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Droughts and Floods
Parched lips, barren lands and the scramble for water in Maharashtra
Posted on 13 Sep, 2015 07:44 AM![Staring at drought (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_2_1.jpg?itok=ENYehpGT)
What does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PMA worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute
![India ranks 31 in the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for year 2020 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought_affected_area_in_karnataka_india_2012.jpg?itok=SFhkMy10)
Bisalpur revisited--10 years after protesters were shot, killing 5
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 01:20 PMTen years ago five farmers were shot protesting the diversion of waters from Bisalpur dam to Jaipur city, located about 130 kms away.
![Kisan Sewa Samiti, Chaksu struggling for drinking water allocation from Bisalpur dam (Source: CECODECON)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dehlala1.jpg?itok=T9gR4dE3)
2015 is India's driest year since 2009
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM40% of India still rain deficit
![Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z_0.jpg?itok=uhBbuz4E)
Water problems with quality and access plague Sambalpur, Odisha
Posted on 27 Aug, 2015 04:00 PMIt's been more than 15 days and the drinking water crisis in Talabeda village in Sambalpur, Odisha is yet to be addressed. The water supply system of the village collapsed due to a fault in the transformer located within the premises of the Talabeda pump house, and no one has the time to fix this and restart the water supply system.
![The colour of the tiles around the public stand-post at Talabeda, Odisha have changed from white to red due to iron contamination.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0058tps.jpg?itok=UFjfZ0lZ)
Europe's Rhine river inspires the Ganga revival
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:13 PMGanga clean-up takes its inspiration from the Rhine river
![Ganga river at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0.jpg?itok=4V81s_cE)
Study reveals reduction in water flow of the Ganga in the Himalayan catchment areas
Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:52 PMGanga catchment area has lost over 1500 billion cusecs of water flow: Study
![Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_2.jpg?itok=zKMpR93i)
Mysore ranks first in Swachh Bharat rankings
Posted on 10 Aug, 2015 09:56 PMSouth India performs better in the Swachh Bharat rankings
![Mysore tops in Swachh Bharat Rankings (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295195787_8d515ff28c_z_1_0.jpg?itok=uiNLWpPq)
The invasion of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 07:02 PMHydropower development has been given topmost priority in the resource rich state of Himachal Pradesh.
![100 MW Tidong-I project, Kinnaur HP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kinnaur_1.jpg?itok=nLC-JGwH)