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‘We have more hardy, nutritious grains than GM can offer’
Posted on 16 Feb, 2017 05:59 PMFarming can’t be sustainable without the seeds which are best suited to the location, water availability, soil type and weather. According to records, there were 1.10 lakh varieties of rice in India till 1965. After that, the Green Revolution happened, which pushed for hybrid varieties.
![At his farm in Odisha, Deb conserves 1,200 traditional varieties of rice.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rice_1.jpg?itok=p7pUHDnD)
A watered-down scheme
Posted on 16 Feb, 2017 12:25 PMIn November 2011, the government of Madhya Pradesh sanctioned Rs 493 crore to 37 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) for drinking water supply projects under the Chief Minister’s Urban Drinking Water Supply Scheme (CMUWSS) along the lines of the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT).
![Source:India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himachal_photos_032tps.jpg?itok=TFsAaZcI)
Public money wasted in the name of Ganga revival: NGT
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:47 PMNGT blames Centre for wasting public money in the name of Ganga clean-up
![Polythene bags and solid waste left behind the Ganga river in Allahabad. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020101_75f5ac9828_z.jpg?itok=89hR5Glb)
Over 66 thousand habitations arsenic hit: Centre
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:08 PMArsenic present in drinking water at many habitations: Centre
![People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8070532982_b14a0d7744_z.jpg?itok=gxt2nwCA)
What WatSan got from the budget
Posted on 09 Feb, 2017 12:26 PMThe much-anticipated budget this year treads largely on the path set last year with the rural sector receiving more allocation than its urban counterpart.
![Water pots lined up for filling. (Source: McKay Savage, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_pots_lined_up_for_filling_mckaysavage-wikimediacommons.jpg?itok=B1uIvHln)
Budget for water ministry increased
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:19 PMBudget up by 11 and 19 percent for water and environment ministries respectively
![Budget 2017 (Source: Sourabh Phadke via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660968_c5df439beb_o_0.jpg?itok=sF8-oUYn)
The search for a shelter
Posted on 01 Feb, 2017 08:46 PMIn the last few decades, India has seen an increasing number of people migrating from rural areas to urban cities in search of work and better living. These migrants often get employed in the informal sector as construction workers, vendors, domestic servants, etc. They also live in informal settlements, generally known as slums.
![Residents struggle for a pot of drinking water at Bhuri Tekri, Indore.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32115103622_290b08190b_n.jpg?itok=eSUDRcxG)
They said it!
Posted on 01 Feb, 2017 10:00 AMThe year 2016 was an abysmal year in terms of environmental policy and conservation in India.
![Ken river that flows through Panna Tiger Reserve. (Source: K Gagan, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ken-river-panna-tiger-resreve-k-gagan-wikimedia-commons_1.jpg?itok=tf4tYFmy)
All eyes on agriculture
Posted on 31 Jan, 2017 07:28 PMThe agriculture sector in India’s drought-ravaged regions is in a state of crisis. Millions of farmers are pushed out of their farms and into the cities for jobs.
![Farmers thresh paddy during harvest at Sangrur, Punjab. (Source: Neil Palmer, CIAT, 2011, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/threshing_harvest_sangrur_punjab_india-neil-palmer-ciat-2011-wikimedia-commons.jpg?itok=LRwAqKx7)