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Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
Posted on 19 Dec, 2019 10:31 AMStudy finds, only one out of five river basins in the country can cope with climate change
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Micro-irrigation and groundwater use
Posted on 18 Dec, 2019 02:12 PMAgriculture the largest consumer of groundwater in India
![Micro-irrigation and its impact on groundwater (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/microirrigation.jpg?itok=My1fzUDe)
How Delhi's air pollution emergency links back to water
Posted on 05 Nov, 2019 12:08 PMThe link between water and Delhi's air pollution crisis
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Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 01:08 PMSupreme Court question authorities on why manual scavenging still prevails
![Despite the ban, manual scavenging continues. (Image courtesy: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/th-drainage_2210670f_0.jpg?itok=4Kq-rfWS)
Vanishing water bodies behind Ahmedabad’s warm climate
Posted on 28 Aug, 2019 10:48 AMA study published in the Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, analyzing the cooling effect of the city of Ahmedabad’s water bodies, has thrown up some interesting findings. The east bank of the Sabarmati river, which flows through Ahmedabad, was found to be significantly cooler than the west bank, witnessing a greater drop in temperature even during summer.
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Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion to provide potable water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 11:14 PMGovernment to spend Rs 3.5 trillion under Jal Jeevan Mission: PM Modi
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When crocodiles roamed city streets: The real reason behind Vadodara floods
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 01:30 PMThe videos were all over the Internet and social media. Expectedly so, because you don’t often see crocodiles swimming in flooded urban streets, sneaking up on strays. But that’s precisely what happened shortly after news of ‘urban floods’ in Vadodara hit headlines in early August.
![Flash floods following extreme rainfall left Vadodara inundated in Early August. Pic: Concerned Citizens of Vadodara](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/f5562016-4c82-40f5-a3cb-561b729a739f-678x381.jpeg?itok=H9ud6P3m)
All work and some play
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 12:11 PMIndia is, by far, the world’s largest groundwater economy. India’s annual withdrawal of fresh groundwater (253 Billion Cubic Metres in 2013) amounts to one fourth of the global total and is more than that of China and the US combined. Over 80% of water extracted is used in agriculture. The share of tubewells in net irrigated area rose from a mere 1% in 1960-61 to over 40% in 2013-14.
![Villagers in Magradeh, Madhya Pradesh watching neighbouring farmers play a game. Image credit: Water Practitioners Network](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/0b159c_a33b570c91a94a6f8c731c9d513524f8_mv2.png?itok=gxErJEEQ)
Dibang hydel project gets approval
Posted on 24 Jul, 2019 04:27 PMCabinet approves Dibang hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh
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Floods grip Assam and Bihar
Posted on 17 Jul, 2019 01:54 AMBihar and northeast India reel under floods
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