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Internship Opportunity with the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Posted on 03 Apr, 2016 06:51 AMAbout the internship: The internship period will me minimum of 2 months and depending on the nature of work and interest of candidates, the internship will either be paid or unpaid.
Calculating the water footprint of buildings
Posted on 02 Apr, 2016 05:43 PMConstruction industry is a booming industry, with the real estate sector contributing heavily towards the country’s GDP.
![What is the water footprint of a building (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ishtika_house_construction_-_saradas.jpg?itok=6EsebMMQ)
The Dying Springs of Chirimiri'
Posted on 01 Apr, 2016 06:04 PMChirimiri Coalfield is a part of Central India Coalfields, located in Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
![Coal mining in Chirimiri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0086tps.jpg?itok=tgRn4QET)
Insects aren't the enemy, pesticides are!
Posted on 31 Mar, 2016 11:21 AMEvery night, an incandescent bulb lights up the terrace room of a house in Lalitkhera village in Haryana. Insects from the adjoining pond swarm to this solitary bright spot under which Sheila Devi sits with a cup and saucer in her hand.
![Women farmers studying insects during a class (Source: Keet Saksharta Mission)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/26jnd03.jpg?itok=ixCM-mTO)
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.
![Prof. Hari Shreshta works towards creating awareness about environmental flows in Nepal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/prof_shreshta.jpg?itok=ffrqSlxh)
Drinking water becomes a luxury for Maharashtrians
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 03:06 PMMaharashtra reeling under its worst water crisis
![Queuing up for water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3729569965_de36d4c1ce_z.jpg?itok=id8C_Qs7)
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
![Ganga river near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1.jpg?itok=unlw0F1E)
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.
![Mumbai's Oshiwara river severely polluted with waste (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-oshiwara_river.jpg?itok=RYauvYyS)
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.
![Water must be priced based on its value (Source:India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9427151144_615295017c_z.jpg?itok=iTtHdZ7P)
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.
![A hand pump in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_1.jpg?itok=W3T-nn38)