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Industrial effluents dirty River Brahmani
Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 06:47 PMWater is the most fundamental component of any natural resource, and the crisis of fresh water has posed a formidable challenge worldwide. Among the sources of drinking water rivers play an important role, and in the peninsular river system in India, the River Brahmani plays a pivotal role.
![Effluents from industries & factories contaminate the water source (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/discharge_pipe.jpg?itok=i2hudgyu)
Ultratech Cement mines limestone (and villagers) in Chhattisgarh
Posted on 13 Dec, 2015 03:38 PMParaswani village in Balodabazar district, Chhattisgarh contains vast reserves of limestone, a sedimentary rock that is a primary ingredient in the cement manufacturing process. Since 1992, Ultratech Cement Ltd. (UTCL) followed by four other similar companies, have begun excavating this rock within a 30 km radius of the village.
![A view of the Ulratech Cement factory from Paraswani](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23242374375_229a4cd22e_z.jpg?itok=ZzRNLvKM)
From toilet to tap: Is that the future of drinking water?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:47 PMAn article in India Today three years ago was titled ‘Beware Delhi!
![Yogendra Singh, an operator, explains how the 'Toilet to tap' plant functions](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yogendra.jpg?itok=y-Nm9-a5)
How will India's growing thirst for water impact regional relations?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:00 AMAs the demand for water is projected to increase globally, South Asia is becoming a hotspot where the economy and the population could be adversely impacted by poor water security due to growing household, agricultural and industrial needs, as well as increase in water-related disasters.
The threat of water security challenges faced by India
![The Brahmaputra river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bramhaputra.jpg?itok=KZbgULki)
Using community support to battle fluoride contamination
Posted on 08 Dec, 2015 09:17 PMWhat is the exact problem as regards fluoride contamination in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Dhar district?
![Several young children in Jhabua suffer from skeletal fluorosis (Source: INREM Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/skeletal_fluorosis_inrem_0.jpg?itok=rd4oCW6l)
Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality
![The Krishna river, Wai, Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_0_0.jpg?itok=f8jwi-Nm)
Webinar: Asian Water Towers
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 09:35 AMSpeaker: Arthur Lutz (FutureWater & Utrecht University)
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Sun, stone and water: Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 09:22 AM'Rajon ki baoli' also known as 'Rajon-ki-bain
![Rajon ki baoil' in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi (Source: IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23147504380_386a060e33_c.jpg?itok=M6j0STrb)
Understanding the connect between caste and sanitation
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 11:14 PMOf the one billion people defecating out in the open globally, 66% live in India of which as high as 92% live in rural areas.
![Factors affecting sanitation outcomes (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_7.jpg?itok=ZcAHXV_D)