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How industries ruined Ratlam’s groundwater
Toxic industrial waste has polluted groundwater in Ratlam. Residents wait for action from authorities. Posted on 25 Jul, 2018 04:53 PM

A resident of Bajankheda village in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, Sitabai Tindor shows her pot full of water to us. A strange red, the water looks unusual. “We have been using this red water for domestic use for the last two decades. Industries in Ratlam has spoilt our land and water. The government has not provided us with any alternatives.

Women pump contaminated water from the hand pump at Bajankheda. (Source: India Water Portal)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
News this week Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PM

All districts but three in Bihar experience drought

Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
How sand mining impacts ecosystem
A lucrative business, sand mining from rivers done illegally and unscientifically is found to affect riverine ecology. Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 11:29 AM

Sand is in high demand in the construction sector. By 2020, 1.4 billion tonnes of sand will be required in India. Sand mining is thus a lucrative business and fuels illegal extraction.

River sand is preferred for construction because it requires less processing. (Source: P Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons)
Delay in 16 major irrigation projects, reports CAG
Policy matters this week Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 11:04 AM

CAG pulls up water ministry for delay in 16 major irrigation projects

Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Mudflats erosion changes Gulf of Khambhat shoreline
Researchers find out that a total of about 28.66 sq km area of high tidal mudflats has got eroded within a span of just three-and-a-half years. Posted on 19 Jul, 2018 12:38 PM

Tidal mudflats of Gulf of Khambhat on west coast constitute an important ecosystem on India’s coastline. Scientists have now found that these mudflats are experiencing severe erosion which is threatening the vital habitat. 

Erosion in high tidal mudflats. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG
Policy matters this week Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PM

CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015

Chennai floods in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
National Waterway-1: Dolphin population declines
News this week Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 10:31 AM

Decline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary

Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
Submit Concept Notes for Breakthrough Solutions for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture
Hindustan Unilever Foundation invites concept notes for scalable solutions that can transform India’s water footprint in agriculture from a highly inefficient state to one of ‘more crop per drop’.
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 03:01 PM

 

No water security without water quality
A study points out that pit latrines with onsite sanitation systems are a source of groundwater contamination. Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 10:19 AM

Groundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.

Unsanitary conditions lead to groundwater contamination. (Image: SuSanA Secretariat, Attribution [CC BY 2.0])
Breeding climate resilience
Scientists come up with two variables to assess resilience of indigenous breeds of goats against climate change. Posted on 13 Jul, 2018 10:19 AM

Climate change is posing a challenge not only to agricultural crops but also to livestock. In order to sustain rural livelihoods, it is critical to identify livestock breeds that are climate resilient. In this direction, Indian scientists have identified two variables which could be used to assess resilience capacity of indigenous breeds of goats.

Osmanabadi breed, one of the breeds of goats studied for its climate resilience. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
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