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White, Green and now a ‘Blue Revolution’!
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:35 PMIndia plans to launch the 'Blue Revolution' to boost fish production
![Traditional fisheries in India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fisherfolk_a.jpg?itok=rOFDyq1_)
Kerala's Ashtamudi lake certified by Marine Stewardship Council
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:09 PMKerala's Ashtamudi lake recognised for sustainable clam fishing
![Mussel farm in Ashtamudi lake (Source: Fotokannan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mussel_farm_in_ashtamudi_lake.jpg?itok=liYdjINL)
Toilets and social networks: Is there a connection?
Posted on 06 Nov, 2014 10:54 PMOf late, there have been plenty of discussions around the topic of sanitation, which have focussed on building toilets on a massive scale. These are in the aftermath of the new and recently released Millennium Development Goals Report 2014 by the United Nations that shows that India has the world's largest population that defecates out in the open, with it being as high as 66% in rural India [1
![Toilet use (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sp_toilets_2.jpg?itok=vc_NYQCr)
It's not just about rape!
Posted on 05 Nov, 2014 11:17 AMNandatai and her 16 year old daughter Phula creep out of their houses quietly in the wee hours of the morning into the dark fields to relieve themselves before everyone wakes up. It is an everyday story as this is the only time in the day that they have privacy. “It is so shameful to go out in the fields during the day”, says Nandatai. “We have to hold our urine till it gets dark.
![Women in rural areas (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rural_woman.jpg?itok=xL86PQoZ)
Gender inclusive development in mountains
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 03:00 PMThis introduction to the special issue on "Gender and sustainable development in the mountains- Transformative innovations, tenacious resistances" by Ritu Verma et al published in the journal Mountain Research and Development, highlights the poor situation of women as well as gender discrim
![Mountain women in Uttarakhand](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/womenin_mountains.jpg?itok=VXUJx9su)
SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:40 AMPollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC
![River Ganges at Sangam in Allahabad](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020083_c28c745673_b.jpg?itok=JgmZBfNm)
Odisha becomes Centre's focus state for small hydel projects
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:26 AMCentre chooses Odisha as a focus state for small hydel projects
![Small hydel project in Bilgaon](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9717153098_e9b12691fc_o.jpg?itok=hZvYF19k)
Assam Government issued notice over dumping of waste in Deepor Beel
Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 03:09 PMNGT takes notice of waste dumping in Assam's Deepor Beel
![Dumping ground on the banks of Deepor Beel](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/13225001263_8fe96c17b7_z.jpg?itok=wGF87ze3)
Fingers crossed as Nilofar approaches Gujarat
Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 01:14 PMCyclone Nilofar makes its way towards Gujarat
![Devastation following Alia 2009](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3718994613_6886486ba3_z.jpg?itok=9sSGa6X0)
The past is not a foreign country...we still do the same things for water here
Posted on 26 Oct, 2014 11:03 AMRaujibhai came to Dholavira with the excavation team of the Archeological Society of India when he was 19 years old.
![Ancient water structures at Dholavira](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15412763840_06febcc7fa_z.jpg?itok=NMGl6dkR)