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Kerala
Wetlands in Uttarakhand degraded: WWF
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:02 PMNegligence behind the degradation of Uttarakhand wetlands: WWF
![Renuka lake in Uttarakhand. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wetland_2_0.jpg?itok=evXcGGPo)
Inform us about future hydel projects: Pakistan to India
Posted on 23 Jan, 2017 08:50 PMIndia should inform us about its future hydel projects: Pakistan
![Chenab river (Source: Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chenab_river.jpg?itok=bqytFmfx)
TN suffers the worst north-east monsoon in 140 years
Posted on 16 Jan, 2017 11:50 AMTamil Nadu declares drought
![TN farmers in the midst of a crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_7_0.jpg?itok=fr9zKLWm)
State of rivers goes south
Posted on 14 Jan, 2017 05:40 PMAt a time when the government’s attention is steered towards the concerns of the northern rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, it is seldom that the polluted rivers of the south India come up for discussion.
![Water-borne litter in Salem, Tamil Nadu. (Source: Parvathisri, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water-borne_litter_in_salem_tamil_nadu_india-parvathisri-wikimedia-commons_0.jpg?itok=Y5QZTdyg)
Worst drought in 115 years hits Kerala
Posted on 02 Jan, 2017 10:33 PMKerala hit by worst drought in 115 years
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0.jpg?itok=paYEnMmH)
Identifying WASH barriers
Posted on 22 Dec, 2016 10:31 PMAs night falls, women in Chempakaraman beach on the Pulluvila coastal belt in Thiruvananthapuram step out of their safe abode and leave for the open fields. The barking of stray dogs send a chill down their spine but still, these women brave the odds and venture into the darkness as it is an urgency.
![A coastal village with poor sanitation facilities in South India (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fishing_women.jpg?itok=-1vMiqAK)
Mining of rare earth minerals poisons land and water
Posted on 06 Dec, 2016 12:49 PMMining and processing of heavy and rare earth minerals can produce a tremendously negative impact on the land and environment in the area, the magnitude and intensity of which depends on the kind of chemicals and processes used, the efforts taken in the management of waste as well as on environmental fragility of the location.
![Sand mining and environmental pollution (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sand_mining.jpg?itok=YisrqyYU)
Sutlej Yamuna Link canal row intensifies
Posted on 14 Nov, 2016 05:44 AMSC sets aside Punjab's order quashing water-sharing agreement with Haryana
![Satluj river, Punjab (Source: Harpreet Riat/Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/syl_0.jpg?itok=AsIKteTG)
Kerala declares its districts drought-hit
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 09:51 AMAll 14 districts in Kerala have been declared drought-hit
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0.jpg?itok=mJGyq9eV)
MGNREGA facing fund crunch
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 09:30 AMMore fund over the budgetary allocation sought for MGNREGA
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_0.jpg?itok=K-PALuaF)