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India-UK team tackles antimicrobial resistance spread in waterways
Posted on 07 Aug, 2020 11:30 AMAn estimated 58,000 babies die in India every year from superbug infections passed on from their mothers, whilst drug-resistant pathogens cause between 28,000 to 38,000 extra deaths in the European Union every year.
![The Musi river in Hyderabad, which has high concentrations of antibiotics released from production facilities (Image: Newcastle University)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/musi_river_india_standard.jpg?itok=dwsR91Od)
Flood batters Assam, over 16 lakh people hit
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:30 AMFlood situation in Assam continues to remain grim
![Assam plaued by the annual flood menace (Image Source: Akash Basumatari)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam81.jpg?itok=eFHtRrAn)
Cyclone Nisarga hits Maharashtra coast, causes intense rains in western districts
Posted on 05 Jun, 2020 01:03 PMMaking a landfall in Raigad district, cyclone Nisarga wanes but causes heavy rains in western Maharashtra
![In a cyclone in 2016, thousands of trees were uprooted (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31271823450_83ef86ea47_z_1.jpg?itok=OWvjIl6g)
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PMIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study
![Delhi-NCR shrouded under toxic haze (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/eibgpvix0aaotli_0.jpg?itok=pooM5OM0)
In wake of climate change, prioritise and invest in water security and clean drinking water
Posted on 04 Dec, 2019 05:33 PMWhile climate activists and world leaders were gathering in Paris in the first week of December 2015 to discuss the impact of climate change, the metropolis Chennai in the southern corner of India was inundated with floods.
![Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/prashanth_vishwanathan.jpg?itok=S5-Gt8M6)
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)
Pune groundwater extraction doubles in last decade; Uranium found in Telengana groundwater; Lower Subansiri project gets a boost
Posted on 16 Oct, 2019 02:13 PMStudy finds Pune's groundwater extraction doubles in 9 years
![Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Kakul Baruah via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voice_of_the_river_subansiri._a_tributary_of_brahmaputra_01_0.jpg?itok=qCjkRJBr)
River as a cultural mosaic
Posted on 02 Oct, 2019 10:41 AM"River conversations are critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnect civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions and open streams of thought for a future with exciting possibilities," says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication who has conceptualized a new series of quarterly river conv
![Yamuna near Taj Mahal (Image: Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_6.jpg?itok=sCZ_ivE3)
India’s deepening water crisis
Posted on 25 Sep, 2019 02:50 PMThe last few months have seen much debate and discussion on the fast approaching Day Zero, with claims that taps in 21 major Indian cities will dry up.
![water crisis india](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vinoth-chandar-cc_by_2.jpg?itok=tBiFFvXg)
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 03:05 PMBesides showcasing the architectural expertise and aesthetics of their time, temple tanks also play an extremely important role as water storage systems in Chennai.
![Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_5952-678x381.jpg?itok=Rg_1810Z)