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Quotes from the Earth – An Environmental Film Festival
Posted on 03 Dec, 2018 10:46 AMAbout the event:
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India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:57 AMGovernment focusing on Ganga clean-up and not its rejuvenation: Environmentalists
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NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMYamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore
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Two states and a river: More power or more water?
Posted on 25 Nov, 2018 12:26 PMA new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joining the Bay of Bengal at Odisha’s coast.
![The Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahanadi.jpg?itok=Ma4jlC1T)
The garbage siege of our coasts
Posted on 23 Nov, 2018 05:47 PMThe garbage crisis is not only invading Indian cities, but coasts as well, and the problem is assuming grave proportions.
![Marine litter on one of the Mumbai beaches. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mumbai_coasts1.jpg?itok=nnQV8xi9)
How can small farmers' income be increased?
Posted on 23 Nov, 2018 05:23 PMAs per the agricultural statistics of 2014, nearly 430 people depend on farming in India while 263 million people are either farmers or agricultural workers. Farmers are major contributors to the growth of Indian economy and their concerns impact policies in the country.
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Bengaluru drinks poisoned water
Posted on 22 Nov, 2018 11:17 AMIndia is running out of water fast. As if this is not bad news enough, it has been found that even the available water is highly polluted with organic and hazardous pollutants.
![Poor drinking water quality can pose a risk to health. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drinking_water1_0.jpg?itok=2HWKSyIK)
Can villages be made drought-free in 45 days?
Posted on 21 Nov, 2018 12:21 PMIn Maharashtra, a “Water Cup competition” held annually by Paani Foundation started by film star Aamir Khan and his team is compelling everyone working in the water sector to take serious note of it.
![Actor Aaamir Khan with Paani Foundation team.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/paani_foundation.jpg?itok=J22CqSe2)
When the pits fill up: A day in the life of sanitation workers in urban India
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:57 PMIndia’s flagship sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe and proper disposal”. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities work towards technological, financing and governance initiatives that would ensure safe faecal sludge management. In practice, this means mechanical (i.e.
![A day in the life of sanitation workers in urban India. (Source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/45612317862_50b8a31b11_z_0.jpg?itok=KE2-xuJe)
Cyclone Gaja leaves 80,000 stranded, 40 dead
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:55 PMCyclone Gaja creates havoc in Tamil Nadu
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