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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Water is more than a job for them
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:39 AM"A job isn’t just a job. It’s who you are". That quote seems to define the five people who are being honoured for their extraordinary dedication in ensuring water to the people in Nagaon and the newly declared Hojai district of Assam.
![Contribution of water sector workers at the grassroots level goes unrecognised very often](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/19888110004_3bf4604886_k.jpg?itok=sWlST5On)
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 01:31 PMChinna, 35, harvests fish and is engaged on a piece rate basis by the local contractor who has rights to fishing in the village tank in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. At times, Chinna also uses family labour to complete his work.
![Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vsk.jpg?itok=otJIBut5)
Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal creates rift between Punjab-Haryana
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:10 PMPunjab-Haryana at crossroads over the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna canal
![Sutlej river in Punjab (Source: Harpreet Riat via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2_river_satluj_sutlej_ropar_dam_and_bridge_in_rupnagar_punjab_india.jpg?itok=LC_x17Iv)
Groundwater: Pressing problems and future prospects
Posted on 12 Mar, 2016 10:35 PMGroundwater is the major source of drinking water in both urban and rural India, and an important source of water for agricultural and industrial sectors.
![Using a handpump to extract groundwater (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pakistan_pump_water_system_at_my_farm_lands.jpg?itok=bPfIJI02)
Environment Ministry completes re-categorisation of industries based on Pollution Index
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 09:59 PMNew categorisation of industries
![CSEB power plant in Korba (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/national_thermal_power_corporation_ltd._plant_in_korba_0_0.jpg?itok=GuojAF3_)
Bundelkhand women forge friendships for water
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 03:09 PMSirkoo, a 39 year old woman in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, walked 8 km every day to fetch water. As a woman, it was obviously her responsibility to ensure the household's water availability. This put an additional stress on her already depleted health as well as time--until she decided to tackle the issue head on.
![Water Literacy campaign for Jal Sahelis (Source: Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/js.png?itok=eEEhUKi_)
Toilet subsidy is not the answer to sanitation problems
Posted on 02 Mar, 2016 04:55 PMIn recent years, especially after the launch of major programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, sanitation has become a hotly debated topic in India.
![A public toilet in Shimla](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18553409925_6672808556_k.jpg?itok=nfGA5-91)
Need for National Legislation on water announced during Jal Manthan
Posted on 01 Mar, 2016 12:47 PMLarge-scale people participation in important schemes concludes Jal Manthan
![Gravity-based pipe irrigation in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/13941544052_f0e00011b7_z.jpg?itok=6uCmghPs)
Rs 38,500 crore allocated for MGNREGA in Budget 2016
Posted on 29 Feb, 2016 09:56 PMAgriculture, rural development and social sector is the focus of Budget 2016
![Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_0_1_0.jpg?itok=YLz4mHDs)
Water for Profit: Experiences from America and India
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 12:15 PMIn January 2016, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Employees Union and residents of Nagpur yet again protested the privatisation of water services in the city.
![NMC Employees Union and residents of Nagpur protest water privatisation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img-20160202-wa0006.jpg?itok=zdavytl4)