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New projects for revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange

Policy matters this fortnight

A river stretch in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Beat the heat

Meeting India’s rapidly increasing air-conditioning and refrigeration demand through super-efficient appliances, natural refrigerants and not-in-kind cooling technologies, is a win-win for the climate and the economy, says iFOREST.

A series of air conditioning units on a building (Image: Pxfuel)

मिलिए 12 हज़ार गायों को बचाने वाले गौरक्षक से

Dams and floods

Do dams worsen floods? These videos by Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation highlight the role of dams in controlling floods and the emerging challenges to flood management in India.

Hirakud, India's oldest dam (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)

स्वस्थ गंगा: अविरल गंगा: निर्मल गंगा

पीएम मोदी का बचपन जहाँ गुजरा कभी वहां था सूखा आज बदल गई पूरी तस्वीर

वायु प्रदूषण के सटीक आकलन और विश्लेषण के लिए नया मॉडल

Promoting women's leadership in water management

Bhilwara woman recognised for her exemplary work in water governance and community engagement.

Sarjubai's journey of working at the grassroots in improving access to water commons (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Ganga, a sink of microplastics

A study by Toxics Link reveals that Ganga is heavily polluted by microplastics, the highest concentration being at Varanasi.

Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

गंगा का पानी प्लास्टिक और माइक्रोप्लास्टिक से प्रदूषित, अध्ययन में पता चला

Yavatmal’s water security crisis

Improper location, poor operation and maintenance of water harvesting and recharge structures threaten water security in Yavatmal

A study assesses the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures in Yavatmal (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Understanding floods to prevent them!

While floods are a normal part of the river ecology, can their impacts be minimised by understanding them better and changing our current practices?

Flooding in cities is getting common in India! (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)

Scientific closure of abandoned bore wells

How to plug or decommission an abandoned or defunct bore well to prevent contamination in the nearby productive wells

Well decommissioning is necessary to permanently fill in and seal a well to eliminate the well as a source of water (Image: Asadwarraich, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thirsty for change

Empowering women to be decision-makers in managing water

Laichi Bai Uike takes lead to construct boribund on streams to harvest water (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

जलवायु परिवर्तन के संकट से कैसे लड़ रहे है पहाड़ के किसान

यूसर्क द्वारा “वाटर एजुकेशन लेक्चर सीरीज” के अंतर्गत “जल स्रोत प्रबंधन के सफल प्रयास पर ऑनलाइन कार्यक्रम का आयोजन

वर्ल्ड एक्वा कांग्रेस 15वाँ अंतरराष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन का आयोजन

Global warming leads to vanishing glaciers

Glacier melt in Himalayas to increase rapidly till 2050, then may decrease, says study by IIT

Parkachik glacier, a part of the Zanskar region, Ladakh (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

कोविड-19 के जोखिम को बढ़ा सकता है जंगल की आग से निकला धुआं: अध्ययन

जंगल में आग का एक दृश्य (फोटोः विकिमीडिया)

Will urban India gain respite from its water woes?

Urban India is hurtling towards a major water crisis. What are the important considerations that the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) should take into account to meet the water needs in urban areas?

Will urban India get respite from its water woes? (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)

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