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Ganga
Wildlife Board panel not to consider projects in and around protected areas
Posted on 11 Nov, 2015 08:23 PMPanel not to consider projects until eco-zones are clearly demarcated
![Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan (Source: Vasundhara Deogawanka via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2971840436_081ac5b177_z.jpg?itok=Tyo4sTPk)
Mansarovar or Gaumukh: Which is the source of the Ganga?
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:11 PMNIH scientists to probe if Mansarovar is the source of Ganga
![Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9139589493_270208eef1_z_0.jpg?itok=F9gYK668)
National Watershed Management Project gets a go ahead
Posted on 13 Oct, 2015 01:50 PMCabinet approves the National Watershed Management Project, worth Rs.2,142 crore
![Irrigated fields of Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3206321979_d5977fa325_z.jpg?itok=r_ACATWS)
Dolphins in the Ganga and its tributaries nearly doubles in 3 years
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 09:30 PMGanga and its tributaries, except the Ramganga show increased dolphin numbers
![The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0.jpg?itok=3NaZwNAa)
Europe's Rhine river inspires the Ganga revival
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:13 PMGanga clean-up takes its inspiration from the Rhine river
![Ganga river at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0.jpg?itok=4V81s_cE)
Study reveals reduction in water flow of the Ganga in the Himalayan catchment areas
Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:52 PMGanga catchment area has lost over 1500 billion cusecs of water flow: Study
![Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_2.jpg?itok=zKMpR93i)
CPCB fails to tackle rising river pollution: Report
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 09:22 AMIn the last 26 years, polluted river stretches rise from 22 to over 300
![Polluted Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1.jpg?itok=sYGMMlqz)
Living rivers, dying rivers: Ganga and the river systems of Bihar
Posted on 10 Jul, 2015 11:11 AMIntroduction: The Ganges
The first discussion was on June 4 2011, in which Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences of working with the government and people’s organisations to save the Ganga.
![Kosi river, Bihar (Source:Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kosi_2.jpg?itok=gGuKPd5T)
Do not allow dam projects affecting environmental flows of rivers: Water Ministry to CWC
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 10:33 PMWater Ministry restricts permission to dam projects hindering e-flow of rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3.jpg?itok=RLYpuHkY)
80% of India's surface water is polluted
Posted on 29 Jun, 2015 08:55 PMDomestic sewerage responsible for 75-80% of water pollution in the country
![Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_0.jpg?itok=LpcBGugT)