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Uttar Pradesh
Furious Jhelum claims 160 lives
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 06:19 PMJ&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years
![Floods wreak havoc in Jammu & Kashmir](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319712715_526f82ab7f_z.jpg?itok=zlTfG0ML)
Ken-Betwa river link to divert 6,000 hectares of Panna Tiger Reserve
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 10:06 PMKen-Betwa river link to take away 10% of MP's Panna Tiger Reserve
![Map showing Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamunarivermap.jpg?itok=uSt78GHL)
Increased subsidy for toilet construction
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 03:33 PMHigher monetary incentives for toilet construction and delinking sanitation mission from MGNREGS
![Toilet under construction in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8456951985_136ea1c01a_k.jpg?itok=zmgx6ULC)
Coca Cola scraps plan to expand bottling plant at Varanasi
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:43 PMCoca Cola to look for other options within state for plant
![Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0.jpg?itok=LYcwbP05)
Floods wreak havoc in North India
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 12:43 PMHeavy rain causes floods in Uttarakahand, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
![Heavy rains causing flood in North India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_0.jpg?itok=gC_H1nXW)
Water Resources Ministry's role expands
Posted on 12 Aug, 2014 08:47 AMNational Ganga River Basin Authority transferred to Water Resources Ministry
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_0.jpg?itok=zX2lhTfA)
June 2014: The driest June in 113 years!
Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 09:40 AMIndia receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June
![June 2014: driest since 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z.jpg?itok=I7d3Om38)
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AMHigh Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work
![State of an irrigation canal at Khargone district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9713919205_c25c00559b_z.jpg?itok=jlifJWn-)
Closure notice issued to Coca Cola's UP plant
Posted on 24 Jun, 2014 04:43 PMClosure notice issued to Coca Cola's UP plant
![Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g.jpg?itok=7tMmd2ls)
Ecologists don't buy new Ganga rejuvenation plan
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 05:42 AMTrue to the promises made during election campaigning, Narendra Modi, India's 15th Prime Minister announced measures to clean up the Ganga as soon as he assumed office. A new Ministry in charge of river issues has been created.
![Ganga at Varanasi (Source: Patrick Barry)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kedar_ghat_in_varanasi.jpg?itok=-1X5CKoV)