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Bye bye El Nino; more rains this year!
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:02 PMAbove normal rainfall for India as El Nino comes to an end
![Downpour in Bihar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_1_0.jpg?itok=5v0q1y_u)
Release water from private dams: Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:01 PMBombay HC demands release of water from private dams
![A dam in Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9196595119_2dfb3dfedd_z.jpg?itok=fNZmnqj_)
Kolkata's ponds on shaky ground
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 09:38 PMUrban water bodies have an important role in the urban ecology. It is not just a source or water collected somewhere but is an integral part of life--a haven for different types of trees, insects, birds and small animals.
![College Square tank or Gol Dighi, one of the very old ponds in Kolkata](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ponds.jpg?itok=5mDoyL8u)
Watershed management: Still a long way to go
Posted on 31 May, 2016 04:39 PMWith two consecutively weak monsoons, this summer is particularly difficult for India.
![A traditional system practised in Uttarakhand, the circular pits on the slopes store rainwater and allow it to slowly percolate to the drain line, where water is stored in the pond.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8633236321_6a2b5eff49_z.jpg?itok=81IMWaIM)
Young professionals lead the way in water and sanitation
Posted on 31 May, 2016 12:22 PMHirehandigola village in Gadag district of North Karnataka is an unsurprising picture of rural India.
![Hirehandigola village, North Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hirehandigola_village_image1.jpg?itok=KmSU2K6F)
Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli
Posted on 31 May, 2016 10:52 AMThe legend has it that in the year 1321-22, mystic and 14th century Sufi saint
![Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah 'baoli': An inherent part of a greater spiritual experience](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/26653266723_d51b5d0fae_z.jpg?itok=bYeAw7dZ)
‘Bharat Mata’ weeps in dry Marathwada
Posted on 30 May, 2016 09:25 AMThe image of a woman walking for miles with a pot of water on her head, another pot in one arm and a frail child clutching on to the other arm does not surprise anyone in Marathwada.
![Women wait for water in Latur (Source: Roshan Rathod)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/marathwada_3.jpg?itok=yO6OKlv3)
Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
Posted on 28 May, 2016 05:46 PMIt would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
![India’s steel city dumps its waste into Subarnarekha, the river of gold](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/subarnarekha-mango.jpg?itok=A1X24JKt)
Breaching barriers towards better menstrual hygiene
Posted on 27 May, 2016 04:06 PMThe female menstrual cycle is the intricate work of hormones. Usually, girls start their cycle anywhere between 12 and 17 years of age when a series of changes prepare their uterus for child-bearing. The body produces the hormone oestrogen which stimulates the growth of a protective lining inside the uterus to cushion the baby in preparation of pregnancy every month.
![An IWP fellow talks to girls about menstrual hygiene at the Nirmal Bharat Yatra in Gorakhpur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8186617929_0df95164ca_z.jpg?itok=-eRPrtp4)