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Uttarakhand - ravaged by God or Governance?
Posted on 26 Jun, 2013 07:23 AMIf you thought that Uttarakhand was a land populated solely by tourists, I wouldn’t blame you. After all, that’s been the focus of the media in relation to who’s been affected by the recent floods – pilgrims at the Char Dhams and at Hemkund Sahib. The numbers are staggering, no doubt.
![House washed away by the Uttarakhand floods](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pickofweek4_1.jpg?itok=XOgPoNls)
Fight water-borne diseases before they happen
Posted on 25 Jun, 2013 11:07 PMThe monsoon brings with it water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and dysentery, which cause suffering and death. Although this is a recurring theme annually, not enough measures are taken to prevent this. The state of Assam decided to take some action in May of this year.
![Mobile labs that tested water samples in Assam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mobile_vans.jpg?itok=kbGPIR9D)
Wonder women of many Tamil Nadu villages - Water and Sanitation Promoters
Posted on 24 Jun, 2013 09:32 PMSanitation is a familiar term but is often misunderstood to mean the building and using of toilets but this isn’t true. It covers a whole range of thought and action both pre and post latrine use, which includes cleanliness, personal hygiene and the safe disposal of the urine and faeces.
![Wonder women of Sanarpudur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_5190-2.jpg?itok=2ieomvjq)
Free online course on 'Introduction to water treatment', Delft University of Technology
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 05:06 PMOrganisers
Delft University of Technology
Duration of the course
10 weeks
Estimated effort for the course
About 10-12 hrs/week
About the course
![Water treatment](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_treatment.png?itok=WbcBZC5v)
Invitation to 'Halasina Habba 2013, Jackfruit festival, Varanashi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Karnataka
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:09 PMOrganiser details
Varanashi Jack Growers Assn, Adyanadka, Varanashi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Horticulture Department, DK District & Halasusnehi Koota (Jack lovers Forum)
Venue
![Jackfruit festival 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jackfruit_festival_2013.png?itok=XrZg_EYb)
Elitist Delhi scores low on environmental awareness
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 08:18 AMEnvironmentalist Robert Swan, the first person to walk the North and South Pole, was in Delhi last year. He launched phase IV of Project Search, which aimed to promote environmental awareness and sustainable lifestyles among students. Swan noted that not many Delhiites scored highly on topics of environmental awareness.
![Yamuna in Delhi, Image: PEACE](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_in_delhi_0.jpg?itok=lni500He)
Even climate change discriminates between women and men
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:15 AMWe await a future that could be hotter and drier because of climate change. This is increasingly recognised as a global concern, and available data suggests that it is increasing the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards in South Asia.
![Floods in Bihar; Image: Sharada Prasad](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods-in-bihar-sharada-prasad.jpg?itok=HJ41HR0y)
Harvesting and using roof-top rainwater - Part 2
Posted on 22 Jun, 2013 05:18 PMThis short note is a sequel to my earlier article which analysed the functioning and performance of my Roof-top Rainwater System using Rainy filter. While the earlier article narrated my initial observations on using the Rainy FL-100 filt
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rainyfl.jpg?itok=8KlA9LdS)
From unwieldy to understandable – transform the way you view data
Posted on 19 Jun, 2013 10:38 AMIWP has over 200 sets of water data online. Of this, we have converted around 16 to an Excel format and will be adding more in the coming weeks for you to download. Use our Data Finder, a search tool for finding water data online, to search for this information.
![Piece the data puzzle together to tell a story](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/datarubix.jpg?itok=hIX9nRI7)