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TN to pay fine for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
Posted on 19 Feb, 2019 05:54 PMNGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
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World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
Posted on 19 Feb, 2019 05:37 PMWorld Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
![Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_5_0.jpg?itok=Gsw2_JE3)
The Himalayan glaciers shrink
Posted on 19 Feb, 2019 03:07 PMThe Himalayas are often called the water towers of Asia because of the vast amount of water locked in the form of ice in thousands of glaciers there. But concerns relating to climate change have often put a question mark on future water availability from these glaciers.
![Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas might contain 27 percent less ice than previously believed. (Pic: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11446516223_0cd23d50dd_z_0.jpg?itok=-sRN6ks2)
Nominations invited for third batch of Odisha Water Honours
Posted on 18 Feb, 2019 04:16 PMThe Odisha Water Honours, the only of its
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Vacancy at Arghyam for position of Engineering Manager - ForWater
Posted on 18 Feb, 2019 11:17 AMAbout Arghyam and ForWater Platform
River basin governance: Learnings from Cauvery conflict
Posted on 15 Feb, 2019 01:38 PMThe river Cauvery—an inter-state river shared by the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as well as the Union Territory of Pondicherry—has often been in the news for the fight over its waters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. What dominates the issue is the conflicting demands for irrigation from the plateau region of Karnataka and the delta region in Tamil Nadu.
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_river_2.jpg?itok=amMEmC0l)
After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 01:29 PMNavigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration
![Farakka Barrage by Sudip Burman via Google Maps, Feb 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farakka_barrage_-_google_maps1_1.jpg?itok=zhzpYUgB)
Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 12:53 PMWildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor
![Flamingos at Sewri wetland in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33456608801_60dfe81e82_b.jpg?itok=yc83IKGm)
Urban Water Challenge Workshop
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 10:59 AMAre you ready to apply the collective brain power of multinationals, startups, innovators and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to make sustainable change for urban water in India?
Income support: Budget 2019 showstopper
Posted on 11 Feb, 2019 07:04 PMThe decline in public, as well as private investment, has led to a slowdown in the growth of agriculture and allied sectors in the last five years. The crisis in the agrarian sector had intensified over the last few years. It is now the political talking point with many farmers' rallies, marches and protests being held all over the country.
![For doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022, the slew of measures proposed under the budget is inadequate. (Image: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/azhar-feder-cc-by-sa3.0_1.jpg?itok=J6zbRhF7)