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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Centre provides relief fund to drought and flood-hit states
Posted on 05 Jan, 2016 11:19 AMRelief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal
![Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought_affected_area_in_karnataka_india_2012_0_0.jpg?itok=HexPDKea)
How did Indian rivers fare in 2015?
Posted on 30 Dec, 2015 12:33 PMGovernment allocated Rs 4,173 crore for Water Resources and of this, Namami Gange received Rs 2,037 crore.
![Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_3.jpg?itok=ylP7pjCm)
No new construction to be taken up on the Ganga: Government
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 11:11 AMGovernment decides not to allow new construction on the Ganga
![Ganga river at Sangam in Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020083_c28c745673_b_0_0.jpg?itok=Cw6f7xDL)
First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
![View of the Himalayas from Dhulikhel, Nepal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8495303300_70b23d61f7_z.jpg?itok=vwW6yeao)
Industrial effluents dirty River Brahmani
Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 06:47 PMWater is the most fundamental component of any natural resource, and the crisis of fresh water has posed a formidable challenge worldwide. Among the sources of drinking water rivers play an important role, and in the peninsular river system in India, the River Brahmani plays a pivotal role.
![Effluents from industries & factories contaminate the water source (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/discharge_pipe.jpg?itok=i2hudgyu)
Ultratech Cement mines limestone (and villagers) in Chhattisgarh
Posted on 13 Dec, 2015 03:38 PMParaswani village in Balodabazar district, Chhattisgarh contains vast reserves of limestone, a sedimentary rock that is a primary ingredient in the cement manufacturing process. Since 1992, Ultratech Cement Ltd. (UTCL) followed by four other similar companies, have begun excavating this rock within a 30 km radius of the village.
![A view of the Ulratech Cement factory from Paraswani](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23242374375_229a4cd22e_z.jpg?itok=ZzRNLvKM)
From toilet to tap: Is that the future of drinking water?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:47 PMAn article in India Today three years ago was titled ‘Beware Delhi!
![Yogendra Singh, an operator, explains how the 'Toilet to tap' plant functions](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yogendra.jpg?itok=y-Nm9-a5)
Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality
![The Krishna river, Wai, Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_0_0.jpg?itok=f8jwi-Nm)
Water filter use in India: Safety, luxury or a threat to the environment?
Posted on 04 Dec, 2015 07:49 AM
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_6.jpg?itok=7W026BmZ)