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Announcement of award for 'Best contribution towards water conservation', Water Management Forum (WMF), Ahmedabad
Posted on 17 Sep, 2013 03:30 PMTo know more on the announcement by WMF, please click here.
For more details on the qualifying criteria and application form for the award, please click here.
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Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 01:36 AMGulf of Kutch will be India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
![No more effluent in the Gulf of Kutch (Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/meethapur_march_29.jpg?itok=PxFlYERg)
Need for resource-conscious landscaping
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 10:09 PMBright-eyed in the morning, I walk down the pavement for some fresh air. As I squish over greasy paper bags and forsaken Coke bottles, the stale smell of plastic bags strewn all over hits me. Stamping on them, I charge onto the already cramped road, jostle for space with other people, dodge honking cars, and reach the park breathless, dishevelled and foul. All this, for some fresh air!
![Landscape Architecture in India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/la.png?itok=zuN71hdX)
Ingenious system to manage sewage in Kolkata
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 08:48 PMThey take your pain and give you what you need. They will absorb the excess showers that our cities can’t handle and replenish water underground when our taps run dry. Often underestimated, these shallow water bodies are also home to countless life forms and serve as winter destinations for distant migratory birds. Blame me for being philosophical but I equate wetlands to mothers.
![Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ecw_3_048.jpg?itok=iLgEAhVu)
Food Security Bill sees light of the day
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PMPOLICY MATTERS
Food security bill passed
![Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pds_140629f.jpg?itok=F3WzwQRf)
Unbalanced - Bangalore's water supply and demand
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 09:02 PMWater consumption varies based on many factors – how much water is available, where one lives, one’s personal habits, the weather, the seasons and so on and so forth. Each of these contributes to varying usage patterns.
![Integrated water resource management](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/integrated_water_resource_mgt.png?itok=3JstudAD)
Tug of war on the Gomti
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 02:44 PMAs temple tanks go, this one is quite beautiful. It is a rectangular masonry-lined tank, about the size of a badminton court. Brick steps lead down to the water. On one of its longer sides is a lovely old temple, shaded by mango trees. Groups of men and women sit and gossip in the coolness. Facing them is an avenue of large trees, below which sit contemplative buffaloes.
![Gomat Taal is reputedly the source of the Gomti](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gomat_tall_lead_image.jpg?itok=_eSQPzWC)
Free online course on 'Designing and implementing successful water supply and sanitation utility reform', The World Bank, September 23 - November 19, 2013
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 08:54 AMFor further details on the online course, please click here.
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Film: Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 06:02 PM24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which has the second highest biodiversity in India. The 9900 megawatt (MW) nuclear power project at Jaitapur is also included in this list of projects. If sanctioned, it could be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world.
![Alphonso mango trees in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/alphonsomangotree.jpg?itok=ui3HEhRR)
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PMFor further details on the invite, please click here
You may download the poster for the festival from below
![Voices from the Waters 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voices_from_the_waters.png?itok=IuP1lPCc)