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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Government clears 170 eco-zones across the country
Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 05:02 AMCentre gives nod to 170 eco- sensitive zones in the country
![The Western Ghats](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8302143137_6540edf1d1_z.jpg?itok=S6G1BBec)
How can growing groundwater crisis be dealt with?
Posted on 30 May, 2015 12:17 PMIndia is highly dependant on groundwater.
![Water, a scarce resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0796.jpg?itok=AsZFbG-q)
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PMThe Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
![Shivnath river near Mahamara Barrage, Durg](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0003tps_5.jpg?itok=NfyoNqp_)
Rs. 20,000 crore sanctioned for Ganga clean-up
Posted on 19 May, 2015 09:17 AMCentre okays Rs 20,000 crore for the 'Namami Gange' programme
![Ganga river at Varanasi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2.jpg?itok=t4bWRwoK)
Standing Committee Report: Safe drinking water and sanitation
Posted on 15 May, 2015 08:49 PMThe National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) are the two flagship programmes of the government implemented by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, a nodal Minis
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_0.jpg?itok=Pme59Cdc)
Water and facilities flow better into cities
Posted on 05 May, 2015 01:35 PMSixty eight percent of India's population lives in rural areas but when it comes to facilities -- including the availability of safe drinking water -- cities and towns corner most of them.
![Rural-Urban Drinking Water Supply Gap, Census 2011](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/census_2011_drinking_water_sources_graph-1a.jpg?itok=qRgz4Zza)
Lakes of urban India under threat: CSE
Posted on 05 May, 2015 11:54 AMToxic foam observed in Bengaluru lakes
![Foam in Varthur lake (Source: Kashif Masood)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/varthur-lake-pollution1.jpg?itok=Ht-wu1Q1)
SC denies land to Coca-Cola in Chharba, Uttarakhand
Posted on 05 May, 2015 11:30 AMAfter Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand also bids goodbye to Coca Cola
![The scrubland that the Coca Cola company requires](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9460874257_abfe0465bc_z.jpg?itok=FFUI0_fk)
India's largest springs mapping exercise begins in Meghalaya
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:46 PMWorld Water Day 2015 proved to be significant to the people of Meghalaya. That day is when the state's Springshed Management Initiative was launched.
![Detailed forms record information about springs](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/springs_lead_0.jpg?itok=TTifKi0J)
Task force appointed to forge consenus on river interlinking
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:22 PMCentre appoints task force, with an aim to speed up implementation of river interlinking
![River interlinking (Source: AmyNorth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/interlinking2.jpg?itok=ZliHN7Nn)