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Adapting to floods and improving lifestyles could give us some clues to finding an alternative to embankments
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 01:46 PMDr Molden, you have visited Dihiri in Dhemaji district and Borsala in Lakhimpur districts. Both these villages are the worst flood affected villages of the region. You also interacted with the communities in these two villages. What was the purpose of this visit? Please share your experiences.
![In conversation with Dr Molden (Source: Monoj Gogoi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dr_molden1.jpg?itok=TeSeZel0)
Environment Ministry to review Critically Polluted Areas
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:57 PMEnvironment Ministry gets strict towards the compliance of green norms
![CSEB power plant in Korba (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/national_thermal_power_corporation_ltd._plant_in_korba_0.jpg?itok=kBlnqNZL)
Srinagar's Dal Lake shrinks by 36% in the last 37 years
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:43 PMStudy shows half of Srinagar's water bodies have disappeared in the past century
![Dal Lake in Srinagar (Source: McKay Savage via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-india_-_srinagar_-_020_-_reflection_on_dal_lake_3918582051.jpg?itok=lG4c4ATS)
How much water should flow in the Yamuna?
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 05:17 PMRivers are the not just the lifeline of our country, but life itself. We may revere them, even worship them but we continue to pollute, choke, and poison their waters. A river, its catchment area, and its floodplains have evolved over millions of years, and once damaged, may not be easy to reclaim.
![For a river to be healthy & maintain all its associated functions, free flow must be close to 50-60% of the total flow all year round (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna1.jpg?itok=XaaQE0VA)
Bangalore needs to break class barriers if its lakes are to be saved
Posted on 25 Oct, 2015 12:15 PMLakes spewing foam and catching fire in Bangalore made big news for several weeks but this is just an indication of the times to come as we fill up water bodies with effluents or turn them into sewage dumps in most cities across India. India Water Portal talks to Leo F. Saldanha of Bangalore-based Environment Support Group on how to manage these precious resources.
![Foam from lake engulfs vehicles in Bangalore. Source: Yoga Priya](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/car_lake_pollution.jpg?itok=lJvHQdd9)
Community conservation of forests is successful when women participate
Posted on 24 Oct, 2015 04:34 PMWhen I first spoke with Bhagoti Devi, I attempted to break the ice by telling her how warmly our mutual acquaintances spoke of her. She was nonchalant. "Of course they will recommend you speak to me”, she said. “After all, it took a lot of hard work to have such a thick forest standing here.”
![These two neighbouring oak trees, one untouched and the other over-lopped, are both managed by the women of one family and illustrate the impact that women have on forests](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/impact_on_forest_1.jpg?itok=cj9uMbpR)
Respect tribal goverments; conserve forests
Posted on 24 Oct, 2015 04:31 PMThe Galo tribe has lived in the Eastern Himalayan forests for centuries. Like their neighbours, this tribe had a well-defined territory, the boundaries of which were marked by various topographical features such as rock formations or mountain ridges.
![Arunachal's tribes have a tradition of managing their natural resources (Source:Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-farms_and_forest_martali_village_eastern_india_2012.jpg?itok=NRr-l7Hk)
Can the ‘Pad Piper’ lure away social taboos related to menstruation?
Posted on 24 Oct, 2015 02:38 PMA friend, who often tips me off on stories, sent me a message asking why I don't write about menstrual hygiene among rural women. I told her that it’s difficult for a male journalist to write about women issues in India.
![A Muruganantham shows the working of a sanitary pad to women. (Source: The Pad Piper)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/n005_m.jpeg?itok=bv6hyH6A)
Household water filter use in Ahmedabad
Posted on 21 Oct, 2015 12:09 PM76 million people lack access to safe drinking water in India thus increasing their risk to mortality from water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea, typhoid, and cholera. The poor are much more likely to be affected by unsafe drinking water than those who are financially better off.
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_3.jpg?itok=mm965vj4)
Environment Ministry allowed to clear hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basins
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:10 PMMoEFCC can approve hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi river basins: SC
![Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9139589493_270208eef1_z.jpg?itok=Ed54VvRp)