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Letting rivers flow in Nepal
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 04:07 PMDr Hari Kumar Shreshta is an engineer, teacher, and a passionate crusader for healthy rivers. On a recent visit to India, he spoke with India Water Portal about the efforts to introduce the concept of environmental flows in hydropower-focused Nepal.

Drinking water becomes a luxury for Maharashtrians
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 03:06 PMMaharashtra reeling under its worst water crisis

4 crore native tree species to be planted along the stretch of the Ganga
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 11:24 AMCentre releases DPR on forestry intervention for Ganga river

Urban India flushes toilet waste—directly or indirectly—into its water bodies
Posted on 28 Mar, 2016 05:29 PMSwachh Bharat Mission (Urban), one of the flagship programmes of the current NDA government, focuses on eliminating open defecation in urban India by constructing individual household, community and public toilets.

Electricity bill tax component often greater than total water bill!
Posted on 28 Mar, 2016 11:24 AMWater is more useful in terms of survival than diamonds. So why then does the latter, which is mostly for ornamental purposes, command a higher price in the market? This contradiction is termed the diamond-water paradox or the paradox of value.

Is safe drinking water for all an elusive goal for rural India?
Posted on 25 Mar, 2016 09:14 PMThe goal of securing universal access to safe drinking water continues to be elusive for India inspite of the impressive strides made in the current years.

The Yamuna, a song, and a dance
Posted on 23 Mar, 2016 09:13 PMThe World Culture Festival (WCF) organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has been in the news ever since Manoj Misra, an environmental activist and convenor of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in December 2015.

Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PMReservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi

Should we look beyond 'jobs' to 'livelihoods' this World Water Day?
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 09:39 AMWith water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016

Courting catastrophe: Unplanned urbanisation and flooding
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:40 AMSouth India's rivers are rain-fed unlike those in the North, which are glacier-fed due to the contrasting topography and climate. Unlike the Himalayan system, many of India’s peninsular rivers dry up during the hotter half of the year, leaving lips and fields equally parched.
