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Monsoon takes 1400 lives
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 05:55 AMMore than 1000 people dead in three months in India due to heavy rains
![A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during flood. (Source: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0470_0_0.jpg?itok=_67HYkDz)
The art of saving a river
Posted on 03 Sep, 2018 03:01 PMRiver Mutha, the pride of Pune, lovingly called 'Muthai' or 'mother Mutha', is dying a slow death, thanks to the rapidly urbanising city which is depositing huge amounts of untreated sewage and dirt in its water. The pollution of the river is consistently rising.
![The highly polluted Mutha river as it flows through Pune. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mutha_3_0.jpg?itok=p8TOpcMf)
Opportunity for Team Leader – City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)
Posted on 30 Aug, 2018 07:59 PMTrichy, a Tier II city in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, has been selected as one of the cities under the City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) initiative by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The CWIS initiative is globally supported by multiple agencies and organisations including the BMGF and the World Bank.
Training of Trainers foundation course on Conservation Agriculture
Posted on 30 Aug, 2018 07:49 PMIn the ToT, participants will learn about the internationally accepted principles that govern Conservation Agriculture (CA), its practice globally and in India and join networks for this profitable, resource efficient and health giving method of agriculture. The curriculum is based on FAO guidelines and enriched by visits to fields practicing this method in Punjab.
World Water Week: Companies must look beyond own operations to enhance water stewardship
Posted on 30 Aug, 2018 10:37 AMAccess to freshwater is essential for all life and is a human right recognised by the United Nations. However, millions of people around the world face water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate sanitation.
![Water, a precious commodity. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5074354980_fd5a2d389c_z_4_0.jpg?itok=pOhgEbQU)
Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 11:45 AMKerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state
![The Mullaperiyar dam (Source: Jayeshj via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-mullapperiyardam.jpg?itok=YvtiHN7c)
Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 09:43 AMNearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog
![Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596570148_da1a006dcd_z.jpg?itok=3syjySDb)
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) - Grasslands
Posted on 26 Aug, 2018 11:11 AMThis is a simple guide that lists out the most popular questions related to grasslands, to understand what they are and their ecological significance. Please click on a topic for detailed information.
![Shola grasslands, Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shola_grasslands.jpg?itok=qFeD4rTU)
Kerala battles the worst flood since 1924
Posted on 25 Aug, 2018 05:34 PMWhen the five overflow gates of the Cheruthoni dam, a part of the Idukki reservoir comprising Cheruthoni, Kulamavu and Idukki arch dam were opened one by one on August 9, 2018, a torrent of water and mud gushed out. Heavy, unceasing rains had led to the dam reaching close to its maximum capacity, forcing the dam authorities to open all its gates.
![The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500.jpg?itok=snwGpfV4)
Footwear industry pollutes, villagers put their foot down
Posted on 23 Aug, 2018 08:09 PMAs per the regional plan 2021 chalked out by the national capital regional planning board in 2005, Bahadurgarh, a small town in Haryana is a part of the Delhi metropolitan area. The town, located in Jhajjar district, is growing at a fast pace.
![Leftover materials tossed out by the factories at the footwear park. These will end up in landfills and pollute the environment. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rubber-raw-compressed.jpg?itok=XYtRUGH4)