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Grand scheme to befriend farmers
Posted on 26 Nov, 2016 06:38 PM“Agriculture is a highly risky venture,” says Nagi Reddy, a farmer in Anantapur. Reddy is a small farmer affected by uncertainty in crop production stemming from unpredictable weather events and pest attacks, especially in his cotton crop. He works on his 2.5-acre farm and the rest of the time, he clocks in as a tenant farmer at an adjacent farm.
![A group of farmers in Karnataka's project on spice value chain development.. (Source: Rakesh Sahai, Wikimedia Commons, 2015)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_group_of_indian_women_farmers_karnataka_spice_value_chain_development_2015_rakeshsahai-adb.jpg?itok=uFEohjdR)
No land for nomads
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:38 PMDhangars, a semi-nomadic group in Maharashtra, are traditionally pastoralists.
![Dhangars are pastoralists in Maharashtra. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dhangars_1.jpg?itok=28ZUcaGF)
Namami Gange not holding water
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:42 AMAfter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power with Narendra Modi as the prime minister of the country on May 26, 2014, the new government initiated several key programmes with the protection of the environment in mind. One of the major programmes that gained momentum instantly was the Ganga river rejuvenation.
![The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0_0.jpg?itok=MycxWJLr)
Kanjli: A wetland in despair
Posted on 23 Nov, 2016 09:02 PMA couple of Swan boats are lying beside the library wall. The cages to keep animals and birds are rusting while weeds have taken over the compound which hosts a few swings and a restaurant.
![Water hyacinth dominates Kanjli.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flickr_0.jpg?itok=ln1w8LVA)
Use rain to beat drought
Posted on 23 Nov, 2016 10:32 AMA recent analysis by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) determined the rooftop rainwater harvesting potential of the districts in Maharashtra in a year by calculating the average amount of rainwater in litres that can be caught over one square foo
![Mumbai in monsoon. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bombay_flooded_street_2_1.jpg?itok=tx90P0Pt)
Twin lakes of Bhoj
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 10:10 PMThe Bhoj wetland is situated in the heart of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh. The wetland consists of two man-made lakes--the upper lake and the lower lake.
![Raja Bhoj statue at the upper lake.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0119tp1s.jpg?itok=KmSnJ-rd)
Mumbai’s vanishing coasts
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 10:22 AMThe coastal regions of India are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate changes, developmental activities and urbanisation. Sustaining the livelihoods of fishing communities and preserving the health of coastal ecosystem and biodiversity are important challenges that India faces.
![The deteriorating coasts of Mumbai. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/polluted_beach_mumbai_2.jpg?itok=qhn32k-b)
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:21 AMThree states will have to pay for water: Punjab House
![Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_holy_yamuna_river.jpg?itok=YC7oGAZb)
Mumbai wetlands as parking area: FIR filed
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:06 AMFIR against man who let vehicles be parked on Mumbai wetlands
![Mumbai wetland (Source:Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/khopate1.jpg?itok=cPqXEaZ6)
World Toilet Day: Beyond BCC
Posted on 19 Nov, 2016 07:22 AMThe Swachh Bharat (Gramin) website reports an increase in the total percentage of household toilet constructed from 42.02 percent in 2014 to 56.85 percent as on November 15, 2016. The number of open defecation free villages have also increased from 50,168 in 2015-16 to 1,17,242 villages.
![Children pose outside a toilet in Sanarpudur village, Namakkal.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9063610653_0078275a59_z_0.jpg?itok=8ldB9VaJ)