a CMGGA.

Women participate enthusiastically in the ‘Palwal super village challenge’ for last mile delivery of rural development schemes. (Pic courtesy: Abhinav Vats)
Darjeeling tea faces climate risk
Increasing temperatures, decreasing rainfall and change in relative humidity adversely affect the famous Darjeeling tea production. Posted on 18 May, 2018 03:07 PM

The gradual change in temperature and rainfall patterns in Darjeeling hills is beginning to affect the production of the famous Darjeeling tea.

Climate change affects the quantity and quality of Darjeeling tea produced. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Village swims in desperation
Livelihood and education affected, villagers of a marooned land look for solutions. Posted on 18 May, 2018 10:45 AM

“Our village is also called the swimmers’ village because almost all of us including small children know how to swim. To learn swimming is not a luxury but a necessity for us.

A girl oars a boat to go to college. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)
Sewage to blame, Dal turns dull
Years of indiscriminate dumping of sewage turns Kashmir’s beautiful Dal Lake into an eyesore. Posted on 17 May, 2018 01:09 PM

Srinagar's prime tourist attraction, Dal Lake, is no more the scenic beauty it used to be. It's turning into an eyesore, thanks to sewage discharge and weed growth.

A Kashmiri boy on a boat among lotus leaves on Dal Lake. (Pic courtesy: Safeena Wani/101Reporters)
Hyderabad's sewage-filled drains cleaned manually
News this week Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:50 AM

Ahead of monsoon, workers made to clean stormwater drains filled with sewage in Hyderabad

Manual scavenging in a new avatar (Picture courtesy: The New Indian Express)
Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery water sharing
Policy matters this week Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:07 AM

Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery river water sharing to the Supreme Court

Contentious Cauvery (Picture courtesy: NDTV)
Disappearing waters of The Himalayas
A photo exhibition focuses on the changing lifestyles of local communities in the Himalayas with changes in their environment. Posted on 14 May, 2018 12:01 PM

Delhi’s Jor Bagh metro station is the site of an ongoing photographic exhibition with thought-provoking images and narratives exploring escalating water crises Indian and Nepal Himalayas face.

The photograph titled 'Nainital: Changing landscape in the Himalayas'. Image: Toby Smith, Pani-Pahar series
Emission inventory for Delhi
Scientists and students come together to map air pollution sources in the capital. Posted on 10 May, 2018 06:33 AM

A group of scientists and students are braving the heat and dust this summer in the national capital to map all possible sources of air pollution, so that by winter this year, we can get a fair idea of different sources of pollution in the city.

Team collects data for emission inventory. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Where the mind is without fear
Phoolbasan Yadav’s journey towards empowering women in Chhattisgarh is an inspiring one. Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:49 PM

Phoolbasan Yadav from the remote Sukaldaihan village in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh shot to fame for her untiring effort in empowering the women of her village. "Since my childhood, I had experienced extreme poverty and hunger, and I feel that similar is the plight of lakhs of women in the country.

Phoolbasan Yadav (right) receives Padmshree from President Pratibha Patil in 2012.
Assam continues to battle fluorosis
Safer water and better nutrition were key in mitigating fluorosis problem in parts of the state. Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:26 AM

Farhanuddin was just five years old when a pain in his knee began bothering him. It was 2013. Slowly, his legs began to change shape. They got so badly deformed that it began to affect his everyday life. He was gloomy and tired most times and had trouble walking.

All stakeholders were brought on board to work on a comprehensive approach at tackling the fluorosis problem. (Image: India Water Portal)
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