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Kerala
Centre promises 43 to 55 litres water per person per day to 15 crore rural households by 2024
Posted on 03 Sep, 2019 10:07 PMCentre to provide 43-55 litre/day water per person to rural households by 2024
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3rd Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020), CWRDM, Kozhikode
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 01:26 AMCentre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is organizing the Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to discuss 'Groundwater Resources Management for Sustaina
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Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 10:53 AMMonsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)
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UNICEF lauds SBM for reducing groundwater contamination
Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:09 PMSwachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF
![SBM reduced groundwater contamination in many villages. (Source: IWP via Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet1_2_0_0.jpg?itok=EgxtWtKL)
Monsoon to arrive late, less rain expected: Skymet
Posted on 30 May, 2019 11:25 AMSkies in several parts of Kerala are overcast with pre-monsoon but monsoon is progressing sluggishly, as per meteorological predictions. “This year’s monsoon rains will arrive on India southern coast in Kerala on June 4 and deliver less rain than average year,” says Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency.
![Monsoon in Sikkim Himalayas (Image: Marina, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0-Generic)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-monsoon_in_himalayas_sikkim_india.jpg?itok=kbwPCqxy)
Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient: IMD
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:14 AMIndia witnesses 22 percent deficient pre-monsoon rainfall this year: IMD
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Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC
Posted on 01 May, 2019 06:45 PMWater level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC
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Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:32 PMKerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court
![The floods in Kerala took 400 lives and displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500_1.jpg?itok=jWGP2_SF)
Towards sustainable food production
Posted on 01 Apr, 2019 11:14 AMThe national conclave on food held on March 15, 2019 at New Delhi saw experts urge policy changes to promote sustainable food production especially organic farming as well as regulations to reduce misuse of antibiotics and pesticides.
![Apart from pesticides, toxic colours and hormones like oxytocin are also being used indiscriminately to ripen vegetables and fruits. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/potato_2_0.jpg?itok=UUvkQljf)