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Conservation - Reducing Water Usage
Yamuna river at its healthiest due to floodwater: Experts
Posted on 07 Aug, 2018 06:58 PMYamuna river water quality improves, thanks to floodwater: Experts
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_1.jpg?itok=AQYC_11o)
In the business of transformation
Posted on 02 Aug, 2018 04:11 PMPramod Kumar Singh, the caretaker of a community toilet complex in northwest Delhi’s Sultanpuri area is proud about its upkeep. The complex, built by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and inaugurated in 2016, is well maintained with beautiful landscaping, posters and wall art.
![Delhi Street Art has painted cartoons and caricatures on the walls to attract people to the community toilet complex at Sultanpuri. (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/children-enactus.jpg?itok=6bm6lG0n)
National Waterway-1: Dolphin population declines
Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 10:31 AMDecline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary
![Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0_0.jpg?itok=9zXA_Arp)
Replacing rice could help India reduce water use'
Posted on 10 Jul, 2018 10:23 AMIndia could address its water, food security by replacing rice cultivation: Study
![Rice field in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/p_20161005_154637_hdrcom_0.jpg?itok=18cwWtr6)
“Agriculture alone cannot provide for our teeming millions.”
Posted on 06 Jul, 2018 03:15 PMIn India, although we have approximately four months of monsoon (which is basically 45 days of effective rainfall), in drought prone areas, there are only 10-15 days of harvestable rain in the entire season. If you don't get enough rain during those days, it's a cause for worry.
![Watershed management. Image source: India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9738707725_2fa601dd8f_z.jpg?itok=ZfuAsfRO)
The politics of groundwater
Posted on 04 Jul, 2018 12:15 PMA growing demand for water implies the need for an improved understanding of our resources, and the ability to manage that demand in an equitable and sustainable way.
Wells, not dams, have been the temples of modern India
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Hyderabad's groundwater levels fail to improve
Posted on 26 Jun, 2018 02:48 PMGood rainfall fails to improve Hyderabad's groundwater table
![Despite good rainfall, Hyderabad's groundwater levels continue to be precarious. (Photo: IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_well_new.jpg?itok=49NH4lM3)
Atal Bhujal Yojana approved by World Bank
Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:29 PMWorld Bank approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
![Groundwater is being exploited beyond measure in many blocks across India. (Picture courtesy: IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/well_-_flickr.jpg?itok=2SZ6Pd64)
Toilets need water, women suffer under ODF drive
Posted on 12 Jun, 2018 01:28 PMRajasthan is all geared up for the open defecation free (ODF) status well before the national deadline of October 2, 2019. According to the assistant engineer of the nagar parishad, Resha Singh, 4.75 lakh toilets have been constructed since October 2, 2014 in Alwar district which is about to be declared ODF.
![Village women collect water for toilet use. (Photo by India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/paari-lewari80.jpg?itok=I2G9FCvf)
Alwar homes, farms and factories fight for water
Posted on 07 Jun, 2018 11:46 AMLewari, a village located around 17 km from Alwar in Rajasthan, is the site of a water conflict these days. “The production of Jayanti jaljeera, haazme ka lalantop drink (a digestive drink) has left our village parched,” says Nanak Singh, a resident.
![Operation of sluice outlet of Siliserh lake is marked by chaos and conflict among various interest groups.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siliserh_lake_0.jpg?itok=tFflJK1S)