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Large earthquakes imminent in the Himalayas
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 06:28 AMA new study has reconfirmed the possibility that large earthquakes could be imminent in the Himalayas. While high levels of strain are getting constantly accumulated along the Main Himalayan Thrust region, only a fraction of it is getting released through small earthquakes of magnitudes less than five on the Richter scale.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8495303300_70b23d61f7_z_0.jpg?itok=Tj250JYr)
Decoding Indian monsoon
Posted on 21 Nov, 2017 12:03 PMChanges in weather are best reflected in the annual season of monsoons. Now a team of Indian researchers has recreated a continuous history of the Indian monsoon, providing new insights into forces governing it.
![New findings on Indian monsoon.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31618111236_127155125f_z.jpg?itok=Ztui9EU0)
Practice briefs from TNUSSP to showcase learnings
Posted on 21 Nov, 2017 10:56 AMThe Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) has published three practice briefs that present the research findings as well as learning from the various components of TNUSSP. These briefs are targeted mainly at FSM practitioners, researchers and academic institutions.
The practice briefs are:
![Several behaviour modifications along with the full cycle of sanitation are important. (Source: IWP Flickr photos - photo used for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3206982940_23c39257f1_z.jpg?itok=WMyXyFcV)
India ranks low on sanitation index: Report
Posted on 20 Nov, 2017 02:20 PMIndia has the highest number of people without access to toilets: Report
![Toilets in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_2_0.jpg?itok=ys3WWDcb)
Saving glacial lakes by mapping them
Posted on 17 Nov, 2017 01:20 PMBursting of glacial lakes is a major cause of concern in the context of climate change. The retreat of glaciers is expected to increase the number of glacial lakes and also expand the size of existing ones, posing threats for catastrophic floods.
![Satellite image of the Gangotri glacier. (R)Mapped glacial lake up close.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangotri_glacier.jpg?itok=dBPSLbkw)
Groundwater training programme by ACWADAM
Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 10:48 PMACWADAM has begun running a fifteen-day training programme on basic hydrogeology or groundwater science, for professionals from Civil Society Organisations or NGOs.
Can Bundelkhand farmers weather the drought?
Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 03:28 PMOn October 22, 35-year-old Lallu Yadav was celebrating Govardhan Pooja, a Hindu festival celebrated after Diwali, in Panchkurha village, almost 22 kms from the district headquarters of Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh.
![Farmer Gajraj Yadav has abandoned farming forever. (Source: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gajraj_showing_his_land_he_says_that_dry_weather_and_scarcity_of_water_has_led_to_loss_in_agriculture_in_the_bundelkhand_regionjpg.jpg?itok=YKLxciJN)
Waiting for water
Posted on 15 Nov, 2017 05:50 AMIn the early hours, the villagers of Khalabari, a tribal-dominated village in the Dumuripadar gram panchayat of Koraput district in Odisha step out of their houses for bringing wood and drinking water. The road to the forest where the water is available is rocky.
![Khalabari village (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24260720608_796c84b5d4_o.jpg?itok=T1hupHcK)
NRDWP to get restructured
Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 01:17 PMRestructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme approved
![A child drinks water from a hand pump in Madhya Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_1_0.jpg?itok=ZbzR86k1)
Delhi enveloped in smog again
Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 12:56 PMYet again, North India shrouded in heavy smog
![Delhi shrouded in smog. (Source: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy/Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5543835085_26a8a47275_b_0.jpg?itok=ALUnAx9W)