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Rajasthan
Global freshwater fish species under grave threat: IUCN
Posted on 24 Jul, 2019 05:01 PMAlarming decline in global freshwater fish species: IUCN
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Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
Posted on 21 Jul, 2019 11:10 AMThe state of Rajasthan has an immense range of ancient and ingenious water harvesting systems, like the famous johads or step wells managed by communities in the arid Thar desert, which receives very low rainfall.
![The design of Chand baodi (stepwell) in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan, was intended to conserve as much water as possible (Image: Unseen Horizons, Flickr Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chand_baoli-abhaneri-.jpg?itok=_hila_Ug)
Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AMNearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
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Breaking period taboo
Posted on 06 May, 2019 11:18 AMLeela Patel (19) explains how women at Wali, a tribal gram panchayat in Kurabad block, just 30 km away from Udaipur, manage menstruation by using old scraps of cloth. She’s aware of cases when women have had to use ash, dust and soil to soak up their periods. Buying a pack of sanitary pads is a luxury in this poverty-stricken belt.
![Women at a manufacturing unit in Wali village that produces biodegradable sanitary pads at a low cost. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sanitary_pad5_0.jpg?itok=Hty0-EL9)
Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:32 PMKerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court
![The floods in Kerala took 400 lives and 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_1.jpg?itok=jWGP2_SF)
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)
Budget 2019 allocates income support package for farmers
Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 06:12 PMIdentify farmers for income support scheme: NITI Aayog to states
![A devastated farmer in Maharashtra (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9501930722_c1b4e041d7_z_0.jpg?itok=tw8OFEFq)
Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 10:50 AMHC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands
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Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index
Posted on 26 Dec, 2018 03:08 PMHimachal, Kerala, TN front-runners in NITI Aayog index on development goals
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Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do
Posted on 13 Dec, 2018 02:37 PMUntil a few decades ago, the Ganga flowed with gay abandon and descended with rapidity into the plains. Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry.
![The Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Downstream of this, the river flow has reduced due to increased abstraction. (Image courtesy: Manas Chakrabarty; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/towards_eternity-manas-chakrabarty-ccbysa.0.jpg?itok=ZHYYfCEd)