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Water for friends- for free!
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 03:17 PM“Water flows humbly to the lowest level. Nothing is weaker than water, yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, nothing surpasses it.”– Lao Tzu
![Water reservoir at Mima village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/woman_collecting_water_from_village_reservoir_at_mima.jpg?itok=_VxgT34p)
Water privatisation, a failed model?
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 03:12 PMSince water reforms were introduced in India in the 1990s, water privatisation has been propagated as a panacea to the sector's problems.
![JUSCO disconnected Nirmal Basti's water connection](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc05941tp.jpg?itok=_4EMSlyJ)
Ancient engineering marvels of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 02:06 PMSouth India has a rich tradition of tanks with the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh contributing to close to 92% of the total irrigation by tanks in the 1970s. Two decades later, this number dwindled to close to 53%. A decade after that, in 2001, the total contribution of tank irrigation in all of India was estimated to be just around 5.18%.
![Small tank near Thalambedu in Kanchipuram](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_3089.jpg?itok=X7wSgRFV)
Alternative farming method in Karnal
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 01:24 PMKalwaheri is a village of over thousand households comprising mostly of small farmers and landless people tucked away in Karnal, Haryana. The district, once the birth place of the Green Revolution, is now far from green.
![Seed-fertilizer drill in use at Kalwaheri village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/harpreet.jpg?itok=OkzwG7VV)
Fishing for shrimp in Haryana’s farmlands
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 01:08 PMMile after mile of saline lands line the Delhi-Rohtak-Bhiwani stretch of the highway. Here, the land wasn't always saline, it became that way thanks to canal irrigation. Farmers have used extensive surface water, which has led to an increase in groundwater levels. This leads to the twin problem of waterlogging and salinity.
![Tiger shrimp production at Rohtak; Source: CIFE](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tiger_shrimp_copy.jpg?itok=qERI59bu)
Applications invited for the post of 'Project Management Consultant- Sanitation: Behaviour Change Communication, Arghyam, Bangalore/Davangere, Karnataka
Posted on 02 Apr, 2014 12:38 PMAbout the Organisation:
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South Sikkim adapts to climate change
Posted on 02 Apr, 2014 12:11 AMClimate change poses a threat to all. Be it forests, water or agriculture- it affects everything. India's Northeast, particularly, has witnessed a great deal of this impact. Sikkim, the physical bridge between the Northeast and mainland India, is also bearing the brunt of climate change in a myriad ways with agriculture and water bearing the most pronounced repercussions.
![Climate change affects agriculture](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_affects_agriculture.jpg?itok=96RBXwIo)
Coexistence possible—farms and forests, man and nature
Posted on 01 Apr, 2014 11:43 PMNagaland holds many secrets of evolution and sustainable living within its green frontiers. Khonoma village near Kohima is one such plae. It is known not only for being the last frontier the British could never conquer but also for its environmental conscious community and distinct farming practices.
![Alder trees are great nitrogen fixators](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/konooma_6.jpg?itok=2f5kTNhe)
These bacteria are good!
Posted on 01 Apr, 2014 11:16 PM71% of earth’s surface is covered with water found in rivers, lakes and oceans. Due to massive urbanization and industrialization, these resources are often polluted with garbage and industrial waste among other things. There are several ways of cleaning this wastewater. One such method is bioaugmentation.
![Wastewater treatment by bioaugmentation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/stp_0.jpg?itok=GSVwjf5i)