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Citizens' Rights and Duties
Najafgarh seeks attention
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 05:07 AMHere’s some news for nature lovers. A dirty drain in Delhi could well be on its way to becoming a bird sanctuary. The Najafgarh drain or nallah that flows through the northwest part of Gurugram is becoming a new habitat for the strikingly tall Greater flamingos, a rosy-white pink billed migratory bird as it passes through southwest Delhi.
![Aerial view of the Najafgarh drain. (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/delhi_aerial_photo_08-2016_img1.jpg?itok=3yPpPqvJ)
Threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration
Posted on 06 Oct, 2017 06:26 AMPashan lake, the pride of Pune, is dying! Water hyacinth continues to invade the lake and pollution levels in the lake are high, threatening its once rich biodiversity. How did this happen?
![Pashan lake cries for help. (Image Source: Dharmaraj Patil)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pashan_lake_1.jpg?itok=ZS2nJs3T)
When women came together for water
Posted on 04 Oct, 2017 01:29 PMWomen of Podapathar village in Sundargarh district in Odisha have become an inspiration for millions of women in the country now, thanks to their determination to improve the drinking water situation in their village.
![Women of Podapathar (Source: India Water Problem)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0446tps.jpg?itok=Frt8QkiB)
The fight for the doomed land
Posted on 04 Oct, 2017 05:36 AMOn January 13, 1957, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Hirakud dam, calling it the temple of modern India. It has submerged more than 360 villages (1,23,000 acres of land) and displaced 26,561 families.
![Hirakud Dam (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_3.jpg?itok=dtkXsQvQ)
Saving kunds of Vrindavan
Posted on 23 Sep, 2017 12:16 PMVrindavan, the small dusty twin town of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, has a special place in the Hindu mythology. This is where Lord Krishna is believed to have spent most of his childhood and adolescence. The river Yamuna straddles through the town, a hot destination for thousands of devotees lining up for a dip in it every day.
![Ancient man-made small water bodies known as kunds are being revived through an NGO's efforts. (Image source: Braj Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/brahma_kund_after_restoration_1.jpg?itok=K0y3gezG)
Centre shows red flag to green court
Posted on 21 Sep, 2017 04:28 PMIndia is a pioneer among developing countries in establishing a “green court” to deal with environment-related litigations. Established through an Act by the government of India, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a quasi-judicial body has ensured speedy justice on several green cases.
![The National Green Tribunal has given a number of notable judgements. (Image source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ngt-building-pix-x14.jpg?itok=R07Ml8hG)
Risk of cholera increases with urbanisation: Study
Posted on 18 Sep, 2017 02:37 PMDistricts with higher levels of urbanisation have a higher risk for the outbreak of cholera, a new nationwide study by the Indian and international experts has revealed.
![More urbanised districts are at a higher risk for cholera outbreaks. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33242971951_a5ff216d20_z.jpg?itok=qaRiiiYK)
Citizens participate in mapping Bengaluru’s groundwater
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 11:34 AMThe problem of Bengaluru’s water is well known.
![Talapariges, the small traditional water bodies of Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr photo by Mallikarjuna Hosapalya)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2640566205_ea69994db4_z_2.jpg?itok=Dlm0bh_1)
Wetlands wait to be saved
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 10:52 AMIn the afternoons these days, Basai wears a deserted look. Known as a bird’s delight and privileged by the protected status of a national park, the wetland is located just eight kilometres from Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurugram in Haryana. No birds can be spotted foraging the soil of the Basai wetland or its waters.
![Sun sets on a water body inside Keoladeo National Park. (Image: Swati Sidhu, Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunset_on_a_waterbody1_0.jpg?itok=v_5S_YXR)
Therapy for India's distressed farmers
Posted on 12 Sep, 2017 10:40 AMLarge swathes of cotton farms in the central India have been the epicentre of a debt crisis that has gripped the rural population. For years now, it has driven thousands of farmers to commit suicide.
![Psychological intervention can help reduce farmer suicides. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33389696506_e6d88f8cd9_z.jpg?itok=KgtdwjcK)