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Groundwater markets flourish in peri-urban Hyderabad
Posted on 28 Sep, 2019 01:44 PMPeri urban spaces swept up in the urbanisation tangle
![Groundwater in Hyderabad, in peril (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/governance_6.jpg?itok=EvFVEf7M)
Applying ethics to water management, to ensure equity in access to all
Posted on 26 Sep, 2019 03:57 PMAt a workshop on Water Ethics leading up to the Water Future Conference in Bangalore in September 2019, the idea of, and the need for an ethical framework for water management and legislation was discussed.
![From left to right - Siddharth Krishnan (ATREE), David Groenfeldt (Water Culture Institute), Sara Ahmed (University of Cambridge), Veena Srinivasan (ATREE), KJ Joy (SOPPECOM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7243.jpeg?itok=AaUciMXh)
Water wisdom in times of a climate crisis
Posted on 26 Sep, 2019 12:15 PMA recent report by Shailendra Yashwant for Oxfam India looks at India’s ingenious ways of harvesting, storing and distributing water from the Kuhls in Himachal Pradesh that channel water from Himal
![Bandhara (in Nashik, Maharashtra), a low masonry weir of 1.2 to 4.5 m height, which is constructed across a small stream for diverting the water into a small main canal taking off from its upstream side (Image: Shailendra Yashwant, Oxfam India)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bandhara.jpg?itok=Svnfg1Wu)
Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs
Posted on 25 Sep, 2019 07:21 PMBengaluru, September 24 (India Science Wire): The Indian coastline is home to an ancient and diverse coral reef system that provides natural habitat for diverse marine underwater ecosystem.
![Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-coral_reef_in_malluse_tasi.jpg?itok=Urlw2Pva)
India’s deepening water crisis
Posted on 25 Sep, 2019 02:50 PMThe last few months have seen much debate and discussion on the fast approaching Day Zero, with claims that taps in 21 major Indian cities will dry up.
![water crisis india](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vinoth-chandar-cc_by_2.jpg?itok=tBiFFvXg)
Water levels in major reservoirs rise to 85 percent of overall capacity: CWC
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 10:31 PMReservoir levels increase to 85 percent of overall capacity this year
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_2.jpg?itok=KgukgU3P)
Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 01:08 PMSupreme Court question authorities on why manual scavenging still prevails
![Despite the ban, manual scavenging continues. (Image courtesy: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/th-drainage_2210670f_0.jpg?itok=4Kq-rfWS)
Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks - India's sanitation warriors
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 11:45 AMIn 2014, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to accelerate efforts in achieving universal sanitation coverage. The issue of access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities also became a major Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) when the United Nation set 17 global goals in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda.
![For Akshant Nagar, 23, schoolchildren turned out to be the biggest driving force in helping to make Pipariya block in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh become open defecation free (ODF) in just seven months. Image credit: Tata Trusts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akshant_nagar-3.jpg?itok=9IUPP8dX)
GIS and Remote Sensing Workshop on Natural Resource Management
Posted on 18 Sep, 2019 12:49 PMSpatial and temporal information of agriculture, forest, topography, land use change, climate and socio-economic factors are very useful in the planning and implementation of Natural Resource Management (NRM) programs.
How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
Posted on 17 Sep, 2019 06:06 PMNew Delhi, September 17 (India Science Wire): A new technology developed by Indian scientists for ecological restoration is helping in revival of mangroves degraded due to rising sea levels, climate change and human intrusion in the Sunderbans in West Bengal.
![A restored site of degraded mangroves. Image credit: India Science Wire](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/isw_article_lead_image_0.jpg?itok=xpeHhaqK)