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Centre gears up to tackle water shortage
Posted on 18 Apr, 2017 11:50 AMGovernment releases fund for water conservation under MGNREGS
![Drought in India (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_2.jpg?itok=r1J-GfC_)
Muck tale: How Cooum lost its holy status
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 08:17 PMOne of the shortest rivers to drain into the Bay of Bengal, the Cooum is now a local synonym for an open sewer and is generally considered to be beyond the realms of redemption.
![The Cooum as it flows through Chennai today.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8582240916_70ed045b7a_z.jpg?itok=p_OBEJDM)
When streets get smart
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 05:13 AMIndia's urbanisation continues unabated but most of its 53-million plus cities offer an appallingly low quality of life.
![Smart city model at Trade Fair, New Delhi (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/smart_city_trade-fair-new_delhi-capankajsmilyo-2015.jpg?itok=-DMW1I4P)
Bengaluru water crisis: Gain from rain
Posted on 16 Apr, 2017 08:29 PMThe next big war is said to be for water and it might happen sooner than we think. If the current water scenario across Karnataka and most parts of India is anything to go by, we might just be the generation to start this war.
![A hand pump in Bangalore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3407806436_3d63ac5a97_z.jpg?itok=k6T4PvIq)
Where would she go when nature calls?
Posted on 15 Apr, 2017 11:43 AM“Ikde Aa. Mi Tula Dakhavato.”
“Come here. I will show you” ‘Ajji’ (grandma) grabbed my hand firmly as she led me towards her humble dwelling. Her house was in shambles and a ghost of a toilet superstructure adjoined it.
![Rokade and ajji live in a remote village in Marathwada’s Osmanabad district. Photo: Niharika Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img-20170121-wa0003.jpg?itok=O-QiXEzA)
Ryots wronged, take protest to Delhi
Posted on 13 Apr, 2017 05:51 AMA woman stands with a begging bowl and a placard strung around her neck. An old man shuffles along barefoot in the street at Jantar Mantar, the official site of a farmers’ protest in the heart of New Delhi. He finds his way through a group of farmers gathered at the protest site on a hot summer afternoon.
![Tamil Nadu farmers protest for drought relief in Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agitators-final.jpg?itok=wXCtxpeW)
Farm loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:32 PMUttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z_0.jpg?itok=1M8dJGrd)
Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:14 PMMarine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study
![Mumbai coast (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/polluted_beach_mumbai_2_0.jpg?itok=0aQHqRRd)
Well, as unique as this
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 05:12 PMThe annual droughts in Maharashtra have put tremendous pressure on the available water resources in the state.
![A view of the stepwell. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image_2.jpg?itok=Hhs9qrog)
Project power plants fear
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 12:59 PMThe mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal, saving both India and Bangladesh from irreparable damage.
![The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal. Source: Laskar Sarowar/Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sundarbans-national-park.jpg?itok=ISzpKEKe)