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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Ways to keep arsenic away
Posted on 11 Oct, 2016 10:12 PMFor villagers at Madhusudan Kathi, the handpumps serving water from an unprotected source led to arsenic contamination, making water from these pumps risky to drink.
![Arsenic removal unit developed by Arup Sengupta, Lehigh University, Bethlehem at Howrah, West Bengal. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/arsenic_removal_unit.jpg?itok=SFeqo1VW)
New Supreme Court bench to hear Cauvery dispute
Posted on 11 Oct, 2016 02:38 PMCauvery dispute: New Supreme Court bench constituted
![Cauvery river (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_2.jpg?itok=9khop4Nz)
River transport projects on development track
Posted on 10 Oct, 2016 10:36 AMGovernment starts river transport project with eight waterways
![River transport project work in progress. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_3.jpg?itok=JWOSOCjC)
A losing battle
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 10:30 AMAt the recently concluded Woodpecker International Film Festival held at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi, Abdul Rashid, who works for Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) in the University of Kashmir, was awarded Young Green Filmmaker 2016.
![Abdul Rashid receives the nomination certificate during WIFF 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc08198_1024.jpg?itok=NZkynnB7)
Voices that go unheard
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 09:45 AMMinket Lepcha always felt close to nature and the environment since her childhood, thanks to her upbringing in the picturesque Darjeeling. Though she had spent many years in Delhi, studying and working in corporate firms, her interest in community development, environment and culture brought her back to her home town.
![Minket Lepcha receives Young Green Filmmaker award at WIFF 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc08212_1024.jpg?itok=wzjrKK2A)
J&K mulls mini dams for irrigation
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:22 PMJ&K govt to construct ‘mini dams’ for irrigation
![The Indus river. (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indus_river_from_karakouram_highway.jpg?itok=nYaDzauI)
Karnataka not to release water to TN
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:13 PMNo water to TN till a special state legislature session takes a call: Karnataka
![Cauvery river. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_1077.jpg?itok=LlugWSrD)
Forgotten water bearers of Guwahati
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 06:04 PMGuwahati, one of the fastest growing cities in India, is thousands of years old. Once known as Pragjyotishpura or the city of eastern light, Guwahati has many ancient stories attached to it. This beautiful city finds mention in epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Puranas.
![Jorpukhuri near Ugratara temple.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/29629934472_0a3d8388e8_z.jpg?itok=dO1-JDkk)
Heavy metals and pesticides pollute Ganga: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:40 AMGanga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0.jpg?itok=7A2j7XFV)
WASH away diarrhoea
Posted on 09 Sep, 2016 05:35 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause for childhood mortality and morbidity worldwide. India registers the third highest proportion of child deaths caused by diarrhoea in South Asia [1]. According to Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, 2012, diarrhoeal diseases are the most prevalent of all water-related diseases in India [2].
![WASH infrastructure and diarrhoea. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_3.jpg?itok=2hrNAS_g)