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Urban India flushes toilet waste—directly or indirectly—into its water bodies
Posted on 28 Mar, 2016 05:29 PMSwachh Bharat Mission (Urban), one of the flagship programmes of the current NDA government, focuses on eliminating open defecation in urban India by constructing individual household, community and public toilets.
![Mumbai's Oshiwara river severely polluted with waste (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-oshiwara_river.jpg?itok=RYauvYyS)
Electricity bill tax component often greater than total water bill!
Posted on 28 Mar, 2016 11:24 AMWater is more useful in terms of survival than diamonds. So why then does the latter, which is mostly for ornamental purposes, command a higher price in the market? This contradiction is termed the diamond-water paradox or the paradox of value.
![Water must be priced based on its value (Source:India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9427151144_615295017c_z.jpg?itok=iTtHdZ7P)
Is safe drinking water for all an elusive goal for rural India?
Posted on 25 Mar, 2016 09:14 PMThe goal of securing universal access to safe drinking water continues to be elusive for India inspite of the impressive strides made in the current years.
![A hand pump in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_1.jpg?itok=W3T-nn38)
The Yamuna, a song, and a dance
Posted on 23 Mar, 2016 09:13 PMThe World Culture Festival (WCF) organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has been in the news ever since Manoj Misra, an environmental activist and convenor of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in December 2015.
![Front view of the giant stage under construction as of February 20, 2016 (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_4.jpg?itok=Xp62ZdnH)
Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PMReservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi
![Holi being celebrated (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/barsana_holi_festival_1.jpg?itok=pyeDc9z4)
Courting catastrophe: Unplanned urbanisation and flooding
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:40 AMSouth India's rivers are rain-fed unlike those in the North, which are glacier-fed due to the contrasting topography and climate. Unlike the Himalayan system, many of India’s peninsular rivers dry up during the hotter half of the year, leaving lips and fields equally parched.
![Houses constructed on the fringes of the Ambattur eri in Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10426082604_c723bb867a_z.jpg?itok=nKNgl0KB)
Think livelihoods, not only jobs
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 04:33 PMThe theme for the 2016 UN World Water Day is 'Water and Jobs'. What is your opinion of the chosen theme?
![Two men fish from a small rowboat on the placid Ramganga near Harewali](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/harewali_barrage_031.jpg?itok=5WPirDL2)
Can India meet its target of 100GW of solar power by 2022?
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 09:01 PMThe present government has set a target of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity for the country by 2022.
![Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar_panels_tn_1.jpg?itok=LOILGBHR)
Rajya Sabha approves the National Waterways Bill 2015
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:27 PMRajya Sabha gives a go ahead to the National Waterways Bill
![Navigating rivers through simple boats (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171495205_eb1660c853_z.jpg?itok=5IO5YWjM)