Dam of consequences
Despite controversies around the Pancheshwar dam proposal and the panic it is creating among the villages around, the project is progressing fast.
The project is expected to submerge 11,600 hectares of mountain area.
Water issues: Take account of socio-cultural question
Prof. Frederic Landy, director, French Institute of Pondicherry speaks to India Water Portal on water and socio-environmental challenges.
A small canal in Chanaute, Birendranagar, Nepal. (Photo: Janak Poudel (CC BY 4.0 SA)
Floating filth mars market on water
Kolkata’s floating market that opened to much fanfare paints a picture of neglect within days of its inauguration.
A fruit stall at the market. (Pictures courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)
What budget has for farm and rural sectors
There is a sharp rise in allocations for rural and agriculture sector in this budget.
The budget has a slew of initiatives to revive the farm sector. (Image: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Let’s poka-yoke lives of STP operators
10 safety guidelines to ensure STP operators are safe while on duty.
Asia's largest sewage treatment plant at Bharwara, near Lucknow. (Source: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)
Rs 10,000 crore boost for fisheries
Policy matters this week
Fishing livelihoods (Picture courtesy: Conservation India)
Toilets for women, women for toilets
Women are leading the way to a Swachh Bharat in the hinterlands of India.
The graph shows the sanitation coverage in rural India.
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