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Worst drought in 115 years hits Kerala
Posted on 02 Jan, 2017 10:33 PMKerala hit by worst drought in 115 years
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0.jpg?itok=paYEnMmH)
When riverbed becomes real estate
Posted on 02 Jan, 2017 08:17 PMShalu’s household was evicted from Koyla Basti of the Yamuna pushta (embankment), a massive slum cluster on the banks of the Yamuna river in the year 2004. Earthmoving machines bulldozed thousands of homes at the site which was to host the Commonwealth Games of 2010.
![Forced evictions before the Commonwealth Games. (Source: Housing and Land Rights Network)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna-eviction-hrln.jpg?itok=qUyG5488)
A book every city needs
Posted on 01 Jan, 2017 07:46 PMA scarcity of something makes it special. That’s the reason why Rajasthan has always sanctified water much more than any other place in India. Low rainfall and saline groundwater turned people into great conservers who not only built beautiful and durable structures but also developed sustainable practices around them.
![One of the ponds in Bikaner.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bikaner.jpg?itok=8_plP1ep)
Saving the Ganga, one step at a time
Posted on 21 Dec, 2016 09:11 AMAn aerospace engineer from IIT, Kharagpur, Siddharth Agarwal could have been drawing a fancy salary like any other 25-year-old if he hadn’t followed his passion.
![Siddharth Agarwal (Photo credit-Siddharth Agarwal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12916694_10153341192037373_5456143043051880350_o.jpg?itok=05KgJG4m)
Open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources
Posted on 20 Dec, 2016 08:03 PMHon’ble Madam,
Namaskar,
![Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river. (Source: Vadaykeviv Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/betwa_river.jpg?itok=OFaX5vlc)
Gujarat fails to conserve its wetlands
Posted on 19 Dec, 2016 12:30 PMSix years on, Gujarat fails to form wetland panel
![Hamirsar Lake, Bhuj, Gujarat (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3098051568_648b8b58fc_z.jpg?itok=5YLe2QIV)
Summer of discontent
Posted on 14 Dec, 2016 11:35 AMOn a 29 sq km tract of land in Bharatpur, Rajasthan lies the wildlife reserve, Keoladeo national park, locally known as Ghana. Birds enjoy the open water while wildlife roams freely in this montage of wetland, grassland and forest. The wetland, which is man-made, has a diversity of open water, trees and grasses.
![An Indian cormorant dries its wings at Keoladeo national park, Bharatpur. (Source: Aastha Singh, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/an_indian_cormorant_drying_its_wings-aastha-singh.jpg?itok=3i--H-Xj)
NGT cancels illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 07:19 AMGood news for Sambhar Salt Lake
![Sambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake. (Source: IWP's Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2971840426_eb67304faf_z.jpg?itok=go_RIKLM)
Breathing life into Baitarani
Posted on 12 Dec, 2016 12:13 PMPranab Choudhury has been actively engaged with the causes of the poor and the environment for more than a decade.
![Pranab Choudhury](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc0041_1024.jpg?itok=Zn5i5BzD)
For a flood-free Chennai
Posted on 07 Dec, 2016 09:07 PMChennai’s drainage system--both natural and man-made--is unparalleled. Three rivers flow through the city--the Kosasthalaiyar to the north, the Cooum cutting right through the centre and the Adyar to the south; around 16 major drains criss-cross the metro in addition to the mammoth Buckingham canal along the coast.
![Home to over 300 species of birds, the Pallikaranai marsh is being increasingly threatened by rapid urbanisation. (Image: IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/30836106336_440af3b8f4_z.jpg?itok=iYSnotQN)