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New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 04:58 PMGovernment announces launch of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda district (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp_0.jpg?itok=HgOyFrPD)
Tribute to Prof. Ramaswamy Iyer
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 09:40 PMRohini Nilekani Founder-Chairperson, Arghyam
![Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary Water Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ramaswamy_iyer_0.jpg?itok=LrjWhcy9)
Relaunch of Buniyaad 2015- a 15 day activist training program
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:17 PMSambhaavnaa Institute is organising a two week program for youth involved in initiatives of social change at its campus in in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
About Buniyad:
Tuning Fork Film Workshop in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:07 PMPlease download the registration form from below.
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
![Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935427348_b6fdcf3d09_z_1.jpg?itok=_Jp9xSsN)
Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
![Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_0.jpg?itok=0EvU_0c5)
Polavaram--solution or problem?
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 11:13 AMPapi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.
![Papi kondalu gorge on Godavari (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/papikondalu_view_10.jpg?itok=BIkyi9bt)
Piped water scheme changes the lives of Odisha villagers
Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 05:55 PMIn India, about Rs.70,000 crore
![Anup Munda showing his functional toilet at Bandha Bhuin](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0155es.jpg?itok=66FjeYB7)
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PMTeesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
![The meandering Teesta river (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596568222_1a2bd53ba1_z_0.jpg?itok=mWr795hq)
Inviting Journalists to the 8th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment & Wildlife
Posted on 12 Sep, 2015 06:35 PMAbout the Programme:
![8th CMS Vatavaran](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_18th_cms_vatavaran_flyer-page-002_1.jpg?itok=A-jmZ1ZO)