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Floods grip Assam and Bihar
News this week Posted on 17 Jul, 2019 01:54 AM

Bihar and northeast India reel under floods

People take a boat to cross the flood-ravaged Brahmaputra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Policy matters this week Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PM

Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan

Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched to battle water crisis (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
UNICEF lauds SBM for reducing groundwater contamination
News this week Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:09 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF

SBM reduced groundwater contamination in many villages. (Source: IWP via Flickr photos)
Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Policy matters this week Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AM

Nearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned

Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Policy matter this week Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AM

Centre issues drought advisory to six states

Centre issues drought advisory to six states (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Cyclone Fani ravages Odisha's ecological hotspots
News this week Posted on 15 May, 2019 06:12 PM

Odisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone

After a cyclonic storm (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Groundwater depletion: NGT raps green ministry on inaction
Policy matters this week Posted on 15 May, 2019 11:40 AM

NGT raps green ministry for failing to curb depletion of groundwater

Groundwater depletion adds to water woes. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Namami Gange: Only 10 out of 100 sewage projects done
Policy matters this week Posted on 07 May, 2019 03:49 PM

Under Namami Gange mission, only 10 out of 100 new sewage projects completed

Polythene bags and solid waste left behind as water recedes in the Ganga river. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC
News this week Posted on 01 May, 2019 06:45 PM

Water level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC

Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Making water available for all
Civil society activists champion alternatives to conventional water management solutions implemented by the government. Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 06:48 PM

India, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.

The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)
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