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India loses 2 million tonnes of food grains annually due to waterlogging
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:15 AM2 million tonnes of food grains lost annually in India
![Waterlogging in Punjab](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12364651615_b409a4f9a9_z.jpg?itok=YektsGuV)
People of a semi-arid Rajasthan village battle Coca Cola
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 10:23 PMKaladera, a small village about 40 km from Jaipur has always been known for its chaubandi (mud resist printing) and natural dyeing but it has been getting a lot of attention since 1999. No, it's not because of the handicraft but because of Coca Cola, which set up a bottling plant there.
![Borewells go deep in Kaladera, Rajasthan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/borewells_being_sunk_deeper.jpg?itok=MlgzrSBd)
Irrigation systems of Himachal threatened by hydropower projects
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 11:04 AMPro-dam lobby has long praised the small or micro hydropower projects, especially run-of-the-river units as least damaging. But both the developer/s of such projects and the government seem to have overlooked an important aspect: its impact on Kuhls, the traditional irrigation system of Himachal Pradesh.
![Kuhl, Awa khud, Kandbari (Nivedita Khandekar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kuhl_story_1_photo_by_nivedita_khandekar.jpg?itok=ELvTKnI0)
House of solutions
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 06:30 PMMany scientists and researchers have been trying to find solutions to problems related to urban water supply, wastewater management and reduction of energy use in urban areas but very few have succeeded. Rahul Banerjee is one who has.
![Rahul Banerjee's sustainable house at Indore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rahul_banerjee_house.jpg?itok=gLc1ONiv)
Budget 2014: A water perspective
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 01:33 PMThe 2014 Union Budget is being hailed as both challenging and decisive. Various important water issues such as rivers, watershed and safe drinking water have been addressed, money earmarked and plans and programmes announced.
![Water Budget 2014 (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660968_c5df439beb_o.jpg?itok=ncalJasf)
Ripples of Sukhomajri
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 11:46 AM![The main irrigation tank at Sukhomajri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03397.jpg?itok=fc4bZhhF)
Assessment of Krishna river basin closure
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 12:47 AMIn recent years, water is being extracted from all available sources to satisfy society's growing demands. River basins are mined limitless at various locations. This leads to the basin becoming closed, which means that no more utilizable flow is left in the basin.
![River Krishna](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1699938339_07b7286782_z.jpg?itok=xLar2o7v)
Parliament gives nod to Polavaram irrigation project
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:09 PMParliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill
![Godavari river delta in AP (Source: Aditya Madhav)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dowleswaram_barrage_near_rajahmundry_on_river_godavari.jpg?itok=pD8TIPzP)
Indian monsoon under recovery mode
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:01 PMMonsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery
![Heavy rainfall in Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z.jpg?itok=VSDRp6Fu)
31% of Bangalore's groundwater not drinkable
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 01:44 PM"Growing garbage menace ups nitrate content in lakes", said a recent headline in the Deccan Herald that highlighted a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on illegal dumping sites situated near water bodies in Bangalore.
![Lakes or dumping place for the construction debris](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/03_gopal.jpg?itok=IGHVM2yh)