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Soil health is declining in India: Report
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 11:24 AMCarbon content in India's soil decreases
![India's soil health needs attention. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z.jpg?itok=-S0K2P84)
Waiting for water
Posted on 15 Nov, 2017 05:50 AMIn the early hours, the villagers of Khalabari, a tribal-dominated village in the Dumuripadar gram panchayat of Koraput district in Odisha step out of their houses for bringing wood and drinking water. The road to the forest where the water is available is rocky.
![Khalabari village (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24260720608_796c84b5d4_o.jpg?itok=T1hupHcK)
Yamuna cleanup: NGT raps Delhi authorities
Posted on 25 Oct, 2017 10:38 AMNGT raps authorities for Yamuna cleanup in Delhi
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When women came together for water
Posted on 04 Oct, 2017 01:29 PMWomen of Podapathar village in Sundargarh district in Odisha have become an inspiration for millions of women in the country now, thanks to their determination to improve the drinking water situation in their village.
![Women of Podapathar (Source: India Water Problem)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0446tps.jpg?itok=Frt8QkiB)
The fight for the doomed land
Posted on 04 Oct, 2017 05:36 AMOn January 13, 1957, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Hirakud dam, calling it the temple of modern India. It has submerged more than 360 villages (1,23,000 acres of land) and displaced 26,561 families.
![Hirakud Dam (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_3.jpg?itok=dtkXsQvQ)
A Data Journey in Odisha
Posted on 06 Sep, 2017 02:22 PMBack in 2015, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha got to know about a strange problem in his constituency. There were reports of a number of bone deformities and crippled people in areas surrounding Patripal village of Remuna block. They seemed to be related to fluoride in water, causing a disease called Skeletal Fluorosis.
![2015–16 Fluoride data of Remuna, Balasore, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1-c4iet-ef2rljz39swo2pla.jpeg?itok=WMQVw_91)
What do rural women say about sanitation?
Posted on 15 Aug, 2017 10:09 AMDoes gender matter when it comes to sanitation? Apparently, it does.
![Women and their unvoiced sanitation needs. (Women in Deogarh morning, Orissa, India. Source: Simon Williams / Ekta Parishad)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_sanitation_6.jpg?itok=wGrBS64d)
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AMEnvironment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
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Loan waiver alone cannot solve farmers' woes: Experts
Posted on 04 Jul, 2017 02:26 PMNeed to tackle core issues to end farm crisis: Experts
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9333357677_cf6dcc0618_z_0.jpg?itok=h_bC4AXx)
Uttarakhand against living person status to rivers
Posted on 04 Jul, 2017 02:04 PMUttarakhand challenges living person status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers, moves SC
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1_1.jpg?itok=9QNXKJeh)