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Art of killing a river
Posted on 22 Feb, 2016 01:19 PMRecent permission granted to the Art of Living to hold the World Culture Festival in the Yamuna floodplains points fingers yet again at the fact that not much has been done to assure its safety. The rapid encroachment of the Yamuna floodplain has raised a few questions. Can the river sustain the rampant commercialisation of its floodplains?
![NGT had in July 2015 slapped a fine on the Akshardham temple management for carrying out expansion without prior environmental clearance and without examining whether the expanded portion fell on the Yamuna’s floodplains (Source: Ramesh N G, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akshardhamdelhi.jpg?itok=mWzPDdyV)
Floating gardens for the landless
Posted on 17 Feb, 2016 09:49 PMThe coastal district of Puri in Odisha is infested with water hyacinth. In 1982, 10 million people and 3 million hectares of agricultural land was affected by floods causing the water hyacinth to increase to such an extent that it has affected the lives and livelihood of communities for almost three decades.
![Women working on a floating garden (Source: RCDC)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0441s.jpg?itok=Uz_jRw1T)
High on potential, low on execution
Posted on 17 Feb, 2016 09:25 PMRecently, Prime Minister Modi asked Niti Aayog to submit a report on stalled hydropower projects in the country.
![A small hydro power project in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03597_0.jpg?itok=XVaugTGX)
Saved by tanks: The story of Puducherry’s Bahour commune
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 10:13 AMThe East Coast of India is very much unlike its western counterpart both in terms of physiography and climatology.
![The Manapet tank in Bahour has an ayacut of around 110 acres, most of which is now urbanised (Image: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24937329615_8f42b8b924_z.jpg?itok=7YlOGpGH)
National Water Commission in place of CWC and CGWB
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:28 AMGovernment proposes to set up a National Water Commission
![The Upper Lake, Bhopal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18952566665_7bf8a91e62_z.jpg?itok=RB4RpRFi)
Karnataka first state to witness rabi crop loss
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:16 AMKaranataka records failure of winter crops, seeks Rs 1,417 crore Central assistance
![Barren fields owing to poor rains (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9062876883_ecdbdf43cb_z.jpg?itok=dmdutGeA)
Is traditional wisdom key to combating climate change?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2016 09:55 PMErratic rainfall, heavy storms, extreme weather and droughts are some of the major impacts of climate changes. Though it affects everyone, certain sections of society, like indigenous people who live closer to the natural environment, are in fact more vulnerable to these variations.
![A woman draws water from a 'taanka' in Rajasthan (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/taanka.jpg?itok=Qd0IQehs)
Budget needs to protect food security
Posted on 15 Feb, 2016 11:01 AMWith the budget 2016-17 round the corner what are the asks from the standpoint of food security? This year’s budget is being prepared in the wake of many parts of the country being affected by drought resulting in greater distress, hunger and starvation for a large number of people.
![Children at an anganwadi centre, Mysore waiting for the mid-day meal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kids.jpg?itok=h_DKDfH0)
Can Budget 2016-17 breathe life into the public health system?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2016 11:00 AMPer a report by the Planning Commission, India’s burden of water borne diseases remains grossly underestimated. The improvements in access to drinking water has not been matched by a proportionate decline in deaths and illnesses from waterborne diseases.
![Measuring for malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh (Source: Russell Watkins, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/measuring_for_malnutrition_in_madhya_pradesh-russell-watkins-dfid-2013-wikimedia-commons_0.jpg?itok=Z6NK8cVv)
Is Pumpkart streamlining an unorganised sector?
Posted on 11 Feb, 2016 12:03 PMThe increasing gap in water availability in India has encouraged the growth of the water industry. Be it the bottling sector, filtration or wastewater recycling, all segments related to water are seeing a phenomenal upsurge.
![Agriculture is the biggest segment for pumping industry.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_pump.jpg?itok=S_qxDfSe)