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Cyclone Roanu: Wanes off India but creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 24 May, 2016 09:44 PM

India escapes impact of cyclone Roanu while it creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)

Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States

Policy matter this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 24 May, 2016 10:22 AM

NGT gets tough over wetland notification

Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Changing seasons and diarrhoeal diseases

This study in urban and rural areas of Vellore, Tamil Nadu found that seasonal fluctuations had an effect on water quality and diarrhoeal disease risk.

Alexandra V. Kulinkina et al

Posted on 19 May, 2016 09:07 AM

Access to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India

Water quality, seasonality and diarrhoeal diseases (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Formulate National Plan on drought management: SC to Centre

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 May, 2016 05:28 PM

SC directs Centre to prepare National Disaster Plan, implement MGNREGA, Food Security Act to tackle drought

Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)

Delayed by a week, monsoon to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 May, 2016 01:57 PM

Monsoon delayed by a week, to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD

Rainfall in India (Source: Varun Duta Gupta via IWP's Flickr Photos)

Collateral damage: Buffalo herders and privatisation of water

Livestock herders are the unreported victims of unpredictable rainfall, denied access to existing sources of water, and xenophobia. India Water Portal speaks to one such set of refugees.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 17 May, 2016 11:23 AM

Kishan Yadav has a lot in common with the popular flute-playing god whose namesake he is. They share a name, a caste, a profession, and the land they live on.

Buffaloes huddle in the meagre shade offered by roadside trees in their search for water

Two states, a canal and a river

A solution to the problem of sharing Yamuna waters continues to elude Delhi and Haryana even as the river dries up and caste issues flare up.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 17 May, 2016 11:21 AM

‘Jat’ reservation and the rampage on a canal

Munak canal to check seepage losses along the Western Yamuna Canal and to augment its supply

A lac cooperative’s success story

A lac cooperative in Jharkhand strengthens and streamlines the lac-production system

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 17 May, 2016 11:04 AM

The farmers of Jharkhand have long been depending on lac farming for their livelihood. Lac, a resin extensively used in preparation of a range of products - from cosmetics to ammunition - is cultivated on a variety of trees, mostly fruit-bearing and shady trees like Ber, Kusum, Palash and Sal.

TRCSC promoting lac based products like bangles through training of over 200 women members of SHGs

"SWM-ing" against the tide

While solid waste management is largely ignored by Panchayats and citizens, Goa manages to go against this trend. How does it do this?

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 16 May, 2016 10:37 AM

The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. A visit to almost any village or small town in India today will serve to confirm that statement. In an undoubtedly laudable attempt to keep the village clean, gram panchayats tend to dump waste in a convenient patch of land on the outskirts.

A roadside wetland remains a biodiversity haven instead of being clogged with trash in Vernem,Goa

Urban sanitation in India: Lessons from Brazil

Brazil’s trajectory of industrial growth & rapid urbanisation is akin to India. Then how has it managed to provide it’s urban citizens better sanitation facilities?

Anjali Chikersal

Aditya Bhol

Posted on 14 May, 2016 01:08 PM

Urban sanitation in India and the need to look at Brazil