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Jammu and Kashmir
Half of India's groundwater contains poisonous substances: CGWB
Posted on 12 May, 2015 11:59 AMDismal state of groundwater in the country
![A hand pump in New Delhi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3202365807_51439d851e_z.jpg?itok=f-9t4p6s)
Kashmir under danger of floods
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:30 AMFear of floods looms over Kashmir again
![Landslide and a flooded river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10371783924_886720b442_z.jpg?itok=-Ylq5P_R)
Kashmir's lake fisheries are dying a slow death
Posted on 06 Mar, 2015 10:33 PMFisheries form an important component of the economy of Jammu and Kashmir, which along with agriculture, contributes a significant 23% to its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Besides being an important allied activity to agriculture, it contributes significantly to the agricultural economy and also generates self-employment.
![View of the Wular Lake (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wular_lake.jpg?itok=EnTdYRmP)
Karnataka government exposed on Yettinahole project
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:40 AMYettinahole project called a drinking water project only to circumvent guidelines
![River Netravathi (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688.jpg?itok=NO7LpyyH)
Rs 2000 crore action plan to restore mining ravaged areas in Karnataka
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:54 PMKarnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15010336808_383bd10b55_z.jpg?itok=W0_iSgdN)
Water news: A recap of 2014
Posted on 05 Jan, 2015 09:58 PMNew Water Ministry, Clean Ganga Portal, Ganga Manthan: Goverment makes efforts towards rejuvenating the Ganga
![Sunset at Gadmukhteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_1_1.jpg?itok=1sKbgVBn)
The Ganga has its own website!
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:36 PMWater Ministry launches a portal on the Ganga river
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b.jpg?itok=_BMcYkUd)
Furious Jhelum claims 160 lives
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 06:19 PMJ&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years
![Floods wreak havoc in Jammu & Kashmir](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319712715_526f82ab7f_z.jpg?itok=zlTfG0ML)
Floods wreak havoc in North India
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 12:43 PMHeavy rain causes floods in Uttarakahand, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
![Heavy rains causing flood in North India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_0.jpg?itok=gC_H1nXW)
Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PMSC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand
![Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand (Source:Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bhagirathi_river_at_gangotri.jpg?itok=hDOTjpWB)