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Dams, Barrages and Reservoirs
NOC must for groundwater use: Centre to infra projects
Posted on 13 Nov, 2018 05:57 PMCentre mandates NOC for using groundwater for infra projects
![NOC for using groundwater for infra projects becomes mandatory. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/spring-meadows_0.jpg?itok=MsNtFAoP)
Performance audit for solid waste management
Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 08:16 PMNGT orders performance audit for management of solid waste
![Solid waste at the sanitation park, Ambikapur (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/38937183694_becdee24dd_z.jpg?itok=_by3TJat)
India's first soil moisture map out
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 11:37 AMIndia gets its first soil moisture map developed using hydrological model
![Soil moisture plays an important role in agriculture. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z_0.jpg?itok=u4uPOaBm)
Cyclone Daye triggers widespread rain
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 06:02 PMCyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India
![Monsoon affects life in North India. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=OkSf2kpE)
Dam safety project gets additional funds
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 05:40 PMAdditional funds of over Rs 1,300 crore allocated to dam safety project
![Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_5.jpg?itok=R2hBZBix)
NGT asks states to save ecology of Western Ghats
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 07:24 AMNo more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT
![Western Ghats as seen from Wagamon view point. (Source: Anand via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/western_ghats_as_seen_from_vagamon_view_point.jpg?itok=EjTNGQf9)
Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 09:43 AMNearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog
![Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596570148_da1a006dcd_z.jpg?itok=3syjySDb)
Goa wins Mahadayi water dispute
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:12 AMMahadayi water dispute: Goa to get maximum share of water
![Mahadayi river in Goa (Source: Amol.Gaitonde via Wikimedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1280px-mandovi_in_goa_10-26-2008_5-41-46_pm_0.jpg?itok=RUNpwCk1)
Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:03 AMKerala floods take 38 lives, severe loss reported
![An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala-floods-1533912282.jpg?itok=_gjyYmyr)
The Mahanadi tussle: Why Chhattisgarh and Odisha spar
Posted on 08 Aug, 2018 05:08 PMThe interstate dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi's water is an ongoing one and it looks like both the state governments have no interest in finding a long-term solution.
![The Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_4.jpg?itok=AMvouM06)