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October 11, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Policy matters this week
The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
News this week
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AM

Govt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AM

NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AM

Environment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)
Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Aug, 2017 12:23 PM

Groundwater rules might get relaxed
A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Artificial reefs to save sinking islands
A new technique of using artificial reefs could save islands from sinking due to sea-level rise and climate change.
Dinesh C. Sharma
Posted on 07 Aug, 2017 05:12 AM

Sinking islands may become a reality with sea-level rise and climate change in decades to come. Tamil Nadu has hit upon a novel idea to protect such islands on its coast--deployment of artificial reefs near vulnerable islands.
Artificial reefs get immersed in the sea. (Source: India Science Wire)
What happens to your e-waste?
Though informal e-waste handling, segregation and import are prohibited by the law, e-waste business is thriving in the country.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 05 Aug, 2017 05:44 PM

Take a walk through the maze of lanes at Seelampur in north-east Delhi, you could see small children rummaging through electronic waste that has made its way here from all over north India. They segregate end-of-life electrical and electronic products, prise them apart, put them through acid wash and also burn circuit boards in the hope of extracting precious metals.
Boys sort discarded computer parts as sparks fly from a grinding machine. (Image: Greenpeace, Flickr Commons; CC BY-ND 2.0)
How a poor labourer became a rich farmer
A video tells the story of a poor farmer who, through effective water conservation methods, became rich and a role model to other villagers.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 27 Jul, 2017 07:59 PM

Vasant Baburao Parkale, a 52-year-old farmer, has become a role model for many farmers in the drought-prone Marathwada region. His determination and the will to excel in life have helped him to transform his dreams into reality.
Vasantrao Parkale (Source: India Water Portal)
Maharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:32 PM

Maharashtra cabinet decides on drip irrigation for sugarcane cultivation 
A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:07 PM

Out of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report
Floodwaters unsettle Muzaffarpur. (Source: IWP FLickr photos)
SC strict over wetland preservation
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 01:02 PM

Supreme Court pulls Centre over preservation of wetlands
Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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