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Maharashtra Government puts its rivers in danger
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 12:29 PMMahashtra scraps state's River Regulation Zone policy
![View of the river Mula in Pune, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9350596904_fe93e2c661_z.jpg?itok=LJ9DhLxY)
Swachh Bharat Mission: 80% behind target
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 11:14 AMSwachh Bharat seems a distant dream
![Ecosan toilet built in a village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3984165421_3cb5cf6cea_o_1.jpg?itok=Xabmxdn_)
How do income levels affect water-borne diseases?
Posted on 25 Jan, 2015 05:18 PMUrban water infrastructure has an important role to play in public health, and includes built networks that facilitate the flow and exchange of water over space.
![An illegal settlement (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/slum.jpg?itok=8ubpE2Tr)
State Action Plans for climate change analysed
Posted on 21 Jan, 2015 06:20 PMRecent years have shown a growing awareness on the relevance of climate change for India within the government as well as civil society, business and media. India has prepared its National Action Plan on Climate Change amidst growing international pressure to devise domestic climate adaptation strategies.
![Mountains in the catchment area of Khadakwasla dam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_1.jpg?itok=3M3fxWHR)
Swacch Bharat Mission: An opportunity to rethink public toilet governance
Posted on 21 Jan, 2015 06:15 PMEvidence from India shows that open defecation continues to be common, and that a vast majority of the population from both urban and rural areas continue to have poor access to toilets.
![Rural toilet (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_2.jpg?itok=z5yWB6RJ)
Can GIS rescue South India's deteriorating tank systems?
Posted on 21 Jan, 2015 10:28 AMSeveral lakhs of farming communities in Tamil Nadu depend on the 39,202 tanks spread around the state. These tanks capture the runoff water from the monsoon rainfall that occurs in a short span of time, and also provide water for irrigation and other uses for the community.
However, these water bodies have been degenerating in the recent past due to reasons such as:
![Eris/Tanks of Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/eris_of_tamilnadu_0.jpg?itok=WzfNs_PU)
Maharashtra and Telangana oppose interlinking plan
Posted on 20 Jan, 2015 04:56 PMStrong opposition to interlinking of Gujarat and Maharashtra rivers
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0.jpg?itok=fRZ7EoNg)
Mission to clean Yamuna in Delhi by 2017
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 09:08 PMNGT announces heavy fines, bans farming to clean up Yamuna
![Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z.jpg?itok=ZQAHpXgC)
Social regulation as a key to sustainable groundwater use
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 11:02 AMSustainable management of groundwater continues to be ignored in India although its hydrogeological and socieconomic aspects continue to be studied extensively. Despite recognition of its importance at the policy level, no clear plan of action exists for groundwater management in India.
![A well in Odoor farms, Mangalore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/oddoor_4_0.jpg?itok=PoGxbn8J)