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The jewels of Pardi Kupi
Posted on 03 Nov, 2017 05:15 AMPearl farmer Sanjay Gandate (33) was waiting for my arrival at his house in Pardi Kupi in the Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. I had missed my early morning bus to Pardi Kupi and took an autorickshaw instead to reach the village. Sanjay greeted me and took me to Wainganga river.
![Clams in Wainganga river (Source: India water portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0033tps_0.jpg?itok=L_l9mA2S)
Thermal power plants can now use more water
Posted on 31 Oct, 2017 09:04 PMNorms relaxed to allow thermal power plants to use more water
![An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z_1_1.jpg?itok=eV5RnaPU)
Yamuna cleanup: NGT raps Delhi authorities
Posted on 25 Oct, 2017 10:38 AMNGT raps authorities for Yamuna cleanup in Delhi
![Children rummage through garbage near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935427348_b6fdcf3d09_z_1_1.jpg?itok=z-jNllvF)
New guidelines for industries on groundwater use?
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 02:14 PMNew guidelines proposed by the Centre on groundwater usage by industries
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_2.jpg?itok=VfWZ8bR9)
Panel to manage northeastern waters formed
Posted on 10 Oct, 2017 02:19 PMCommittee formed for the management of water resources in the Northeast
![A water body in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204951120_73b6d8d133_z_0.jpg?itok=ujfXlU38)
Pesticides kill 18 Maharashtra farmers
Posted on 10 Oct, 2017 01:53 PMMaharashtra farmers die from inhaling toxic pesticides
![A farmer sprays pesticides on his vegetable farm. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27488080991_73e50f3ff4_z.jpg?itok=8rO3tTTp)
Threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration
Posted on 06 Oct, 2017 06:26 AMPashan lake, the pride of Pune, is dying! Water hyacinth continues to invade the lake and pollution levels in the lake are high, threatening its once rich biodiversity. How did this happen?
![Pashan lake cries for help. (Image Source: Dharmaraj Patil)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pashan_lake_1.jpg?itok=ZS2nJs3T)
Bihar canal collapses before inauguration
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:47 AMBhagalpur canal in Bihar collapses during trial run
![Bhagalpur canal after collapse. (Source: Press Trust of India)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1505918251-3772.jpg?itok=eOHbMjuS)
Western Ghats: The green gold of India
Posted on 25 Sep, 2017 05:19 PMThe Western Ghats is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world and is spread across six states—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The forests in the Western Ghats are the water towers of peninsular India.
![Western Ghats as seen from Gobichettipalayam. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-western_ghats_gobi.jpg?itok=oJDecdes)
A fishing holiday for marine health
Posted on 15 Sep, 2017 02:29 PM"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed”--Mahatma Gandhi
![A fisherman shows juvenile fishes. (Source: India water portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27956602260_71e6380ede_z.jpg?itok=um5j-fgs)