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River conservationist is new environment minister
News this week Posted on 09 Jul, 2016 10:04 PM

Anil Madhav Dave appointed as new environment minister

Anil Madhav Dave (Source: Livemint)
Safe sanitation for women
Toilet security for women in India is less about the availability of toilets and more about addressing gender disparity. Posted on 05 Jul, 2016 10:08 PM

According to the recent figures by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF [

Women and toilets (Source: India Water Portal)
Once a drain, now a sewer
Barapullah drain, which was once a major drain in Delhi, is being clogged with human waste, thanks to the rapid growth the city is undergoing. Posted on 05 Jul, 2016 09:33 PM

Originally a darya (creek), locally known as Nizammuddin darya, Barapullah is a key drain of Delhi today. Barapullah gets its name from a pul (bridge) built across it by the then emperor Jahangir's chief eunuch, Mihir Banu Agha.

Construction debris of the Barapullah flyover project chokes the nallah.
Ministries spar over hydel project
Policy matters this week Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 04:59 PM

Ministries reach no consensus over Uttarakhand hydel project 

Downstream of ManeribhaliII Barrage at Uttarkashi (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Water packaging units run without licence
News this week Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 12:07 AM

Most water packaging units operating without license: FSSAI

Mineral water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)
When coal goes unheard
This paper tries to understand the effect of coal mining in the northeast India and ways to control its impact on the environment Posted on 01 Jul, 2016 12:21 PM

India has the fifth largest coal reserves in the world [1].

Coal mines in Meghalaya (Source: The Hindu)
Pipara women realise pipe dream
Pipara village in the parched Bundelkhand region stands out for its uninterrupted water supply. The village has their women to thank for it. Posted on 01 Jul, 2016 12:03 PM

The cracks on the parched land of Bundelkhand are waiting for the monsoon to quench the thirst of its arid landscape. Despite the wide-spread drought here, Pipara, one of the villages in the region, stands apart as the only one that has not run completely dry. 

Women fill water from one of the taps at Pipara.
Rural India walks more than 500m for drinking water
News this week Posted on 25 Jun, 2016 09:13 AM

Rural India walks too far to quench their thirst

Rural India walks far to get water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Centre releases draft of new National Forest Policy
Policy matters this week Posted on 25 Jun, 2016 08:50 AM

Environment ministry releases the draft of India’s new National Forest Policy

A forest area in Sikkim (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Climate change: When past presents itself
A new study pins climate change as one of the reasons for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation Posted on 24 Jun, 2016 08:40 PM

Summers get hotter, rains decline and crops fail. The conflict between people increase and migration in search of better lands and skies begin. Sounds familiar? We are not talking about Marathwada here. This is how the lives of our ancestors played out thousands of years ago.

A narrow lane flanked by houses at Bhirrana. Source: Archaeological Survey of India
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