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Bay of Bengal
Don't have toilet, can't contest polls
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:43 PMDon't have toilet, can't contest polls
![Toilet mandatory to contest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet_2.jpg?itok=LzJ7U9Rs)
After Phailin, Cyclone Helen hits Andhra Pradesh coast
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 02:42 PMAfter Phailin, Helen devastates Andhra coast
![Cyclone Helen hit Andhra coast Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/helen.jpg?itok=wbZpKA0Y)
Applications invited for a special grants programme on sustainable river basin management 'Life for Rivers', World Wide Fund for Nature
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:10 AMFor more information on the World Wide Fund for Nature, India, please click here.
To view details on the special grants programme, click here or download the brochure from below.
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Environment Ministry withdraws controversial amendment
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 11:48 AMEnvironment Ministry withdraws amendment to waste rules
![New amendment to waste rules withdrawn (Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waste.jpg?itok=ZcA4Ldjw)
United opposition to the 'Statue of Unity'
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 11:45 AMEnvironment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'
![Statue of Unity opposed Source: statueofunity.in](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hospitality_entertainment02.jpg?itok=JENb194q)
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AMGujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river
![Sardar Sarovar Dam Source: Geolocation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar.jpg?itok=MP-J8197)
Have zones for renewable energy: MNRE
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:55 AMMinistry recommends dividing the country into renewable energy zones
![Wind energy in go green zone Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wind.jpg?itok=mtAP8qt5)
India moves up on the Global Hunger Index
Posted on 21 Oct, 2013 04:56 PMIndia moves up two notches on the Global Hunger Index
![Child malnutrition Source: The Indian Express](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/url.jpeg?itok=Cml3SIUO)
Minor mineral, major mafia
Posted on 29 Sep, 2013 04:05 PMPahanbarri was a small village of 3000 people in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district. The 200-year old village was known for its fertile soil, thanks to being located on the banks of the Tawa, a tributary of the Narmada river. On August 1 this year, the river changed its course, broke its bank and entered the village.
![Sand mining in Dindigul, TN Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sandmining_0.jpg?itok=47bbb9iH)