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A smiling river crusader
Posted on 15 Dec, 2014 01:55 PMIf you saw Akhil Gogoi anywhere on the road, chances are that you may not spare him another look. A quiet young man, with a sparkle in his eyes, and a shy smile on his face, he seems ordinary. But take a minute to talk to him, and you will likely be rooted to your spot. Words tumble out of his mouth, his eyes light up and his belief in what he does is evident.
![Bhagirath Prayas Samman award for Akhil Gogoi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akhil-gogoi-receiving-bhagirath-prayas-samman-award-from-just-madan-lokur-of-sc-261114-lr.jpg?itok=GpWOQt6y)
TSR Committee offers a frail framework to robust laws
Posted on 11 Dec, 2014 01:38 PMMore than three months ago, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had constituted a High Level Committee, chaired by TSR Subramanian, former Cabinet Secretary, to review the key environment laws, viz. Environment (Protection) Act, Wildlife (Protection) Act, Forest (Conservation) Act, and Water and Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act.
![Ufrenkhal forest that gives water to Gad Ganga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8687248323_8b1fa08bd3_z_0.jpg?itok=o7IhOfUL)
‘Blue’ print for a model village
Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 01:08 PMOn October 11, 2014, the Government of India launched an ambitious scheme for village development – the Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
![50 year old well in Thapewadi village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11797948633_2f4f8368ea_b_0.jpg?itok=wpTrcqUT)
Food hub deserts water legacy
Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 10:23 AMWater connects food and religion. Religious ceremonies often involve taking a dip in a water body, and any food or meal is incomplete without water. The same two things - food and religion - stand out in Bikaner. While hot kachoris and samosas line street stalls, Mata Karni Devi and Baba Ramdev (not the yoga guru) shower their blessings from billboards and wall paintings.
![Harsholaav pond in Bikaner](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04329.jpg?itok=xJHQlJ-H)
Are we heading towards ecological and social suicide?
Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 10:17 AMIn the article titled 'A hundred days closer to ecological and social suicide' published in the Economic and Political Weekly, the author argues that the recent changes in the government do not seem to have helped in changing the environmental policies of the country. Rather, they reflect regressive actions that could lead to a large-scale assault on rules, laws
![The revived lake in Valni village, Nagpur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/valni_lake_0.jpg?itok=WKeqi2GM)
500 year old water structure in Rameshwaram rediscovered!
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 10:12 PMThe word 'Theertham' literally means ‘water’ but in Hindu mythology, it is usually the physical holy water body associated with a temple or deity.
![The 80 X 35 feet structure of Dharmar Theertham](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00947.jpg?itok=tMsd-7Zp)
Battling water scarcity with borewell recharge
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:27 PMChitradurga district in Karnataka receives the lowest rainfall in the state. According to the Drought Monitoring Board, most borewells are dry and where there is water, its quality is poor. According to Chitradurga-based Devaraja Reddy who is a hydrogeologist,150-200 borewells were drilled in 2013, with an unfortunate success rate of 2%.
![Basavaraj on his field in Chitradurga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00647.jpg?itok=MWfBTglX)
ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:55 AMICIMOD wins accolade for its flood warning system
![Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2246719146_1b717bbdcf_z_0.jpg?itok=bN7I3jUP)
Government to reconsider river interlinking project
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:47 AMGovernment to scrap river interlinking project, if it will pose threat to environment: Uma Bharti
![River Cauvery in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_b_0.jpg?itok=mkCvxLIj)