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New sturdy rice variety developed
Posted on 29 Oct, 2018 10:44 AMA group of researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and University of Illinois have developed transgenic rice that promises to generate high yields even under conditions of high salinity, high temperature and drought.
![Dr Ashwani Pareek and his team that developed the rice. (Photo: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_20181018_131402.jpg?itok=NWN1WA3m)
NRDWP: Poor show by Odisha
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 11:01 AMOn March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit.
![The implementation of the rural drinking water programme in Odisha has many deficiencies. (Photo: IWP flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20324006969_0ece5bfd24_z_1.jpg?itok=qeEmk4bW)
‘Organic farming brought huge profit for me’
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 09:59 AMAt the age of 70, Renupada Bagdi of Doniapur village in Birbhum district of West Bengal is on a mission to convince his fellow farmers to take up organic farming just like he did a few years ago. He knows from his experience that chemical fertilisers do not yield crops as big companies make it out to be.
![Renupada Bagdi in front of his thatched house. (Photo: Gurvinder Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_renupada_bagdi_inside_the_compound_of_his_thatched_house.jpg?itok=y_j7POC5)
Antibiotic use in livestock and superbug risk
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 11:35 AMAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on the rise globally with the threat more severe in developing countries such as India. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withstand the drugs (antibiotics) designed to kill them.
![Small scale farmers with their livestock (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/milk1.jpg?itok=45PCFPPb)
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AMFund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities
![Coastal communities in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9506793909_a745ace209.jpg?itok=pkm1eSIW)
Artificial lake forms in Brahmaputra
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:27 AMArtificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes
![A flooded river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319697485_dfcb31cdcc_z_1.jpg?itok=4Qb-Nthc)
Tech to tackle sewer deaths
Posted on 21 Oct, 2018 11:44 AMAnil (40) died on September 14, 2018 while clearing a block in a sewage line at Dabri, a locality in north-west Delhi. Cleaners hired by state governments and civic bodies are supposed to be provided safety equipment like gas masks, goggles, gumshoes, gloves, safety belt etc. Yet, Anil was unprotected when he died of asphyxiation due to the presence of poisonous gas in the gutter.
![Women who took part at the India SaniTech Forum say that they want to ensure there are no more deaths from manual scavenging. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ms-lead.jpg?itok=s9BxfSYG)
New centre to help farmers become climate resilient
Posted on 20 Oct, 2018 02:28 PMThe Department of Science and Technology (DST) has established a centre of excellence on climate change research for plant protection at the Hyderabad-based International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
![The centre will provide advanced information and tools to increase farmer resilience to climate change. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/39894923301_10130998b3_z.jpg?itok=zkW-dXep)
New technology for disinfecting water
Posted on 20 Oct, 2018 02:24 PMScientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) have developed a technology for disinfecting water that promises to provide safe and clean drinking water at a cost of just two paise per litre.
![Water purification becomes easier with new technology. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20324006969_0ece5bfd24_z.jpg?itok=jBv4TEdo)
Maintain minimum flow in the Ganga river: Centre
Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:57 PMCentre notifies minimum e-flow for the Ganga river
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_z.jpg?itok=nrdcMCfM)