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Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM

50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas

Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Polavaram--solution or problem?

Dam history will be repeated with the construction of the Polavaram Dam. Unfortunately, other options that could have been looked into such as reduction of height, were ignored.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 11:13 AM

Papi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.

Papi kondalu gorge on Godavari (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)

Community involvement key to successful water quality interventions

Faulty perceptions of water treatment and a false sense of protection from locally available water sources increased the risk of children to diarrhoeal diseases in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

Mark Rohit Francis

Guru Nagarajan

Rajiv Sarkar

Venkata Raghava Mohan

Gagandeep Kang

Vinohar Balraj

Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 10:07 PM

Recent evidence shows that as high as 95% of diarrheal deaths among children under the age of 5 can be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related interventions that include handwashing, proper excreta disposal and most importantly improved water quality.

Water quality and health impacts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Water guards of Rajasthan

Taankas are trusted allies in the harsh weather of Rajasthan, but the focus is shifting now onto personal assets rather than community resources.

Manu Moudgil

Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 07:29 PM

We were driving down the long desert road that runs parallel to the Indo-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. There was little else to see except the surrounding sand dunes and desert grass.

Piped water scheme changes the lives of Odisha villagers

Bandhabhuin village went from having 1 handpump for 400 people to 7, toilet facilities in 55% of the houses and had an overall improvement in its social and economic fabric.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 05:55 PM

In India, about Rs.70,000 crore

Anup Munda showing his functional toilet at Bandha Bhuin

Godavari, Krishna rivers are interlinked

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 10:21 PM

Godavari, Krishna rivers interlinked

Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)

Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PM

Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal

The meandering Teesta river (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Parched lips, barren lands and the scramble for water in Maharashtra

What are the factors that have caused the Marathwada region to be known as the 'suicide capital for farmers'? More importantly, do farmers here have some respite before the monsoon disappears?

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 13 Sep, 2015 07:44 AM

Rainfall map of India (Source: IMD)

Staring at drought (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

What does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China rank in the top 50 of the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for 2040. Our data analysis shows the stress to the environment, economy, and people.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PM

A worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute