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FREEWAT (Free and Open Source Software Tools for Water Resource Management)
FREEWAT is an open source and public domain GIS integrated modelling environment (the FREEWAT platform) for the simulation of water quantity and quality in surface water and groundwater
EU Horizon 2020 project
Posted on 19 Feb, 2018 04:18 PM

FREEWAT (FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management) is a HORIZON 2020 project financed by the EU Commission under the call WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE.
India slips to 177th position in green rankings this year
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 08:31 PM

India among bottom performers in global Environmental Performance Index 
A power plant in Korba. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Swiss Re Foundation launches the International ReSource Award 2019
The award is for resilience in water management, acknowledging social entrepreneurial thinking and leadership in implementing the principles of sustainable water management.
Posted on 22 Jan, 2018 07:00 PM

The International ReSource Award for resilience in water management recognises new approaches for resolving existing issues related to sustainable water management. The prize builds on more than ten years of experience in bestowing the recognised ReSource Award for sustainable watershed management.
Assam's river atlas to tackle floods, deforestation
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Jan, 2018 09:07 PM

Assam prepares river atlas to tackle floods, erosion, deforestation
People take a boat to cross Brahmaputra. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Water Integrity Network Photography Competition 2018
WIN invites photographers to examine the relationship between money and water; how it manifests in both cities and rural areas
Posted on 08 Jan, 2018 08:32 PM

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World Culture Festival ruined Yamuna floodplains: NGT
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 11:54 AM

Art of Living responsible for destroying the Yamuna floodplains: NGT
The front view of the giant stage under construction for the World Culture Festival. (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)
Palk Bay: Trawled and damaged
In the last of a two-part series on the importance of conserving the Palk Bay, a video shows how trawling is spelling doom to the ecology of the bay.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:05 PM

The Palk Bay is an ecological paradise located between the island nation of Sri Lanka and the South East Peninsula India. The region separates the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu from the northern parts of Sri Lanka.
The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)
Conserving Palk Bay
In the first of a two-part series on the ecological degradation of the Palk Bay, a video explains the importance of conserving this biodiversity hotspot.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:04 PM

The Palk Bay is a 15,000 sq km biodiversity conglomeration nestled between the island nation of Sri Lanka and South East Peninsula India with a coastal length of 250 km on the Indian side. 
The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)
Study claims railways biodigesters ineffective
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:50 PM

Railways biodigesters are not better than septic tanks: IIT study
A rail coach fitted with bio toilet. (Source: India Railway Info)
India ranks low on sanitation index: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Nov, 2017 02:20 PM

India has the highest number of people without access to toilets: Report
Toilets in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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