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Climate change affects hydropower generation
Posted on 21 Aug, 2018 04:38 PMA new study has suggested that the government must consider changes occurring due to climate change while planning new hydropower projects.
![Efficiency of hydropower projects affected by climate change. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15432119794_53071d03a0_z_1.jpg?itok=cd_f9eIm)
Delhi stands up for its trees
Posted on 20 Aug, 2018 11:28 AMRecently, Delhi saw an urban Chipko movement of sorts with the people coming out in large numbers with a single agenda—save the last of the trees left in the city. In the famous Chipko movement of 1973, local communities in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand emblematically embraced trees to demand an end to deforestation through forest exploiting contractors.
![People of Delhi came out in large numbers recently and kick-started a movement to save trees. (Image: Delhi Trees SOS)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/delhi_trees_sos_group_1.jpg?itok=q4-HQ0ei)
Simplifying defluoridation
Posted on 19 Aug, 2018 09:12 AMEstimates suggest that about 10 million Indians are affected by fluorosis, a sickness associated with the consumption of increased concentrations of fluoride, mostly through water. Bones get weakened due to excessive accumulation of fluoride in them which results in increased hip and wrist fractures. Dental enamel gets eroded.
![The Superfloc promises a sustainable and cost-effective solution to fluorosis. (Image: Martijn Nitzsche)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead-sf.jpg?itok=Utcwbs0r)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AMIndia is highly vulnerable to desertification.
![Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desertification.jpg?itok=SlL6nMqG)
Potable water supply target not met: CAG
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:43 AMNational Rural Drinking Water Programme: Targets remain unachieved
![Rural India walks far to get water. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/17285080046_69d2e8c3d3_z_1.jpg?itok=nGiVdiRr)
Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:03 AMKerala floods take 38 lives, severe loss reported
![An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala-floods-1533912282.jpg?itok=_gjyYmyr)
Maharashtra’s plastic ban: Another missed opportunity?
Posted on 09 Aug, 2018 11:03 AMThe recent plastic ban in Maharashtra has opened a can of worms and has raised many uncomfortable questions—about the setting of rules with clarity and foresight, better research to understand the challenges in implementing them and the role of citizens in making it a success.
![Increasing plastic waste is a problem in Maharashtra. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/plastic_waste1.jpg?itok=LvGCcgFn)
The Mahanadi tussle: Why Chhattisgarh and Odisha spar
Posted on 08 Aug, 2018 05:08 PMThe interstate dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi's water is an ongoing one and it looks like both the state governments have no interest in finding a long-term solution.
![The Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_4.jpg?itok=AMvouM06)
Toxins on our plate
Posted on 08 Aug, 2018 03:45 PM“The recent scare due to the detection of formalin-laced fish across Goa, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya points to a link between water quality and food safety. Fish traders find it cost-effective to use formalin, a carcinogen, instead of ice to prevent the decomposition of fish during transportation to distant markets.
![The quality of food products and their safety are mostly decided at the primary production stage itself which is unregulated. (Image: Masahiro Ihara, Flickr Commons CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/veg.jpg?itok=eGsSWEG1)
Polavaram project runs into trouble
Posted on 07 Aug, 2018 09:01 PMSC issues notice to Centre on environmental clearance of Polavaram project
![Godavari river across which Polavaram project is being constructed (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/papikondalu_view_10_0.jpg?itok=oKPU99Fn)