Sabita Kaushal
What is a river?
Posted on 15 Dec, 2014 01:56 PMThe magic that is a river, brings out a huge canvas of emotions even amongst the most hardened of us.
![Oshiwara river in Mumbai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untitled_5.png?itok=Al7Mo89k)
A smiling river crusader
Posted on 15 Dec, 2014 01:55 PMIf you saw Akhil Gogoi anywhere on the road, chances are that you may not spare him another look. A quiet young man, with a sparkle in his eyes, and a shy smile on his face, he seems ordinary. But take a minute to talk to him, and you will likely be rooted to your spot. Words tumble out of his mouth, his eyes light up and his belief in what he does is evident.
![Bhagirath Prayas Samman award for Akhil Gogoi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akhil-gogoi-receiving-bhagirath-prayas-samman-award-from-just-madan-lokur-of-sc-261114-lr.jpg?itok=GpWOQt6y)
‘Blue’ print for a model village
Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 01:08 PMOn October 11, 2014, the Government of India launched an ambitious scheme for village development – the Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
![50 year old well in Thapewadi village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11797948633_2f4f8368ea_b_0.jpg?itok=wpTrcqUT)
Great things can happen when 'theirs' becomes 'ours'
Posted on 13 Oct, 2014 10:59 AMPriya Ramasubban personifies the words ‘good things come in small packages’. This sprightly, self motivated enthusiast, saw a marshy, polluted cess pool, hemmed in by an open tract of land, where labourers and migrants daily dipped in for their morning ablutions. Talking to people around, she realised that this soggy piece of wetland was once a lake.
![A lake once more: Kaikondarahalli Lake](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lake_0061.jpg?itok=IRvvTPts)
Budget 2014: A water perspective
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 01:33 PMThe 2014 Union Budget is being hailed as both challenging and decisive. Various important water issues such as rivers, watershed and safe drinking water have been addressed, money earmarked and plans and programmes announced.
![Water Budget 2014 (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660968_c5df439beb_o.jpg?itok=ncalJasf)
Clean water: Courtesy sand and microbes
Posted on 07 Jul, 2014 10:11 PMEvery year, nearly 600,000 children in India die of illnesses associated with unclean drinking water [1]. Inspite of this, 2 out of every 3 households still do not treat their drinking water [2] and half of the rural water supply, where 70 percent of India’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic bacteria.
![Biosand filter (Source: CAWST)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/biosand_filter.png?itok=jgj2Jein)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Watershed
Posted on 28 Jun, 2014 02:57 PMThis simple guide lists out the most pertinent questions related to watersheds that will help understand this important topic a little better.
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![Watershed (Source: CSERC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/labeledwatershed.png?itok=X9N27jI7)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Terrace gardens
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 06:03 AMThe most popular questions related to terrace gardening are listed here. Browse through it and be on your way to setting up the perfect terrace garden.
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![Terrace gardens](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0008_0.jpg?itok=RAej9l0R)
What is your water footprint?
Posted on 31 May, 2014 12:11 PM“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” ― Benjamin Franklin
![Global water footprint](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/4306320940_e7399c7708.jpg?itok=ApwccBL4)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Rainwater Harvesting (RWH)
Posted on 23 Apr, 2014 12:53 AMThis simple guide lists out the most popular questions related to rainwater harvesting to help understand this important topic better.
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![Roof RWH system at Patkhori High School in Mewat](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rwh_3.png?itok=SGiBFhWf)