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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
Posted on 19 Dec, 2018 06:35 AMGujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works
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Green gold on fire
Posted on 15 Dec, 2018 05:54 PMJammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region but they also pollute the environment and lead to climate change by increasing greenhouse gases.
![Forest fire (Source: Abdul Rashid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/forest_fire_0.jpg?itok=KTNoncaj)
The Birdman of Chorao
Posted on 14 Dec, 2018 09:33 PMUday Mandrekar (40) is a popular boatman on the Chorao island of Goa. He is known for his formidable knowledge on birds in the area so much so that he is often referred to as the bird man of Chorao. He is a private boatman and a tourist guide who can take you deep into the mangroves and waterways of the island.
![Uday Mandrekar (Source: Shashank Bhosale)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/uday_mandrekar.jpg?itok=9NpZCmPU)
Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do
Posted on 13 Dec, 2018 02:37 PMUntil a few decades ago, the Ganga flowed with gay abandon and descended with rapidity into the plains. Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry.
![The Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Downstream of this, the river flow has reduced due to increased abstraction. (Image courtesy: Manas Chakrabarty; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/towards_eternity-manas-chakrabarty-ccbysa.0.jpg?itok=ZHYYfCEd)
Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:38 PMMost nations lack the political will to fight climate change: COP24
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NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:01 PMPut aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government
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Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 03:09 PMCWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_3.jpg?itok=Sp0Y6zux)
The tragic tale of Erai
Posted on 30 Nov, 2018 10:56 AMThe Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.
![The Erai river (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0203s_0.jpg?itok=ifWixFO2)
India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:57 AMGovernment focusing on Ganga clean-up and not its rejuvenation: Environmentalists
![The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gadmukteshwar_sunset_1_0.jpg?itok=qIsmb4t9)
NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMYamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore
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