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3 major decisions to revive the Ganga within 3 years
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:27 PMGovernment identifies 11 states along Ganga for sewer link
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z.jpg?itok=Mb-7p29d)
The blocked 'River of Gold'
Posted on 23 Aug, 2014 10:35 AMIn the early hours of Saturday, August 2, 2014 a large landslide struck part of the Sunkoshi river – a tributary of the Ganga – in Nepal. The landslide killed 156 people and affected the livelihoods of countless others. The Nepalese government responded swiftly to the disaster and was careful to manage the large lake that formed upstream of the debris blocking the river.
![Landslide blocks Sun Koshi river, Nepal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/140811-sunkoshi_landslide-01.jpg?itok=js6EatMB)
Kuhl, kohli and a lost tradition
Posted on 22 Aug, 2014 03:02 PMRanjit Singh is elated that someone has come to his village enquiring about his work. He says not many people recognise the worth of traditional occupations like his. “This is especially true of government officials and policy makers who feel everything old is useless”, he points out.
Ranjit is the kohli of Mjately village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
![Kuhls carry glacial melt to fields for irrigation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03452_0.jpg?itok=1TmWdYme)
Himachal Pradesh's forests make way for Renuka Dam
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 01:31 PMForest clearance granted to the proposed Renuka Dam
![Forest cover of Himachal Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11579822395_e321877c14_z.jpg?itok=DX5kPVzm)
Floods wreak havoc in North India
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 12:43 PMHeavy rain causes floods in Uttarakahand, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
![Heavy rains causing flood in North India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_0.jpg?itok=gC_H1nXW)
Uttarakhandi women 1, Ultra Tech Cement 0
Posted on 15 Aug, 2014 12:42 PMWhen Basanti Devi entered the village of Bachwadi in Uttarakhand's Takula block on one of her routine visits, she knew that something was wrong. Instead of the normal hustle, groups of men stood about talking quietly.
![Uttarakhandi women are a force to be reckoned with](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mansa_lead.jpg?itok=cJ23TcaN)
Flood in Odisha affects 3.5 million people across 300 villages
Posted on 12 Aug, 2014 10:50 AMOdisha reels under floods as Mahanadi crosses danger mark
![Odisha reels under floods](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319659485_85b84ccb91_z.jpg?itok=kbAQs52y)
Water Resources Ministry's role expands
Posted on 12 Aug, 2014 08:47 AMNational Ganga River Basin Authority transferred to Water Resources Ministry
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_0.jpg?itok=zX2lhTfA)
Ponds of Darbhanga deconstructed!
Posted on 11 Aug, 2014 02:37 PMThe vast plain in Mithilanchal (now a part of Bihar) wore a festive look despite the early hour. People had been gathering since the wee hours of the morning. Children wore their festive best while women, flowers in their hair and anticipation in their eyes. The air was redolent with the fragrance of the ceremonial fire and the aroma of roasting gram and fried sweets.
![Harahi talaab, Darbhanga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/darbhanga_lead_0.jpg?itok=LTQfiIla)
Applications invited for the post of 'Communications Coordinator/Manager', Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture Network (RRAN)
Posted on 08 Aug, 2014 06:14 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/logo_8.png?itok=DdBXxzr-)