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The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
Posted on 30 Sep, 2019 12:38 PMThe Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological a
![Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7269.jpeg?itok=y8Th5XHv)
Climate vulnerability map of India coming soon
Posted on 28 Sep, 2019 04:27 PMNew Delhi, September 27 (India Science Wire): Rising sea levels, increasing number of extreme weather events, urban floods, changing temperature and rainfall patterns - such impacts of climate change are being felt in many parts of India, and not just in the coastal areas or hilly regions.
![Dr. Akhilesh Gupta , head of the climate change programme at DST. Image source: India Science Wire](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/isw_article_lead_image_1.jpg?itok=VQPCWhzO)
Applying ethics to water management, to ensure equity in access to all
Posted on 26 Sep, 2019 03:57 PMAt a workshop on Water Ethics leading up to the Water Future Conference in Bangalore in September 2019, the idea of, and the need for an ethical framework for water management and legislation was discussed.
![From left to right - Siddharth Krishnan (ATREE), David Groenfeldt (Water Culture Institute), Sara Ahmed (University of Cambridge), Veena Srinivasan (ATREE), KJ Joy (SOPPECOM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7243.jpeg?itok=AaUciMXh)
Water levels in major reservoirs rise to 85 percent of overall capacity: CWC
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 10:31 PMReservoir levels increase to 85 percent of overall capacity this year
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_2.jpg?itok=KgukgU3P)
Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 01:08 PMSupreme Court question authorities on why manual scavenging still prevails
![Despite the ban, manual scavenging continues. (Image courtesy: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/th-drainage_2210670f_0.jpg?itok=4Kq-rfWS)
Telangana government, tribals oppose uranium mining in Nallamala forests
Posted on 17 Sep, 2019 05:11 PMTelangana government, tribals stand against proposed uranium mining in Nallamala forests
![A view of the Nallamala Forests (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-nallamala_view.jpg?itok=GIEDFgvV)
100 wetlands identified for restoration in next five years
Posted on 10 Sep, 2019 03:04 PMGovernment identifies 100 wetlands for restoration in next five years
![Deepor Beel, a wetland in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_2.jpg?itok=zoR6Sris)
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
Posted on 10 Sep, 2019 12:24 PMPune, September 05 (India Science Wire): A team of atmospheric scientists from India, USA and Canada have found that aerosols in the atmosphere can increase the severity of droughts over the Indian subcontinent by as much as 17 per cent during El Nino years.
![Mist and clouds are atmospheric aerosols. Image used for representational purposes only. Image from India Water Portal Flickr photostream](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3206204986_0d0f2c565c_z.jpg?itok=6q-8U5qS)
Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s water index for second time
Posted on 09 Sep, 2019 08:53 AMNITI Aayog, the Government of India’s policy think tank, recently released the second edition of the Composite Water Management Index to enable effective water management in Indian states. It warns that the country will lose 6% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2050 because of a water crisis.
![With water outages, shortages and availability, one sees these pots in every home, village, by the rainbow-hued hundred in shops, and even in precarious bundles balanced on the bikes of travelling wallah pot-sale vendors in Chennai. (Image: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_pots_lined_up_for_filling_chennai.jpg?itok=vutW2WAO)
Water Talk Series at TISS, Mumbai on 7th September 2019
Posted on 04 Sep, 2019 02:30 PMTeam Malhar, students of Water Policy and Governance (WPG) and alumni of Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai in partnership with RRA Network proudly present the third annual session of "WATER TALK SERIES" on 7th September, 2019 at TISS, Mumbai