/sub-categories/news-and-articles
News and Articles
River turns drain, drowns villages in sorrow
Posted on 18 Jan, 2018 04:08 PMTill four decades ago, Ghaggar river in Haryana and Punjab was the lifeline of the villages along its course. Incessant dumping of sewage and industrial effluents, however, has choked the life out of it and has reduced it to a drain or nullah, as locals call it, now.
![Rorki villagers show the effluent being released to the river. (Source: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_villagers_at_rerki_show_the_effluent_and_drainage_of_sardulgarh_town_flowing_into_ghaggar.jpeg?itok=kT5vesiA)
A step towards better air, water
Posted on 17 Jan, 2018 09:58 AMFour new research and development projects for real-time monitoring of air and water quality were today launched jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Corporate Research Council of Intel.
![Real-time monitoring of air and water quality can reduce pollution. (Source: IWP Flickr photos, photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14135440098_735127d041_z.jpg?itok=GNoe-fE6)
Purify water safely
Posted on 17 Jan, 2018 09:49 AMThe use of ultraviolet lamps in water purifiers is common but the presence of mercury in these lamps could be potentially hazardous. Now a group of Indian scientists have developed a mercury-free ultraviolet lamp that can be used in water purifiers.
![The new mercury free UV lamp water purifier.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lamp_photo.jpg?itok=QchMbgVB)
Sand mining in Rajasthan: SC refuses to lift ban
Posted on 16 Jan, 2018 10:41 AMSC refuses to lift ban on sand mining in Rajasthan
![Illegal mining affects the natural course of the river. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18786183543_9c510fc748_o_1_1.jpg?itok=-Qjqxvcf)
Assam's river atlas to tackle floods, deforestation
Posted on 15 Jan, 2018 09:07 PMAssam prepares river atlas to tackle floods, erosion, deforestation
![People take a boat to cross Brahmaputra. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11798489896_4f25d0c9d7_z.jpg?itok=Kf3FVItC)
Temples of conservation
Posted on 12 Jan, 2018 11:54 AMRivers hold a special place in Indian civilisation and culture. They are treated divine and temples are located along the course of rivers. Rivers, with a variety of mesohabitats in it, support rich and diverse native fauna and act as natural reserve of fish germplasm.
![A temple in the Mahanadi at Sonepur in Odisha.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_temple_inside_river_mahanadi_at_sonepur.jpg?itok=6eaniGLS)
Pest gene to kill pesticides
Posted on 11 Jan, 2018 03:09 PMPersistent use of chemical pesticides to increase crop productivity has led to their accumulation in soil, water and even food. Now a group of researchers from Pune have isolated an enzyme from a pest and found that it can be used to clean up pesticide residues from food and environment.
![A new gene from pests can destroy the pesticide residues in food and environment. (Source: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14358487372_059af7d5bb_z.jpg?itok=OFc0z01q)
Solar power solves water supply issue
Posted on 10 Jan, 2018 09:28 AMThe Makhala village is located in the Amravati district in the southwestern Satpura mountain ranges. Situated at 959 m above mean sea level, this Maharashtra village has 352 households with a population of 1045. Although accessible by road in all seasons, the village is isolated and surrounded by forests. The nearest village is Semadoh at a distance of 12 km.
![Makhala village in Amravati district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/38175014604_d6e0a57579_z.jpg?itok=4XiBBOWN)
India's weather forecast computing capacity gets better
Posted on 09 Jan, 2018 05:55 PMIndia today took a major step ahead in upgrading computing capacity in the area of weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
![A better weather forecast maybe able to reduce the effects of cyclones. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31271823450_83ef86ea47_z.jpg?itok=9kJFuKga)
Protest in Chennai to save the Ennore Creek
Posted on 09 Jan, 2018 08:59 AMSaving the Ennore Creek: Chennai fisherfolk stage Jal Satyagraha
![The Ennore creek smothered on all sides by thermal power plants. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31283510824_3a389abcff.jpg?itok=BPdjFSc1)