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Heavy rain and floods hit North India

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Posted on 22 Aug, 2019 12:00 PM

Rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab

Following the southern states witnessing heavy rainfall and floods this monsoon, the northern parts of India are now also experiencing incessant rains.

Gori river in Uttarakhand in spate during 2013 floods (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)

Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin

A new study finds that 55% of the glaciers in the Satluj basin could disappear by 2050 and 97% by 2090 due to climate change.

Veena Prasad et al

Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:28 PM

River Satluj, the powerhouse of the Himalayas

The Sutlej, from Bilaspur (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 01:06 AM

Prime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country

A rainwater harvesting set up in a school in Chickmangalur district (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Climate change real, warns Pangi tribe

The effects of climate change are felt by the indigenous communities residing in the Himalayan region. How are they coping with these changes?

Rajesh Kumar Meena et al

Posted on 13 Jun, 2019 02:14 PM

Mountain ecosystems are highly sensitive due to ecological fragility, geomorphologic instability but are blessed with vast eco biodiversity.

Chandrabhaga river through Pangi valley, Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 26 Dec, 2018 03:08 PM

Himachal, Kerala, TN front-runners in NITI Aayog index on development goals

Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do

River Ganga’s uninterrupted flow is as important as making the river pollution free if the Ganga rejuvenation drive has to show desired results.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 13 Dec, 2018 02:37 PM

Until 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 Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry.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)

Farmers stand up for their rights

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 02:51 PM

Thousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis

A file photo shows Tamil Nadu farmers' protest in Delhi last year.(Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PM

NMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange

A ghat at the Ganga riverbank (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Industrial waste discharge needs monitoring: NGT

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 02:40 PM

NGT asks CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge of states

A creek near a thermal power plant. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Bad times at Baddi

Unless industries clean up their act and authorities take it up seriously, Baddi’s water will continue to be polluted causing hardship to its residents.

Posted on 09 Aug, 2017 05:59 AM

When Satya Devi was a child, the open well near her house in the village of Malku Majra was the water source for the household. She reminisces, “The water was clean and soft. The well would never go dry.

The state pollution control board insists that none of the factories in the area allow any pollutants to be discharged into the environment. The state of the surface water bodies, however, belies this statement.

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