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UP rivers have poor quality water, reveals audit
Posted on 23 May, 2017 10:17 AMAudit reveals poor quality of water in UP rivers
![Polythene bags and solid waste left behind the Ganga river in Allahabad. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020101_75f5ac9828_z_0.jpg?itok=vyU9DCsr)
Centre asks states to prepare for monsoon failure
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:20 AMCentre urges states to gear up for possible monsoon failure
![A community well (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498514389_bab7a444d1_z.jpg?itok=uxYtRJ6o)
Karnataka women to tackle water woes
Posted on 16 May, 2017 10:03 AMWomen in drought-hit Karnataka takes on the task to revive lakes
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Ennore oil spill: Flora, fauna recover slowly
Posted on 08 May, 2017 10:03 PMOil spill in Ennore has highly impacted the zone between Ennore and Marina beach
![Oil sludge being manually removed from the rocky coast. (Image courtesy: The Indian Express)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/india-oil-spill-1_0_0.jpg?itok=8g4c-sz5)
Now, Narmada is also a living entity
Posted on 08 May, 2017 08:19 PMFollowing Ganga and Yamuna, Narmada river also gets living entity status
![Narmada river (Source: Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/narmada_river.jpg?itok=FiraGLvm)
Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:42 AMAfter becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=BP0273zh)
Karnataka's drought solution: Dig 1 km deep borewells
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:36 AMAmbitious solution to curb Karnataka's drought
![A borewell in Chitradurga, Karnataka (Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14628449530_b4cdd56b56_z.jpg?itok=K-HRrEWU)
2017 will have normal rains: IMD
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 01:29 AMNormal monsoon expected this year: IMD
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NGT strict over Bellandur lake rejuvenation
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 12:02 AMShut down industries around Bellandur lake: NGT to Karnataka govt
![Bellandur lake on fire. (Source: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bluru-fire_650x400_61487319177_0.jpg?itok=8dpE1gEe)
Groundwater extraction rampant in four states
Posted on 18 Apr, 2017 12:04 PMDelhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana vulnerable to severe water scarcity
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_0.jpg?itok=nEXB-BYb)