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Industrial waste discharge needs monitoring: NGT
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 02:40 PMNGT asks CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge of states
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India has 45 critically polluted river stretches: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 01:47 PMPolluted river stretches increases to 351, as against 302 in 2015
![Solid waste on the banks of the Mithi river. (Image source: Rohit Sharma, Arpita Bhagat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_7_0_0.jpg?itok=QCHzoKXQ)
Ganga clean up: It’s all talk and no action
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 12:06 PMAs the Ganga emerges from the glaciers and glides along the foothills of the mighty Himalayas through the towns and cities with their sprawling ghats, engineered embankments, hydroelectric dams, and interrupted flows at barrages, the icy chilliness of its waters is lost.
![The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Image: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gadmukteshwar_sunset_1.jpg?itok=zkh85N_I)
Sacred groves, the water wizards of Uttarakhand
Posted on 17 Sep, 2018 12:05 PMSacred groves are undisturbed or preserved patches of vegetation or forested areas located on the outskirts of villages, towns or plains that are conserved by communities by dedicating them to local folk deities or ancestral spirits.
![Auli Bugyal, a meadow in Uttarakhand. Auli Bugyal, a meadow in Uttarakhand. (Photo courtesy: Sandeep Brar Jat via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ali_bugyal.jpg?itok=oouqOQko)
Linking weather extremes with climate change
Posted on 17 Sep, 2018 10:40 AMEvery time an extreme weather event like the Kerala floods occurs, there is a great demand for information on its causes. The question uppermost in public discourse is if such events can be attributed to climate change and global warming.
![Whether an extreme weather event can be attributed to climate change or not is a question that has been on the minds of scientists for long. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/21239153153_0a2b1a318b_z.jpg?itok=lUxQaHd6)
Lake congestion worsened Kerala floods: CWC
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 08:05 AMClean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala
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NGT asks states to save ecology of Western Ghats
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 07:24 AMNo more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT
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Dealing with disasters in the Valley
Posted on 10 Sep, 2018 11:57 AMWitnessing a multitude of disasters from destructive floods to catastrophic earthquakes, the vulnerabilities arising out of natural disasters are ever increasing in Jammu and Kashmir.
![Destruction caused by September 2014 floods at a posh locality in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajbagh. Over 300 people lost their lives, thousands were rendered homeless and property worth billions was damaged during the floods. (All photos courtesy: Afsana Rashid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_photo_vi-floods-.jpg?itok=AfgKTFoq)
More water for crops
Posted on 06 Sep, 2018 02:44 PMA new study has pointed out that increased irrigation efficiency does not translate to more water availability for other uses at the watershed level. The subsidies for increasing irrigation efficiency are intended to increase crop production as well as more return flow from irrigated areas that can be allocated to urban, domestic and industrial uses.
![Subsidies for irrigation efficiency lead to a decrease in water availability at the watershed level because of increased irrigated areas and water withdrawals. (Pic: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15878168453_84a0e33d65_z.jpg?itok=ZfMQDPFG)
Maharashtra comes out with draft groundwater rules
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 06:26 AMMaharashtra farmers to need approval to sow water-intensive crops
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