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Palwal puts Game Theory to practice
Posted on 21 May, 2018 09:27 PMAt just 24 years of age, Abhinav Vats has learnt a lot as the chief minister’s Good Governance Associate (CMGGA) posted in Palwal district of Haryana. An economics graduate from Delhi University, he worked as a research analyst with McKinsey and Company at Gurgaon for two-and-a-half years before deciding to be a CMGGA.
![Women participate enthusiastically in the ‘Palwal super village challenge’ for last mile delivery of rural development schemes. (Pic courtesy: Abhinav Vats)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_led_mobilization_for_women_empowerment_anganwdi_shg_parameters.jpg?itok=wYUK7KtI)
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Darjeeling tea faces climate risk
Posted on 18 May, 2018 03:07 PMThe gradual change in temperature and rainfall patterns in Darjeeling hills is beginning to affect the production of the famous Darjeeling tea.
![Climate change affects the quantity and quality of Darjeeling tea produced. (Pic courtesy: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2_3.jpg?itok=L6kH-IER)
Hyderabad's sewage-filled drains cleaned manually
Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:50 AMAhead of monsoon, workers made to clean stormwater drains filled with sewage in Hyderabad
![Manual scavenging in a new avatar (Picture courtesy: The New Indian Express)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/manual_scavenging_hyderabad.jpg?itok=SFsKIc2k)
Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:07 AMCentre submits draft scheme on Cauvery river water sharing to the Supreme Court
![Contentious Cauvery (Picture courtesy: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery-ndtv_2.jpg?itok=EniOp-8a)
Disappearing waters of The Himalayas
Posted on 14 May, 2018 12:01 PMDelhi’s Jor Bagh metro station is the site of an ongoing photographic exhibition with thought-provoking images and narratives exploring escalating water crises Indian and Nepal Himalayas face.
![The photograph titled 'Nainital: Changing landscape in the Himalayas'. Image: Toby Smith, Pani-Pahar series](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead-pani-pahar.jpg?itok=FH-Uggvg)
Emission inventory for Delhi
Posted on 10 May, 2018 06:33 AMA group of scientists and students are braving the heat and dust this summer in the national capital to map all possible sources of air pollution, so that by winter this year, we can get a fair idea of different sources of pollution in the city.
![Team collects data for emission inventory. (Pic courtesy: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/air_pollution_delhi_0.png?itok=03TZvxds)
Where the mind is without fear
Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:49 PMPhoolbasan Yadav from the remote Sukaldaihan village in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh shot to fame for her untiring effort in empowering the women of her village. "Since my childhood, I had experienced extreme poverty and hunger, and I feel that similar is the plight of lakhs of women in the country.
![Phoolbasan Yadav (right) receives Padmshree from President Pratibha Patil in 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/uuotcrao_400x400.jpg?itok=VZKdoJT_)
Storms in India: Science of Severity
Posted on 09 May, 2018 03:26 PMAround 127 people died and 300 others were injured during the severe dust and thunderstorms that shook north India on May 2. Winds touching a speed of 126 kilometres per hour brought down houses and uprooted trees, thus becoming the strongest storm in the last six years. What led to such a massive weather event?
![Image for representation purpose only. Source: Pixabay](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sandstorm-165332_1920.jpg?itok=40fAK9Ww)
Assam continues to battle fluorosis
Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:26 AMFarhanuddin was just five years old when a pain in his knee began bothering him. It was 2013. Slowly, his legs began to change shape. They got so badly deformed that it began to affect his everyday life. He was gloomy and tired most times and had trouble walking.
![All stakeholders were brought on board to work on a comprehensive approach at tackling the fluorosis problem. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam.jpg?itok=evBLhioS)