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Promoting women's leadership in water management
Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 04:42 PMWomen Water Champions is an initiative by National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Government of India, UNDP India and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to underscore the critical role
![Sarjubai's journey of working at the grassroots in improving access to water commons (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/sarjubai.jpeg?itok=TJnT88HF)
Ganga, a sink of microplastics
Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 01:28 PMA new study by the Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link reveals the presence of microplastics in all samples collected from the river at Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi.
![Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/Ganga-Varanasi.jpg?itok=0dTfdeDw)
Yavatmal’s water security crisis
Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 02:38 PMWater security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC).
![A study assesses the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures in Yavatmal (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/nilona%20dam.jpg?itok=EJb8Q_UO)
Understanding floods to prevent them!
Posted on 23 Jul, 2021 09:20 AMWhat are floods, why do we have floods at all?
![Flooding in cities is getting common in India! (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/Floods%20in%20cities.jpg?itok=CkYD1qIe)
Scientific closure of abandoned bore wells
Posted on 22 Jul, 2021 01:58 PMWhy de-commission defunct or failed bore wells?
![Well decommissioning is necessary to permanently fill in and seal a well to eliminate the well as a source of water (Image: Asadwarraich, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/2560px-A_tube_well_in_village_Chakrian_0.jpg?itok=P0NGp5Mk)
Thirsty for change
Posted on 22 Jul, 2021 12:25 PMIn June 2021, UNDP felicitated 41 Women Water Champions for their remarkable contributions to water conservation efforts in the country.
![Laichi Bai Uike takes lead to construct boribund on streams to harvest water (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/LaichiBai_ProfilePhoto.jpg?itok=BomaPO9D)
Global warming leads to vanishing glaciers
Posted on 20 Jul, 2021 03:22 PMThe Himalaya-Karakoram region in South Asia is often called the water tower of Asia or the Third Pole. It is one of the most heavily glacierized mountain regions on Earth.
![Parkachik glacier, a part of the Zanskar region, Ladakh (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/Parkachik_Glacier%2C_Nun_Kun_Massif.jpg?itok=_vk2pIg6)
Will urban India gain respite from its water woes?
Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 04:13 PMThe 2021-22 Union Budget has announced the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), an ambitious project that aims to provide potable tap water supply to 2.86 crore households by 2024. How will this work out for urban India?
Emerging markets adopt renewables
Posted on 19 Jul, 2021 12:36 PMEmerging markets are about to leapfrog fossil fuels to generate all the growth in their electricity supply from renewables in this decade. The peak global fossil fuel usage for electricity generation was probably 2018.
![Solar power plant in Telangana (image: Thomas Llyod Group, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/Solar_Power_Plant_Telangana_II_in_state_of_Telangana%2C_India%2C_12-MWp_DCb.jpg?itok=S4BX2pRq)