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Karnataka
Job Position: Officer - Operations at Arghyam
Posted on 17 May, 2019 11:09 AMAbout Arghyam and ForWater Platform
Job Position: Officer - Advocacy at Arghyam
Posted on 17 May, 2019 11:07 AMAbout Arghyam and ForWater Platform
Cyclone Fani hits Odisha, 35 dead
Posted on 07 May, 2019 03:36 PMCyclone Fani, strongest to hit India in 20 years, causes widespread destruction in Odisha
![A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z_1.jpg?itok=3-l9LqYc)
UN World Water Development Report out
Posted on 21 Mar, 2019 07:48 PMUN releases the World Water Development Report 2019
![UN report suggests better management of water resources to ensure equity of water. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14359141204_d19037b441_z.jpg?itok=Y0JUhMnv)
Hazardous waste rules amended
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:34 PMCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste
![Different types of plastic waste displayed at a sanitation park. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/25774133008_3f63f165a4_z.jpg?itok=24ZZKm0B)
Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:03 PMOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0.jpg?itok=riwYAJ0G)
Pollution affects Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:45 AMNot just surface water, pollution leads to deficit in dissolved oxygen in Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
![The Ganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z_0_0.jpg?itok=S6UFc-xc)
World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
Posted on 19 Feb, 2019 05:37 PMWorld Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
![Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_5_0.jpg?itok=Gsw2_JE3)
Vacancy at Arghyam for position of Engineering Manager - ForWater
Posted on 18 Feb, 2019 11:17 AMAbout Arghyam and ForWater Platform
River basin governance: Learnings from Cauvery conflict
Posted on 15 Feb, 2019 01:38 PMThe river Cauvery—an inter-state river shared by the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as well as the Union Territory of Pondicherry—has often been in the news for the fight over its waters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. What dominates the issue is the conflicting demands for irrigation from the plateau region of Karnataka and the delta region in Tamil Nadu.
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_river_2.jpg?itok=amMEmC0l)