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Rivers
Climate change hits Northeast bamboo crop
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:18 PMClimate change affects bamboo production in the Northeast
![Bamboo hit by climate change Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/600px-bamboo_richelieu.jpg?itok=LzeuDg5h)
Troubled waters of the Northeast
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:12 PMOn a train journey from Nagaland, a friend and I began talking on the subject of water. He said to me, "You have so much water in the Brahmaputra Valley and your lands are always flooded but we have to struggle for a drop of water in the hills".
![Hills of Northeast India Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/smds_1.jpg?itok=2SQkvJwK)
Indian troops polluting Siachen glacier: Pakistan
Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 08:24 AMRemove troops from Siachen: Pakistan
![Indian Army, Siachen Source: defenceforumindia.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siachen.jpg?itok=FjixEeFw)
Drilling the hills to devastation
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:50 PMClear blue skies, natural springs and glacial peaks-tranquility. Falling stones, landslides and debris-chaos! Kinnaur, located on the northeastern side of Himachal Pradesh, lets you experience both. It falls in seismic zones IV and V, which means it runs the the risk of damaging and destructive earthquakes.
![100 MW Tidong-I project, Kinnaur HP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc02191.jpg?itok=nFhtGskR)
Development or displacement?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:30 PMSukal Singh is 50 years old and is the only earning person of his five-member family. Suresh Barman works as a labourer supporting a 13-member family. Bhagirat and Gorelal Bhavedi are rickshaw-pullers supporting a 7-member family each.
![Bargi dam affected Patha village, MP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/patha_village_in_mandala_district.jpg?itok=wumagCMH)
40% of Delhi houses not connected with sewerage network: Census
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:10 PM40% people in the National capital live in houses not connected to sewerage network
![No sewerage but a dirty river Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_1.jpg?itok=PrUnMjMm)
Don't have toilet, can't contest polls
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:43 PMDon't have toilet, can't contest polls
![Toilet mandatory to contest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet_2.jpg?itok=LzJ7U9Rs)
After Phailin, Cyclone Helen hits Andhra Pradesh coast
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 02:42 PMAfter Phailin, Helen devastates Andhra coast
![Cyclone Helen hit Andhra coast Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/helen.jpg?itok=wbZpKA0Y)
Applications invited for a special grants programme on sustainable river basin management 'Life for Rivers', World Wide Fund for Nature
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:10 AMFor more information on the World Wide Fund for Nature, India, please click here.
To view details on the special grants programme, click here or download the brochure from below.
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