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Biodiversity
Ganga's faecal coliform level high at inter-state boundaries
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:25 AMAt most inter-state boundaries, Ganga's faecal coliform level exceeds limit
![The Ganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z_0_0_0.jpg?itok=QrELVyNZ)
Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam
Posted on 26 May, 2019 11:47 AMMahakali, also known as Sharda in India, gushes through the hilly tracts of Nepal and Uttarakhand, collecting its water from the numerous streams it receives on the way.
![The proposed Pancheshwar dam raises concern about safety due to seismicity, slope instability and large sediment mobilization. (Image: Vimal Bhai)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pancheshwar.jpg?itok=jkFFx9Sp)
Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient: IMD
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:14 AMIndia witnesses 22 percent deficient pre-monsoon rainfall this year: IMD
![Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient this year. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319697485_dfcb31cdcc_z_0_1.jpg?itok=ZhdIhrxJ)
Cyclone Fani ravages Odisha's ecological hotspots
Posted on 15 May, 2019 06:12 PMOdisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone
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Cyclone Fani hits Odisha, 35 dead
Posted on 07 May, 2019 03:36 PMCyclone Fani, strongest to hit India in 20 years, causes widespread destruction in Odisha
![A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z_1.jpg?itok=3-l9LqYc)
MGNREGA fails to help drought-hit states
Posted on 01 May, 2019 07:07 PMMGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_1_0.jpg?itok=J5nHQ37C)
NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 10:46 AMNGT seeks report on constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees
![A negelcted wetland in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flickr_0_0.jpg?itok=yQGVaMEk)
In conversation with nature
Posted on 15 Apr, 2019 05:42 PM“There is a special type of black ant that is visible just before (and during) the onset of heavy rains.
![Shape of clouds can be an important indicator of weather. Source: Robert Hensley/Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/clouds1.jpg?itok=2qW8ZgBO)
River conservation efforts need to be prioritised
Posted on 05 Apr, 2019 02:06 PMOdisha is home to 11 major rivers of which many are interstate rivers such as the Mahanadi. As climate change makes extreme rainfall events more frequent in the state, there is an urgent need to better manage the rivers and their basins.
![Engagement with indigenous communities in protecting natural forests and rivers is vital (Image: Priya Ranjan Sahoo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahanadi-prsahu_0.jpg?itok=EaxC23b6)
What’s forest governance without local hand
Posted on 02 Apr, 2019 11:42 AMThe recent news on the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribal and other forest-dwelling households from 16 states by a Supreme Court order has again brought the long-debated issue of the role of the state and
![Mangar Bani, a green patch between Faridabad and Gurgaon (Image: Pradip Krishen, Facebook)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangar_bani.jpg?itok=rfBmJ8QR)