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Delhi
A jungle comes to the city
Posted on 02 Jul, 2017 01:56 PMIt’s July now and the temperature is slowly dipping in Delhi. Only a few migratory birds wintered at the Yamuna biodiversity park remain. Others have left for Central Asia and Siberia. Some species of summer terrestrial migrants are expected to arrive while some others can be seen enjoying the park’s wetlands.
![Black spotted butterfly at Yamuna biodiversity park. (Image: Prabhmeet Singh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-black_spotted_butterfly.jpg?itok=t7rKYcWY)
Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 11:10 AMGovernment cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp_1.jpg?itok=bexduDeB)
Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 10:42 AMCentre gives permission to close Sardar Sarovar dam gates
![Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_0_0.jpg?itok=T_6kB0oK)
Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AMMaharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z_0_0.jpg?itok=sbS-Tje2)
CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 07:29 AMNOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries
![Tubewells in Punjab. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14920806101_b54e9ea69d_z.jpg?itok=x8coY4eY)
Budget beyond gender
Posted on 08 Apr, 2017 08:00 PMSneh Bhati, a 52-year-old farmer from Madanpur Khadar in Delhi’s fringes finds the change in the landscape of her 100-year-old village in the last two decades remarkable. Yet it has not taken away the rural charm.
![It's her field too: Policies and budgets for women are a good beginning towards gender parity in agriculture.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer-madanpur-khadar_new2.jpg?itok=jQXSLT94)
Going wild in a bustling city
Posted on 12 Mar, 2017 09:11 PMThe reclusive family decides to stay indoors due to the overcast sky on a Sunday morning. The parents are seen walking down the road twice, but they dart back after noticing the visitors. The golden jackals are not known for gregariousness, at least not towards humans. The nature trail to meet these canines would remain as cloudy as the sky.
![Nilgai (blue bull) is in abundance at the sanctuary.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0745.jpg?itok=N667Gw7p)
Effluent treatment plant a must for industries: SC
Posted on 27 Feb, 2017 08:03 PMSC gets strict with industrial units
![A creek near a thermal power plant. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31283510824_3a389abcff_z.jpg?itok=TWHu81m9)
Act to clean up the system
Posted on 27 Feb, 2017 01:53 PMWith the Right to Information (RTI) Act coming into force in the year 2005, the country saw many RTI activists making the most of it to demand the rights and entitlements of the people from the government. Pushpa, warmly known as Pushpa RTI, is one of them.
![Women at Jan Jagriti Sanvad organised by Lok Shakti Manch. (Source: Lok Shakti Manch)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lok-shakti-manch-jan-jagriti-sanvad.jpg?itok=DGOmhjR3)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Organisations/NGOs working in Water and Sanitation
Posted on 24 Jan, 2017 03:43 PMThis guide lists out the organisations/ NGOs in the Water and Sanitation sector, across the country. Please click on a topic to view more detailed information.
![List of organisations in water & sanitation sector](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic_book_0.jpg?itok=Hf31VESI)