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Chemical Pollution
The slow death of a river
Posted on 15 Oct, 2014 05:12 PMThe Kshipra is considered a sacred river in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region. In the last few decades, this perennial river has also lost its glory like many other rivers in India.
![Prayers on the bank of the Kshipra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0007-3.jpg?itok=7RKci9Rn)
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PMGujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand
![Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0_0.jpg?itok=q-zOeXk0)
"Ultra Mega Power" to destroy!
Posted on 12 Sep, 2014 01:09 PMCheyyur, a town 100 km from Chennai in Kanchipuram, has been identified as the site for a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
![One of Cheyyur's productive lagoons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00261.jpg?itok=YsRq1uUk)
Coastal coal plants choke Chennai water resource hub
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 01:03 AMChennai's Fort St.George, built in 1644, was the first English fortress to be built in India. It laid the foundation for further settlements around it and the city of Madras gradually expanded around the fort over the years.
![The NTPC Power Plant in Ennore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00090_0.jpg?itok=gIzpPLnC)
Centre allocates Rs.133 crore to conserve 115 wetlands
Posted on 05 Aug, 2014 12:41 PMCentre identifies 115 wetlands for conservation and management
![Maguri Beel (wetland) in Assam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8673660087_a143749d67_z.jpg?itok=iNbvrLQj)
Solutions to Indore's water problems don't have to be so expensive!
Posted on 02 Aug, 2014 01:46 PMIn the last five decades, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, has witnessed a substantial increase in urbanisation and industrialisation. Its population has also increased from 5,60,936 in 1971 to 2,167,447 in 2011 (Census 2011).
![Waiting for water tankers in Indore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0184-1.jpg?itok=KVHKu2Zf)
People of a semi-arid Rajasthan village battle Coca Cola
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 10:23 PMKaladera, a small village about 40 km from Jaipur has always been known for its chaubandi (mud resist printing) and natural dyeing but it has been getting a lot of attention since 1999. No, it's not because of the handicraft but because of Coca Cola, which set up a bottling plant there.
![Borewells go deep in Kaladera, Rajasthan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/borewells_being_sunk_deeper.jpg?itok=MlgzrSBd)
Centre approves raising Sardar Sarovar dam height
Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 11:20 PMSardar Sarovar dam height to be raised by 17m
![Sardar Sarovar Dam (Shahakshay in Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam.jpg?itok=p9Llco7K)
Ecologists don't buy new Ganga rejuvenation plan
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 05:42 AMTrue to the promises made during election campaigning, Narendra Modi, India's 15th Prime Minister announced measures to clean up the Ganga as soon as he assumed office. A new Ministry in charge of river issues has been created.
![Ganga at Varanasi (Source: Patrick Barry)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kedar_ghat_in_varanasi.jpg?itok=-1X5CKoV)
Use clean coal, NGT tells Mahagenco
Posted on 27 May, 2014 01:02 PMNGT tells Mahagenco to use clean coal
![Fly ash pollution (Source: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fly_ash_0.jpg?itok=cJp1NxKT)