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How industries ruined Ratlam’s groundwater
Posted on 25 Jul, 2018 04:53 PMA resident of Bajankheda village in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, Sitabai Tindor shows her pot full of water to us. A strange red, the water looks unusual. “We have been using this red water for domestic use for the last two decades. Industries in Ratlam has spoilt our land and water. The government has not provided us with any alternatives.
![Women pump contaminated water from the hand pump at Bajankheda. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/42496862284_52a56b20b9_o.jpg?itok=m7bCGha_)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PMAll districts but three in Bihar experience drought
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How sand mining impacts ecosystem
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 11:29 AMSand is in high demand in the construction sector. By 2020, 1.4 billion tonnes of sand will be required in India. Sand mining is thus a lucrative business and fuels illegal extraction.
![River sand is preferred for construction because it requires less processing. (Source: P Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/p_jeganathan.jpg?itok=sspxQ_7v)
Delay in 16 major irrigation projects, reports CAG
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 11:04 AMCAG pulls up water ministry for delay in 16 major irrigation projects
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Mudflats erosion changes Gulf of Khambhat shoreline
Posted on 19 Jul, 2018 12:38 PMTidal mudflats of Gulf of Khambhat on west coast constitute an important ecosystem on India’s coastline. Scientists have now found that these mudflats are experiencing severe erosion which is threatening the vital habitat.
![Erosion in high tidal mudflats. (Pic courtesy: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shore-2.jpg?itok=v82DkS55)
Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG
Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PMCAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015
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National Waterway-1: Dolphin population declines
Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 10:31 AMDecline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary
![Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0_0.jpg?itok=9zXA_Arp)
Submit Concept Notes for Breakthrough Solutions for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 03:01 PM
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No water security without water quality
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 10:19 AMGroundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.
![Unsanitary conditions lead to groundwater contamination. (Image: SuSanA Secretariat, Attribution [CC BY 2.0])](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/susana.jpg?itok=ftnfFsai)
Breeding climate resilience
Posted on 13 Jul, 2018 10:19 AMClimate change is posing a challenge not only to agricultural crops but also to livestock. In order to sustain rural livelihoods, it is critical to identify livestock breeds that are climate resilient. In this direction, Indian scientists have identified two variables which could be used to assess resilience capacity of indigenous breeds of goats.
![Osmanabadi breed, one of the breeds of goats studied for its climate resilience. (Pic courtesy: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2_1_1.jpg?itok=XnH7Ysdr)