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Groundwater
Water, at a price!
Posted on 21 May, 2021 11:15 PMDarjeeling, a water starved town
Hill stations in India are increasingly getting water scarce. Darjeeling, a well-known Himalayan town, continues to face water scarcity every year during the dry season, despite the abundant monsoon rainfall and several perennial rivers and streams.
![Darjeeling, in the grip of a water crisis (Image Source: Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/Darjeeling.jpg?itok=6p3rhG88)
Mining affected areas and its impact on livelihoods: Meghalaya
Posted on 27 Apr, 2021 12:28 AMMeghalaya has a predominantly agrarian economy.
![There is a need for management of acid mine drainage and contaminated water in mining areas (Image: Environmental Change and Security Program/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/coal-Meghalaya.jpg?itok=LHm7_HUa)
Reducing air pollution due to stubble burning in Northwest India
Posted on 16 Apr, 2021 07:58 PMThere is a predictability to the narrative around North India’s air pollution. Air that is unhealthy all year-round becomes unbreathable during winter, largely due to particulate matter in emissions from farm fires in Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh.
![A large amount of crop residues are available in western UP and most of these are burnt in the field (Image: Ed Dunens, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/Stubble%20burning.jpg?itok=5GjtR_5b)
The first mile goes a long way
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 08:55 PMOne silver lining to a brutal 2020 was that it brought long overdue recognition to India’s frontline workers. Throughout the pandemic, we witnessed ASHA workers reaching out to make families aware of safety measures and village-based professionals conducting surveys to identify the needs of the most vulnerable.
![Agriculture and rural farms in India (Image Source: Rajarshi Mitra Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/61732052@N02/94217 via Wikimedia Commons)42217](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/agriculture.jpg?itok=xfpqs3qe)
Will Andhra Pradesh’s free bore well scheme deplete groundwater?
Posted on 10 Apr, 2021 09:40 AMGovernment policies usually have multiple objectives such as reducing poverty and inequality, contributing to development, and so on. Most of these policies are influenced by a host of socio-economic factors, the internal political environment, and best practices, among others.
![Groundwater depletion, a growing problem in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/groundwater_decline.jpg?itok=5ja_JXrQ)
Drinking water access to all in Bihar: Reach, benefits and challenges
Posted on 06 Apr, 2021 01:17 PMThe problem of drinking water in India is becoming more acute by the day, as one can see people queuing up at wells, water tankers, and common water points during summers in mos
Over two crore children in India experiencing extremely high water vulnerability: UNICEF
Posted on 01 Apr, 2021 11:00 AMUNICEF’s analysis reveals over two crore children in India facing extremely high water vulnerability
![Girl fetching water from handpump (Source: Flickr photos via IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/3895622025_57207bc726_c.jpg?itok=9KAqqm8K)
Water footprint of food and cooking fuel
Posted on 26 Mar, 2021 02:33 PMWater is a basic resource for food and fuelwood production. In general, people in rural areas of India consume carbohydrate-rich staples with small amounts of animal foods. They mostly depend upon fuelwood for cooking.
![Madhya Pradesh has the largest blue water footprint for food (334 m3/cap/year) and the blue water footprint from wheat contributes 87%. (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/country-2178853_1920.jpg?itok=92h7PP8T)
Efforts towards skilling local communities in water management
Posted on 23 Mar, 2021 12:14 PMSamerth has been working since 2000 on providing safe water to the marginalised communities in the remote areas of Rapar and Bhachau blocks of Kutch district in Gujarat.
![Women are involved in the process of developing the water budget from a gender lens. (Image: Samerth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/1615965311249.jpg?itok=GG8kP8RH)
Enhancing water security through responsible tourism
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 01:24 PMManisha Shah, Arghyam, Bangalore highlights the issues related to water scarcity and quality in the tourist destinations in India and shares the work of the ForWater collaborative.
![Water tankers cater to the needs of populations in tourist destinations in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Private%20water%20tankers1.jpg?itok=mZUbvcYO)