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Biodiversity
Bullet train project worries activists
Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:15 PMActivists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra
![A wetland in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33456591291_dc109a4570_b.jpg?itok=gu0SIeU3)
Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2019 11:03 AMThe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3_1.jpg?itok=vgWYqvps)
Protecting Surajpur wetland
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 05:29 PMThe migratory bird season is in full swing and avid bird watchers have flocked to Surajpur wetland to sight the charismatic Common Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Bar-headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Northern Shoveler and Gadwall.
![The forest department and local activists discuss the threats on Surajpur, an urban wetland encroached upon by private real estate as well as the government. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/surajpur-lead.jpg?itok=BaS_kuLW)
Hazardous waste rules amended
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:34 PMCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste
![Different types of plastic waste displayed at a sanitation park. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/25774133008_3f63f165a4_z.jpg?itok=24ZZKm0B)
Pollution affects Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:45 AMNot just surface water, pollution leads to deficit in dissolved oxygen in Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
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Earth not for humans alone: NGT to Assam
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:17 AMNGT takes a stand on Deepor Beel
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Can we gain from changing rains?
Posted on 07 Feb, 2019 12:30 PMIndia is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing?
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Sunderbans tagged under Ramsar Convention
Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 05:41 PMIndian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
![Mangroves of the Sunderbans (Source: Nature Environment & Wildlife Society - NEWS)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunderbans_0.jpg?itok=25wfqqvZ)
Committee for action against water contamination
Posted on 15 Jan, 2019 10:20 AMDevise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee
![People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8070532982_b14a0d7744_z_1.jpg?itok=nX6wgtjz)
Gangetic river dolphin habitats under threat
Posted on 11 Jan, 2019 12:45 PMA five-year study conducted in the Sundarbans region has found that the rising water salinity level is threatening the habitat of Gangetic river dolphins.
![Gangetic river dolphin habitats are threatened by rise in salinity levels. (Pic by ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dophin_snout.jpg?itok=ezX-DI2F)