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No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PMMahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
![River Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/39616070770_1dd6caac8e_o.jpg?itok=-7ExMpKp)
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
Posted on 06 Oct, 2022 05:55 PMA river or a cesspool of waste?
![Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Vrishabhavathi%20river.png?itok=wBBOejU2)
Climate predictions and tipping points
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:22 PMLevels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2 O) continue to rise.
![Cities – responsible for up to 70% of human-caused emissions – will face increasing climate impacts (Image: cocoparisienne, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/climate.jpg?itok=1LOYIZeJ)
Shared water commons
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:43 AMWater is a vital natural resource, but continuous consumption of freshwater sources at an unsustainable r
![Discussion with community members of Baghmali village (Image: Ishita Gupta)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/1.jpg?itok=m389-QLP)
Dirty drains drain health
Posted on 27 Sep, 2022 08:28 PMPoor access to adequate and good quality sanitation and hygiene facilities can give rise to a number of water borne diseases in populations.
![Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/drain.jpg?itok=5N6xYLYf)
Dengue expands with climate change in India
Posted on 26 Sep, 2022 12:20 PMDengue is witnessing an alarming rise in India in recent years and the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (2020) data shows a five fold increase in cases of dengue from 28,066 cases in 2010 to 157,315 cases in 2019.
Dengue and climate change
![Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, beginning its blood-meal (Image Source: James Gathany, CDC via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Mosquito.jpg?itok=6MtMcb3T)
Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir
Posted on 26 Sep, 2022 12:19 PMLandscapes are important features and shape the economy and survival of a region. However, developmental activities in recent years are not only threatening landscape features, but also affecting landscape ecosystems and livelihoods of people who depend on it.
![Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Kashmir_Valley%20India.jpg?itok=-9--EaRO)
Harnessing energy from wind
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 10:58 PMIndia’s ever-increasing energy demand is putting a heavy load on energy generating agencies. Shifting towards renewable energy entails a series of judicious steps in consultation with the government bodies, energy developers, market valuation, and consumers.
![Over 23% of India's energy production comes through renewable energy sources (Image: Eric Wilde, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/wind.jpg?itok=xSnaImCI)
The man behind introducing guava cultivation in Paroo, Bihar
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 08:25 PMSuccessful experiments in farming have benefited the farmers across the world. Harinath Shah, a resident of Dharphari village in Paroo block in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, has done one such experiment by introducing the cultivation of guava on sandy sand in his village.
![Harinath found a new way of self-reliance by cultivating guava on sand](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/lead_0.jpg?itok=aykE9RH5)
Renewable energy sector financing must go up to $600bn to meet 2030 goals
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 08:16 PMIndia is amidst a monumental energy transition—with global consequences. India's population is primed to continuously grow, industrialize, urbanize, and electrify their lives.
![RE tariffs will be determined by PV module costs and financing costs. (Image: ODT, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/lead_0_0.jpg?itok=LLfaA3MV)