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Jammu and Kashmir
The fast disappearing glaciers of Kashmir
Posted on 11 Sep, 2020 02:27 PMKashmir’s glaciers are melting at frightening rates. Kolahoi glacier, the largest glacier in Kashmir Himalayas, has lost 23 percent area since 1962 and has fragmented into smaller parts!
Glaciers, frozen rivers of ice
![Kolahoi glacier in Kashmir (Image Source: Irfanaru via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kolahoi.jpg?itok=xVHWCAJ4)
Health Ministry advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas
Posted on 16 Apr, 2020 11:37 AMCentre advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas during lockdown
![Villagers collecting borewell water from a private farmland (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5702254451_53f0088bec_c.jpg?itok=s8z3Lq4l)
Jal Jeevan Mission receives Rs 11,500 crore allocation in Budget 2020-21
Posted on 06 Feb, 2020 10:07 PMGovernment allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21
In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0063es_0_0.jpg?itok=rSNYhabd)
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PMIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study
![Delhi-NCR shrouded under toxic haze (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/eibgpvix0aaotli_0.jpg?itok=pooM5OM0)
Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Posted on 06 Sep, 2019 10:38 AMGreater Noida, September 5 (India Science Wire): Degradation of land, which leads to the process of desertification, is not limited to arid and semi-arid areas but is also visible in high altitude regions that get very little rainfall and are known as cold deserts.
![A view of cold desert in Ladakh (Photo: Annu Anand)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/isw_desertification_article_lead_image.jpg?itok=plytDgNJ)
Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
![The main bazaar of Leh (Image: Christopher Michel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1024px-main_bazar_leh_ladakh_14515433177.jpg?itok=kjCYrIOg)
Green gold on fire
Posted on 15 Dec, 2018 05:54 PMJammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region but they also pollute the environment and lead to climate change by increasing greenhouse gases.
![Forest fire (Source: Abdul Rashid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/forest_fire_0.jpg?itok=KTNoncaj)
NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:01 PMPut aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government
![Residential complexes around a lake in Bengaluru. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23458775979_100e74c42f_z_0_1.jpg?itok=4I71HDRO)
Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 03:09 PMCWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_3.jpg?itok=Sp0Y6zux)
Lower Demwe hydel project gets nod from wildlife board
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 12:11 PMWildlife Board clears Lower Demwe hydel project despite flaws in report
![Lohit river in Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Shantanu via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-lohit_river_arunachal_pradesh_india.jpg?itok=rk6iVgPZ)