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The Yamuna, a song, and a dance
Posted on 23 Mar, 2016 09:13 PMThe World Culture Festival (WCF) organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has been in the news ever since Manoj Misra, an environmental activist and convenor of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in December 2015.
![Front view of the giant stage under construction as of February 20, 2016 (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_4.jpg?itok=Xp62ZdnH)
Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PMReservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi
![Holi being celebrated (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/barsana_holi_festival_1.jpg?itok=pyeDc9z4)
Should we look beyond 'jobs' to 'livelihoods' this World Water Day?
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 09:39 AMWith water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016
![Theme of World Water Day 2016: Water and Jobs (Source: UN Water)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/niranjan_wwd_no_border.jpg?itok=c-GUgMHX)
Courting catastrophe: Unplanned urbanisation and flooding
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:40 AMSouth India's rivers are rain-fed unlike those in the North, which are glacier-fed due to the contrasting topography and climate. Unlike the Himalayan system, many of India’s peninsular rivers dry up during the hotter half of the year, leaving lips and fields equally parched.
![Houses constructed on the fringes of the Ambattur eri in Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10426082604_c723bb867a_z.jpg?itok=nKNgl0KB)
Water is more than a job for them
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:39 AM"A job isn’t just a job. It’s who you are". That quote seems to define the five people who are being honoured for their extraordinary dedication in ensuring water to the people in Nagaon and the newly declared Hojai district of Assam.
![Contribution of water sector workers at the grassroots level goes unrecognised very often](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/19888110004_3bf4604886_k.jpg?itok=sWlST5On)
Bihari bait for Punjabi fish
Posted on 20 Mar, 2016 11:56 AM“This is my business, I am nobody’s slave,” says Kapal Nishad. He is one of the over two million migrants who came to Punjab over 20 years ago.
![First half of the day is spent netting the fish which is sold in the evening.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0217.jpg?itok=A_-aA0PG)
Think livelihoods, not only jobs
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 04:33 PMThe theme for the 2016 UN World Water Day is 'Water and Jobs'. What is your opinion of the chosen theme?
![Two men fish from a small rowboat on the placid Ramganga near Harewali](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/harewali_barrage_031.jpg?itok=5WPirDL2)
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 01:31 PMChinna, 35, harvests fish and is engaged on a piece rate basis by the local contractor who has rights to fishing in the village tank in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. At times, Chinna also uses family labour to complete his work.
![Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vsk.jpg?itok=otJIBut5)
Can India meet its target of 100GW of solar power by 2022?
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 09:01 PMThe present government has set a target of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity for the country by 2022.
![Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar_panels_tn_1.jpg?itok=LOILGBHR)