/regions/india
India
KPIT launches crowdsourcing contest 'KPIT BetterWorld'
Posted on 06 Dec, 2017 01:05 PMKPIT (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in product engineering and IT consulting, announced today the launch of its global crowdsourcing contest “KPIT BetterWorld” to develop technologies to counter environmental challenges.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kpit_betterworld.jpg?itok=DVX_t3of)
SBM update: Many districts to be open defecation free
Posted on 05 Dec, 2017 04:10 PMMore than 50 percent districts yet to be declared open defecation free
![An open defecation free zone in Salem (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2365372913_4d737fc51c_z_0.jpg?itok=gsO3akDR)
Cyclone Ockhi hits south-west India
Posted on 05 Dec, 2017 03:51 PMCyclone Ockhi makes landfall, affects Lakshadweep islands, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
![A severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z.jpg?itok=rr94aMvd)
Sand mining in coastal areas: Legal procedures to follow
Posted on 30 Nov, 2017 02:29 PMThe river beds, banks, fish and all the other organisms living in and around the river are a major source of livelihood for the traditional communities who live there. The river beds have sand, which is extracted for both domestic and commercial use.
![There are various laws in the country to regulate illegal sand mining. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18786183543_9c510fc748_o_1_0.jpg?itok=Wh1qHU7F)
Climate changes Himachal farmers’ game
Posted on 30 Nov, 2017 05:48 AMWith apple production greatly affected due to changing climate in Himachal Pradesh, apple farmers are taking to cultivation of vegetables and ‘low chill’ fruits like pomegranate and kiwi.
![An apple orchard in Himachal Pradesh. (IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14631152633_ed467ac54f_z.jpg?itok=qxaVN4Ie)
Palk Bay: Trawled and damaged
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:05 PMThe Palk Bay is an ecological paradise located between the island nation of Sri Lanka and the South East Peninsula India. The region separates the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu from the northern parts of Sri Lanka.
![The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/palk_bay-s1.jpg?itok=1_ZSNBVf)
Conserving Palk Bay
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:04 PMThe Palk Bay is a 15,000 sq km biodiversity conglomeration nestled between the island nation of Sri Lanka and South East Peninsula India with a coastal length of 250 km on the Indian side.
![The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/palk_bay.jpg?itok=hf4m_5Ho)
CRZ clears inland waterway terminal at Haldia
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:55 PMGreen nod to Inland waterway terminal at Haldia
![Haldia port in West Bengal (Source: Wikimedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/haldia_port.png?itok=2hjP5CZq)
Study claims railways biodigesters ineffective
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:50 PMRailways biodigesters are not better than septic tanks: IIT study
![A rail coach fitted with bio toilet. (Source: India Railway Info)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1370953633942-dsc_1365_bio_toilets_are_seen_fitted_to_coach.jpg_0.jpg?itok=XVEmLBHj)
Exhibition on India's urban rivers at India River Day 2017
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 10:42 AMThe theme for India Rivers Day 2017 (IRD 2017), held on 25th November, 2017 at the INTACH Delhi premises, was ‘Rivers in the Urban Context’. Various formats of engagement were deployed for discussion among the participants from across India present for the event.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gopr6548_1511525816151_high-2.jpeg?itok=isXBvhUH)