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Voices that go unheard
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 09:45 AMMinket Lepcha always felt close to nature and the environment since her childhood, thanks to her upbringing in the picturesque Darjeeling. Though she had spent many years in Delhi, studying and working in corporate firms, her interest in community development, environment and culture brought her back to her home town.
![Minket Lepcha receives Young Green Filmmaker award at WIFF 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc08212_1024.jpg?itok=wzjrKK2A)
Champions of cleanliness
Posted on 04 Oct, 2016 11:36 PM“Like 'Satyagraha' freed the country from colonialism, 'Swachhagraha' would free the country from dirt” – Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Dealing with urban waste
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 11:17 PMWhen it comes to managing huge piles of waste, Indian metros have a monumental task in hand. As per 2011 figures, Delhi is the biggest waste generator with 6800 tonnes of waste being produced daily.
![Pushpa leads the struggle against Bhalaswa landfill that contaminates Delhi's groundwater.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pushpa-who-has-been_leading-the-struggle-of-bhalaswa-people-to-clean-water2_0.jpg?itok=xHu5JtfH)
J&K mulls mini dams for irrigation
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:22 PMJ&K govt to construct ‘mini dams’ for irrigation
![The Indus river. (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indus_river_from_karakouram_highway.jpg?itok=nYaDzauI)
Karnataka not to release water to TN
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:13 PMNo water to TN till a special state legislature session takes a call: Karnataka
![Cauvery river. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_1077.jpg?itok=LlugWSrD)
Farmers think tanks, fight to save water
Posted on 29 Sep, 2016 05:57 PMThe union territory (UT) Of Puducherry is, for the most part, enveloped on three sides by the state of Tamil Nadu with the Bay of Bengal framing its eastern face. A total of 84 irrigation tanks--part of the Gingee and Pennaiyar river systems--dot the territory’s landscape.
![Villagers offer their prayers to the guardian of the Bahour tank, Ayyanar (Image: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24910751656_d510ea7f22_z.jpg?itok=B4Yaoi0j)
Call for Applications: HI-AWARE Academy for Doctoral Students
Posted on 26 Sep, 2016 11:17 AMAbout the HI-AWARE Academy
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Monsoon 2016: Rains create havoc
Posted on 25 Sep, 2016 09:51 PMRains cause havoc in Hyderabad while Mumbai lakes, dams overflow with water
![Powai Lake, Mumbai. (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lake_just_trying_to_overflow.jpg?itok=MeS2LoeS)
Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
Posted on 25 Sep, 2016 09:40 PMKarnataka to seek more time to release Cauvery water
![Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_kaveri_river_karnataka_india_2_0.jpg?itok=UKvEF71A)