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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Government makes yet another industry-friendly move
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 09:46 PMPollution index no more includes human health and environmental degradation
![Polluted water coming out of a factory](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15413955171_1b1ebda1be_z.jpg?itok=AiBjQm5h)
Brick kilns take the Ganga away from Patna
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 08:16 PM596 brick kilns along Ganga's banks are pushing it away from Patna
![Brink kiln in Doddaballapur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9727331831_c7168bb59a_z.jpg?itok=AsiNbIs5)
Swachh Punjab' is a stinking reality
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 12:54 PMWhenever Nachatar Singh’s wife and children fall sick, he blames it on the groundwater they pull out everyday using a hand pump in his courtyard at Veere Wala Kalan village of Faridkot district. Singh swears that the problem started only recently. “The same tap used to fetch such good quality water thanks to seepage from the Gang canal which runs around 1 km from our place.
![Not much distance between toilet and water source](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handpump_0.jpg?itok=ZMm-Gswc)
Indian wetlands under threat!
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 11:58 AMA wetland is defined as land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and maintains an ecosystem of its own.The factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the vegetation of aquatic plants which grow in its highly water saturated soil [1].
![Deepor beel, Assam (Source : India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deepor_beel_1.jpg?itok=EjWLt_vN)
The slow poisoning of the Baitarani river in Odisha
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 01:29 AMRiver basins in India have been found to be highly vulnerable to contamination. Recent evidence shows that a large number of water sources including rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to untreated sewage, agricultural runoff and most importantly, due to unregulated industries.
![The Baitarani, Odisha (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/baitarni_ruver.jpg?itok=CYzd26j2)
Kashmir under danger of floods
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:30 AMFear of floods looms over Kashmir again
![Landslide and a flooded river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10371783924_886720b442_z.jpg?itok=-Ylq5P_R)
Locals rejoice as coal mining banned in Mahan forest
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:12 AMCoal Ministry bans mining in Mahan forest
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15173738996_cc324f92ce_z.jpg?itok=rlpsn7Yi)
Constructed wetlands as a cost effective cleaning option
Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 01:18 PMHyderabad, which is India's fourth largest city, has a population of almost 7 million. The Musi river, originating from the Anantagiri hills, divides the city into north and south. The River flows through the city and joins the Krishna in Nalgonda.
![Musi river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/musi_river.jpg?itok=6rE7kEvA)
Water Man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:04 PMRajendra Singh is the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
![The Water Man of India (Source: SIWI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20150322raj300.jpg?itok=TI2CFpw3)
Cursed by greed: The Falgu river
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 04:32 PMThe story of the Falgu is one of greed. Unlike most other rivers, the Falgu is not just a victim of greed, but also an oppressor -- she oppressed none other than Sita herself as she flowed through Gaya in Bihar.
The story
![People gather around a chua in the Falgu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gaya_047_lead.jpg?itok=b8KcoHxy)