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A river's story
Posted on 18 Apr, 2021 03:06 PMLet me introduce myself to you. I am Kanari, born as a river from the lap of the Ghutehi hills in Ghutehi village from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh. I flowed down the hills as a dancing damsel showering love and warmth everywhere on my way towards unknown regions. Throughout my childhood, I was surrounded by greenery and trees and flowers were my friends.
![The river Kanari and her story (Image Source: Ayushi Trivedi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/River%20kanari.jpg?itok=A0MJrG3c)
Skilling and engaging first mile actors to enable local water management: Context, opportunities, and engagement possibilities
Posted on 17 Apr, 2021 11:46 AMEvery year, programs of central and state governments and donor-supported programs train thousands of people who work to implement programs on water and sanitation in their villages.
![There is an urgency to create a database of such skilled persons and engage them in future programs or on a long-term basis through different engagement models. (Image: ForWater Partners)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/skill1.jpg?itok=-w08GbKB)
Reducing air pollution due to stubble burning in Northwest India
Posted on 16 Apr, 2021 07:58 PMThere is a predictability to the narrative around North India’s air pollution. Air that is unhealthy all year-round becomes unbreathable during winter, largely due to particulate matter in emissions from farm fires in Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh.
![A large amount of crop residues are available in western UP and most of these are burnt in the field (Image: Ed Dunens, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/Stubble%20burning.jpg?itok=5GjtR_5b)
States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:10 PMForest ministry solely in the hands of Centre: Environment Ministry
![Forests help mainitain the ecological balance of Earth (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/9460874257_abfe0465bc_c.jpg?itok=6vd_4HdL)
Gomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state: Report
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:06 PMGomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state, thanks to groundwater exploitation
![Gomti river in Lucknow (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/9558313631_c98e6fb89d_c.jpg?itok=uSl80Pf-)
The first mile goes a long way
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 08:55 PMOne silver lining to a brutal 2020 was that it brought long overdue recognition to India’s frontline workers. Throughout the pandemic, we witnessed ASHA workers reaching out to make families aware of safety measures and village-based professionals conducting surveys to identify the needs of the most vulnerable.
![Agriculture and rural farms in India (Image Source: Rajarshi Mitra Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/61732052@N02/94217 via Wikimedia Commons)42217](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/agriculture.jpg?itok=xfpqs3qe)
Climate-induced migration surges in the Indian sub-continent
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 02:11 PMClimate change-related stressors that disrupt people’s lives to a large e
![The monsoon rains flooded the plots of land beside the Yamuna river in Delhi, displacing families from their vegetable patches. (Image: Michael Foley; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/flood-displaced.jpg?itok=ABwbMdpN)
Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
Posted on 13 Apr, 2021 02:04 PMThere is good evidence that frontline workers have proved to be gamechanger in the delivery of services like health and integrated child development services (ICDS).
![Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/Swacchagrahi.jpg?itok=581nv-XB)
Will Andhra Pradesh’s free bore well scheme deplete groundwater?
Posted on 10 Apr, 2021 09:40 AMGovernment policies usually have multiple objectives such as reducing poverty and inequality, contributing to development, and so on. Most of these policies are influenced by a host of socio-economic factors, the internal political environment, and best practices, among others.
![Groundwater depletion, a growing problem in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/groundwater_decline.jpg?itok=5ja_JXrQ)
Conservation of water commons through community fishery
Posted on 08 Apr, 2021 02:00 PMLocated in the Bichhiya block of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, Changariya is a small village comprising 265 households.
![The efforts have resulted in the revival of the ponds. (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/Changariya%20Common%20Pond.jpg?itok=shLMy3Ii)