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Let’s buck up and deal with deluge
Posted on 12 Sep, 2017 06:00 AMIt was supposed to be a normal monsoon as Indian Meteorological Department had predicted. But barring the central plateau, the rest of India may be forgiven for thinking that the Biblical deluge has come a second time.
![Members of the national disaster response force evacuate residents of a flooded village in Bihar. (Source: NDRF)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ndrf_in_bihar_flood_0.jpg?itok=Px5CuqAS)
Removing chromium from polluted water using hyacinth
Posted on 07 Sep, 2017 04:59 PMHeavy metal poisoning is a growing concern in many parts of the country. A new method for removing chromium-6, a highly toxic heavy metal, from waste water has been developed by a group of scientists from India and Ethiopia. They claim it to be low-cost and safe.
![Water hyacinth. Image courtesy India Water Portal.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5786278224_d2005f2a01_z.jpg?itok=uBCAzqrt)
Forecasting dengue spread now easy
Posted on 06 Sep, 2017 08:41 PMGiven its close links to both temperature and rainfall, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue. But for such disease forecasting to be effective, it should be based on models specific for different climatic zones in the country, a new study has shown.
![Dengue mosquito. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/256px-aedes_aegypti_biting_human.jpg?itok=ZH7f93t4)
Mumbai drowns in flood water
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:28 PMDestruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods
![Heavy rains flood Mumbai. (Source: Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/30478352_aeb879bbb4_z.jpg?itok=V3WX4Apf)
India gets new water resources minister
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PMNitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_0_0.jpg?itok=EBrps2JE)
New way to remove harmful drugs from wastewater
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 12:13 PMHospital wastewater, which includes drugs, is a major environmental problem. A group of researchers from Belgium and India has developed a novel method of treating wastewater to get rid of such harmful substances from hospital waste.
![Hospital wastewater can be dangerous to the environment. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo used for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3203341094_74a63697f4_z.jpg?itok=hNbiX33S)
Combating climate change with nanomaterials
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 10:00 AMThe list of environmental problems that the world faces may be huge, but some strategies for solving them are remarkably small.
![Photo of pollution-absorbing nanosponge courtesy of Jeff Fitlow/Rice University](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/article_nanomaterials_main-760x378.jpg?itok=sHb4ZYoy)
Small Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 08:36 PMGlaciers in the Himalayas, which store large amounts of water in the form of glacial ice, have an intricate relationship with climate change. A new study in an important basin in the Indian Himalayas shows that low-altitude glaciers are more sensitive to climate change and have lost a significant amount of water in the past three decades.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11446516223_0cd23d50dd_z.jpg?itok=LAg4nw90)
Portable Water Quality Tests for E. coli and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Bacteria
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 04:31 PMAquagenx, a company based in the U.S.
![Aquagenx Basic Field Kit](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aquagenx_basic_field_kit.jpg?itok=awqsivIa)
Let the river flow
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 05:08 AMOne of the tributaries of the Yamuna, the Ken, is a major river of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River Ken regulates groundwater recharge and provides vegetation found on its banks.
![Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-gorge_carved_by_ken_river.jpg?itok=oUOhVuzD)