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Groundwater
BWSSB’s workforce woefully inadequate, says Chairman Tushar Girinath
Posted on 18 Nov, 2019 02:49 PM“It is a lack of (institutional) capacity which is leading to public woes on water. We are not in a position to give you quality services because of two things – one, manpower, and two, finances,” said BWSSB Chairman Tushar Girinath, speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Sustainable, Equitable Access to Water’.
![Image credit: Citizen Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water1-1.jpg?itok=P2nKE6ff)
NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AMNGT pushes MoEF to issue notification to ban unnecessary use of RO purifiers
![A domestic RO water purifier](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image0.jpeg?itok=lsEMVgBK)
MoRD asks states to focus on water conservation and harvesting in MGNREGA to help achieve Jal Jeevan Mission targets
Posted on 05 Nov, 2019 12:08 PMFocus on water conservation in MGNREGA: Rural Development ministry to states
![Image source: The Indian Express](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega.jpg?itok=9EWY3MBS)
India has a groundwater problem
Posted on 04 Nov, 2019 12:23 PMA majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is because we are the largest user of groundwater in the world, and therefore highly dependent on it.
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_c.jpg?itok=yPekq87-)
Unregulated e-waste hotspots operating in Delhi with no safeguards
Posted on 28 Oct, 2019 02:11 PMA study by Toxics Link, a Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy non-profit identified 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating with impunity without safeguards. These hotspots house over 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units directly and indirectly employing over 50,000 people.
![Most of the operations in these units were found to be manual and rudimentary (Image: Toxics Link)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/e-waste2.jpg?itok=mzVF1ivY)
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Posted on 25 Oct, 2019 01:13 PMPune continues to face a water crisis every summer despite having sufficient water, thanks to its geographical location and plentiful natural water assets. While enough of its water needs are taken care of by water supply from the Khadakwasla dam, the use of groundwater to meet the needs of the population continues to increase.
![Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20150902_100433.jpg?itok=lKDckVum)
Ice stupas, the contested water towers of Ladakh
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 04:38 PMLadakh, the arid Himalayan desert, is a high elevation borderland located close to the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. Water here originates from glaciers in the high altitude mountains that tower over Ladakh’s villages. Simple earthwork irrigation channels tap meltwater from streams that originate from these glaciers.
![Ice Stupas near Phyang monastery (Image Courtsey: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ice_stupa1.jpg?itok=PIUyimQJ)
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 12:33 PMMadhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.
![A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sheshrao_farmpond.jpg?itok=ivphWGF7)
Arrival of northeast monsoon & retreat of southwest monsoon coincides this year; Salt lake and several metro cities shrinking at alarming pace
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 01:36 PMSoon a national framework for e-flows in all major rivers
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_0_1.jpg?itok=HPrqfOFH)
Drinking water availability should be a top priority, concrete action should be taken against water wastage: NGT
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 10:35 AMDrinking water availability should be a top priority: NGT
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