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India's largest springs mapping exercise begins in Meghalaya
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:46 PMWorld Water Day 2015 proved to be significant to the people of Meghalaya. That day is when the state's Springshed Management Initiative was launched.
![Detailed forms record information about springs](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/springs_lead_0.jpg?itok=TTifKi0J)
Delhi Govt bans use of groundwater in city parks
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 11:03 AMStop use of fresh groundwater in city parks: Delhi Government
![The Nakshatra Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14058721699_24e9a5d0c9_z.jpg?itok=cRUrLWpr)
Acute crisis of water, power and medical facilities in Nepal after earthquake
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:39 AMNepal earthquake toll exceeds 4300
![Earthquake in Nepal (Source: Krish Dulal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nepal_earthquake_2015_01.jpg?itok=GWwBBe7h)
ECSI-IISC requests participation in a one-day workshop on ‘Wealth from Waste’
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 10:26 PMThe Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) at Indian Institute of Scienceis organising a one -day workshop on “Wealth from Waste During on 15 May 2015 at Bengaluru.
For more details on the workshop, dowload the brochure from below.
Invitation to the workshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 08:24 PMWorkshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’ by RuTAG IIT Bombay and Jalvardhini at Panvel, Maharashtra. For more details on the workshop download the brochure from below.
Watershed development in India: Learning through experience
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 11:18 PMIndia's water availability in the future is predicted to be bleak if proper steps are not undertaken to deal with the management of the available water resources in the country. The report titled 'Watershed development in India
![Water, a valuable resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_2.jpg?itok=Rkr5ugqD)
An intimate relationship: how rivers, humans and animals coexist
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 06:55 PM“Every inch of our planning is directed towards human beings. At least leave environmental flows alone!”, said the professor, revealing a side to himself that I had not dreamt existed.
![On the banks of the Gomti at Lucknow](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/along_the_river.jpg?itok=Mk17-tKK)
Causes of agrarian stagnation: A tale of two regions
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 06:25 PMVidarbha region in Maharashtra has continued to be in the news over the years because of its severe agrarian crisis with reports of severe droughts, loss of crops and increasing farmer suicides. Relief packages have done very little to solve these problems.
![Farmer couple ploughing their fields](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_6.jpg?itok=oCL51JDS)
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2009
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 02:16 PMPlease provide us some background on the hydrogeology of Maharashtra and its special features, which make it stand out as compared to the other parts of the country.
![View of an open well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/open_well_7.jpg?itok=bFeN-YtH)
SaciWATERs calls for a research grant in South-Asia for Grounded Gender-Agriculture Research
Posted on 24 Apr, 2015 12:50 PMResearch scholarships for ‘Promoting Young Researchers in South Asia for Grounded Gender-Agriculture Research’ is now opened for applications from Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The scholarship is funded by the Consortium Group of International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) Water, Land and Ecosystems in partnership with SaciWATERs.