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Floods ravage Bihar, Northeast
Posted on 18 Aug, 2017 10:30 AMTorrential downpour in the eastern part of the country over the past week has resulted in many rivers flowing above the danger level and causing flood along their course. While the flood situation in Assam is said to be the worst in 13 years, its neighbouring states, Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar are also submerged.
![Parts of Gopalganj district in Bihar remain submerged. (Photo by Manoj Pandey)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_parts_of_gopalganj_district_are_submerged_since_two_days_-_picture_courtesy_-_manoj_pandey_.jpg?itok=-d13pHUy)
Recruitment on contractual project positions at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 03:31 PMDetails of the project, designation, number of posts, project duration, essential criteria, and remuneration are available in the advertisement attached below.
The date, time and place for the walk-in interview is August 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM in NIH Roorkee.
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AMGovt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
![Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1_1.jpg?itok=h-56PtL5)
Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AMNGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3_0.jpg?itok=PUeHIWBx)
Seven decades of water woes
Posted on 15 Aug, 2017 06:34 PMIn the early half of the last century, two people in love with each other worked in their own separate ways to create the India of their dreams. Venkapaiyya worked in the district court at Kasargod, Kerala eventually retiring a few years before India became independent and spent his days administering the laws of British India.
![Described as 'the temple of resurgent India', Bhakra displaced many people.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/22isbs_bhakra_j_22_1626194e.jpg?itok=I2AzoScF)
India surges ahead in science and technology
Posted on 14 Aug, 2017 08:19 PMAs India completes 70 years of its independence, let’s take a moment to introspect the contribution of science and technology to national development. Several scientific and technological developments have touched the lives of common people, though limelight is often hogged by achievements in fields like space and atomic energy.
![The blue revolution changed the way India looked at its marine wealth. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/blue_rev.jpg?itok=iiNKFHES)
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AMEnvironment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
![Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-river_in_east_siang_district_arunachal_pradesh_1.jpg?itok=Scn9fDFN)
Minimising bycatch
Posted on 09 Aug, 2017 01:46 PMFishing trawlers symbolise industrial-scale fishing which is lucrative in the present day market. These machines that catch fish in huge numbers are said to be a boon to the sector’s economy but a closer look at the figures show that these modes of mass fishing may not be as efficient as they may seem to appear.
![Shrimp bycatch (Image source:Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-shrimp_bycatch_heist.jpg?itok=x1gd6I9G)
Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2017 12:23 PMGroundwater rules might get relaxed
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_1.jpg?itok=-p8KrsMX)
Managing faecal sludge the app way
Posted on 07 Aug, 2017 04:31 PMFaecal sludge management or FSM is a management system that safely collects, transports, and treats faecal sludge (also called septage) from pit latrines, septic tanks or other onsite sanitation facilities (OSSF).
![Using mobile technologies is the way forward in faecal sludge management. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/public_toilet.jpg?itok=-rBngjNN)