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Deep Aquifers
Small MP village inspires neighbours
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:31 PMThe 200 odd residents of Didakhedi, a sleepy village just 13 kms from Sehore town in Madhya Pradesh, never had adequate water. Two decades ago, most of the farming in the village was done during the monsoons. The village had no electricity and a lone diesel pump operated the shallow dug wells to irrigate some lands during the winter.
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Environment Ministry withdraws controversial amendment
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 11:48 AMEnvironment Ministry withdraws amendment to waste rules
![New amendment to waste rules withdrawn (Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waste.jpg?itok=ZcA4Ldjw)
The comedy and tragedy of the Doddaballapur tanks
Posted on 26 Sep, 2013 02:08 PM1972 was the year. A massive hit, a landmark movie in Dr. Rajkumar's cinema career was realeased: Bangarada Manushya (The Golden Man).
With many melodious and meaningful songs, the theme was something close to one's heart - an urban youth returns to his ancestral village, takes up agriculture and works for the welfare of the village.
![Doddaballapur tanks](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dodbalapur_1nl.jpg?itok=vp5Ns0Y5)
Food Security Bill sees light of the day
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PMPOLICY MATTERS
Food security bill passed
![Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pds_140629f.jpg?itok=F3WzwQRf)
IAS officer suspended for targeting illegal sand mining
Posted on 04 Aug, 2013 05:01 PMIAS officer in Uttar Pradesh suspended for action against sand mining
![Sand mining near the Yamuna river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mining.jpg?itok=alGOMcDa)
Rainwater harvesting saves college lakhs of rupees
Posted on 20 Jul, 2013 11:04 AMYenepoya Medical and Dental College, some 15 kilometres away from Mangalore city near Delarekatte, is located in a developing neighbourhood; three other medical colleges, many schools and the Mangalore University are all situated in the same area. A software park is also expected to come up shortly.
![Rainwater harvesting pond in Yenepoya College](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0263.jpg?itok=7Fl3200V)
What's in your drinking water?
Posted on 19 Jul, 2013 03:11 PMBoth rural and urban India are faced with water problems. People do not have access to good quality, safe drinking water. The source for most drinking water is either rivers or underground aquifers (wells). Since water can dissolve just about anything that it comes into contact with long enough, often the groundwater we get isn’t pure.
![Water quality in India Source UNICEF Repository](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image.jpg?itok=r6vg_C0s)
The Bhilai Steel Plant, a symbol of modern India, is running out of iron ore
Posted on 06 Jul, 2013 09:31 AMFor the last 50 years, the Bhilai Steel Plant, which is India's largest integrated steel plant has got its supply of iron ore from Dalli Rajhara's mines. Dalli Rajhara, a municipality which is also an industrial city is located 90km south of Durg in Chhattisgarh. It is a part of the Rajhara group of mines. Iron ore mined in this area are of two types - hematite and magnetite.
![Dalli Rajhara Mines in Chhattisgarh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ongoing_mining_work_in_dalli_rajarah_mines-small.jpg?itok=oo6kGQ99)
Seawater entering coastal towns in Goa causes big problems
Posted on 01 Jul, 2013 03:18 PMIndia waterportal’s data finder has over 300 datasets. A non-data or non-analytics person can feel overwhelmed trying to pull out important information and understand it. A data story will help do just that.
![Process explaining seawater intrusion](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_lead.gif?itok=YGLmiIi-)