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Maharashtra
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
![Coastal communities in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9506793909_a745ace209.jpg?itok=pkm1eSIW)
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
![A file photo shows a severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z_0.jpg?itok=gwo61CxB)
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)
Dam safety project gets additional funds
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 05:40 PMAdditional funds of over Rs 1,300 crore allocated to dam safety project
![Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_5.jpg?itok=R2hBZBix)
India has 45 critically polluted river stretches: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 01:47 PMPolluted river stretches increases to 351, as against 302 in 2015
![Solid waste on the banks of the Mithi river. (Image source: Rohit Sharma, Arpita Bhagat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_7_0_0.jpg?itok=QCHzoKXQ)
NGT asks states to save ecology of Western Ghats
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 07:24 AMNo more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT
![Western Ghats as seen from Wagamon view point. (Source: Anand via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/western_ghats_as_seen_from_vagamon_view_point.jpg?itok=EjTNGQf9)
Maharashtra comes out with draft groundwater rules
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 06:26 AMMaharashtra farmers to need approval to sow water-intensive crops
![A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9545440464_8775944941_z_0.jpg?itok=RP5djSsV)