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Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka government exposed on Yettinahole project
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:40 AMYettinahole project called a drinking water project only to circumvent guidelines
![River Netravathi (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688.jpg?itok=NO7LpyyH)
Mhadei Tribunal favours Goa
Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:39 PMGoa relieved, as tribunal restrains work on Maharashtra's Virdi dam
![A dam in Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6034678974_4132052980_z.jpg?itok=GBxCZzn6)
Rs 2000 crore action plan to restore mining ravaged areas in Karnataka
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:54 PMKarnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15010336808_383bd10b55_z.jpg?itok=W0_iSgdN)
Swacch Bharat Mission: An opportunity to rethink public toilet governance
Posted on 21 Jan, 2015 06:15 PMEvidence from India shows that open defecation continues to be common, and that a vast majority of the population from both urban and rural areas continue to have poor access to toilets.
![Rural toilet (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_2.jpg?itok=z5yWB6RJ)
Social regulation as a key to sustainable groundwater use
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 11:02 AMSustainable management of groundwater continues to be ignored in India although its hydrogeological and socieconomic aspects continue to be studied extensively. Despite recognition of its importance at the policy level, no clear plan of action exists for groundwater management in India.
![A well in Odoor farms, Mangalore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/oddoor_4_0.jpg?itok=PoGxbn8J)
Nationwide monitoring of toilet use under Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 12 Jan, 2015 10:55 PMGovernment to launch nationwide monitoring of toilet use, not construction
![Construction of community toilets in progress](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/647a70ee-a8b9-4bc5-981e-58769e282814_0.jpg?itok=gJQEwvAW)
Budget 2015-16 likely to have huge cuts in social sector
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:27 PMSocial sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16
![MNREGA workers building check dam in Gujarat](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_1.jpg?itok=wuvpKEdH)
Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed
Posted on 18 Nov, 2014 01:41 PMNGT turns down clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant because of threat to mangroves
![A thermal power plant in Korba](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z.jpg?itok=rqu6gC00)
River restoration to be the focus of the first 'India Rivers Week'
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 04:49 PMFirst 'India Rivers Week' to be held in Delhi from November 24-27
![Cauvery river in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_b.jpg?itok=YBQzUsNx)
It's cyclone Hudhud's turn to cause damage!
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:40 AMHudhud lands in Vizag at 195 kmph
![Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cyclone_phailin_11_october_2013.jpg?itok=LQYGXwUj)