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Fire in Assam to have catastrophic effect on ecozones: Experts
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:04 PMFire breaks at an oil well in Assam damaging ecozones around the site
![Migratory birds flock Maguri Beel, which is 500 m away from the incident site (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8673662663_61e12a1c09_c_0.jpg?itok=fcDMPQ-X)
5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Posted on 27 May, 2020 08:26 AMSwachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0_0.jpg?itok=m5Du7vYO)
Covid-19 could push 260 million Indians into poverty: Research
Posted on 20 May, 2020 10:42 AMNearly 260 million Indian could be pushed to poverty due to Covid-19: Researchers
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IMD revises the onset and withdrawal dates for monsoon
Posted on 04 May, 2020 02:51 PMIMD revises monsoon calendar for the country
![Image used for representational purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon.jpg?itok=8O31C6qh)
COVID-19 Series: Strategic Approaches for Funders
Posted on 23 Apr, 2020 06:12 PMWith COVID-19 there seem to be more questions than answers, particularly for funders who want to respond effectively and efficiently.
We are all fools
Posted on 19 Apr, 2020 04:05 PMWhich industry has seen phenomenal growth since World War II? It is food. People have been encouraged to eat more and more as part of the general consumerist thrust to increase consumption. So, the moment people's incomes have gone up they have begun consuming more food along with other things. The economy can grow only if we consume more. This is why we also have to eat more.
![On January 31st 2020, the WHO declared the COVID 19 crisis to be a public health emergency of international concern. (Image: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/covid1.jpg?itok=f5FdDP2W)
Basics of COVID-19 by Sphere India COVID-19 Academy
Posted on 09 Apr, 2020 05:01 PMAbout the course:
The COVID-19 Academy is a joint initiative of NDMA, UNICEF, WHO and Sphere India. It is an online platform that aims to build capacities of volunteers and outreach workers across India on a range of orientation and technical sessions related to COVID-19 response.
One in every two individuals will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050: Report
Posted on 23 Mar, 2020 12:27 PMWorld Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress
![Banks of the Ramganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14337026206_d0ce3f3579_c.jpg?itok=drshny4m)
Media Fellowship for Climate Change Reporting in the Himalayan Region
Posted on 14 Mar, 2020 06:01 PMAbout the fellowship: