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Biodiversity
Europe's Rhine river inspires the Ganga revival
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:13 PMGanga clean-up takes its inspiration from the Rhine river
![Ganga river at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0.jpg?itok=4V81s_cE)
Agriculture Ministry renamed by Prime Minister Modi
Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:59 PMThis I-Day new name given to the Agriculture Ministry and the Swachh Vidyalaya mission accomplished
![Agriculture fields in Uttarakhand (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14101208343_a7c2d39eb7_z.jpg?itok=oxQFjwb5)
Creaking cities, vanishing ecosystems
Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:43 PMEcosystems are complex functioning units that include living as well as non living entities and build on interdependent relationships among these living resources, surrounding habitats and reside
![Ecosystems and their role in climate change resilience](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rivers_the_life_lines_of_communities_1.jpg?itok=O0hKOgra)
Mysore ranks first in Swachh Bharat rankings
Posted on 10 Aug, 2015 09:56 PMSouth India performs better in the Swachh Bharat rankings
![Mysore tops in Swachh Bharat Rankings (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295195787_8d515ff28c_z_1_0.jpg?itok=uiNLWpPq)
Shivaji and Sardar Vallabhai Patel: Bigger than their proposed statues
Posted on 31 Jul, 2015 09:05 AMWhat do these two iconic figures -- Shivaji, the great Maratha leader and Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the ‘Iron Man of India’ -- have most in common? While one might think that it was their fight for the freedom of their motherland, albeit at different times, that is not all.
![Shivaji & Sardar Patel to be immortalised as statues (Source: Wikipedia & www.statueofunity.in)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/doit.png?itok=awjIm97b)
CPCB fails to tackle rising river pollution: Report
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 09:22 AMIn the last 26 years, polluted river stretches rise from 22 to over 300
![Polluted Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1.jpg?itok=sYGMMlqz)
Integrated watershed management and public health
Posted on 09 Jul, 2015 07:37 AMDeclining groundwater levels and increasing stress on water resources in rural areas in India is a major concern for development since the livelihoods of a majority of the rural population depends on agriculture and the availability of sustainable water resources. More productive use of rainwater is necessary to help mitigate the impact of water scarcity.
![Velvety green mountains, catchment areas for the Khadakwasla dam near Pune](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_3.jpg?itok=j5SsdiiF)
Govt approves Rs 4,845 crore for Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project
Posted on 30 Jun, 2015 09:10 AMKrishna-Marathwada irrigation project worth Rs 4,845 crore gets Govt nod
![Krishna river near Vijayawada (Source: Bhanutpt)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river.jpg?itok=6_AFCZkG)
Himachal fails to construct 109 micro hydel projects due to lack of funds
Posted on 23 Jun, 2015 11:10 PMConstruction of 109 Kuhl projects proposed in Himachal, still on papers
![Kuhls, the irrigation channels in Himachal Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03452_0_0.jpg?itok=VwkRxfXF)