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Water in Pune’s urban quagmire
A study develops a peri-urban and rurban water and sanitation index for Pune.
Rebecca Hui
James L Wescoat Jr.
Posted on 02 Sep, 2019 12:01 PM

Drinking water programs in India treat urban and rural areas separately, generally neglecting the special characteristics of settlements referred to as peri-urban – those on the outskirts or peripheries of urban areas, or “rurban” settlements i.e. rural areas with urban facilities.
A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)
Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion to provide potable water
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 11:14 PM

Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion under Jal Jeevan Mission: PM Modi
Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Floods claim 227 lives; Centre proposes river basin management bill to check floods
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 14 Aug, 2019 01:37 PM

Southwest monsoon claims 227 lives
Rescue efforts underway during the floods in Chennai in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 11:07 PM

Government to 3D map aquifers in all villages
Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:45 PM

Lok Sabha passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019  
Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
A research paper argues that quick fix solutions to drought management will not work unless they are backed up by proper planning, implementation, monitoring and regulation of water use.
Neha Bhadbhade
Sarita Bhagat
KJ Joy
Abraham Samuel
Kiran Lohakare
Raju Adagale
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 10:29 AM

Maharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad.
Quick fix solutions to droughts will not work (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Global freshwater fish species under grave threat: IUCN
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Jul, 2019 05:01 PM

Alarming decline in global freshwater fish species: IUCN
Freshwater fish species across the world under grave threat (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Dibang hydel project gets approval
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Jul, 2019 04:27 PM

Cabinet approves Dibang hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh
People protesting Dibang Hydropower Project (Source: SANDRP)
Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill both get approval
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 10:34 PM

Meghalaya's draft water policy gets approval
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been fighting over Cauvery water sharing for a long time (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PM

Government cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission 
Irrigation well in Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image credit: Manu Moudgil for India Water Portal
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