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Maharashtra
Farmers stand up for their rights
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 02:51 PMThousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis
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India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:57 AMGovernment focusing on Ganga clean-up and not its rejuvenation: Environmentalists
![The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gadmukteshwar_sunset_1_0.jpg?itok=qIsmb4t9)
NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMYamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore
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Cyclone Gaja leaves 80,000 stranded, 40 dead
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:55 PMCyclone Gaja creates havoc in Tamil Nadu
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Vidarbha farmer's date with success
Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 10:12 AMIn a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is special.
![Thangavel date farm (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thangavel_farm-s.jpg?itok=e8UgdBlM)
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AMFund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities
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Artificial lake forms in Brahmaputra
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:27 AMArtificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes
![A flooded river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319697485_dfcb31cdcc_z_1.jpg?itok=4Qb-Nthc)
Maintain minimum flow in the Ganga river: Centre
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:57 PMCentre notifies minimum e-flow for the Ganga river
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_z.jpg?itok=nrdcMCfM)
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:38 PMCyclone Titli devastates Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
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Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 12:09 PMNew coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles
![Olive Ridley turtle (Source: Pawar Pooja via Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-olive_ridley_turtle_dscn0695.jpg?itok=-9FXcvBd)