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Ecology and Environment
Groundwater in 30 districts in Delhi-NCR contaminated, reveals 2019 data
Posted on 12 Mar, 2020 02:31 PM30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister
![A resident in Delhi with her extracted groundwater (Source: IWP FLickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/residents_0.jpg?itok=eXsy8gee)
Women’s involvement in participatory water institutions in Eastern India
Posted on 10 Mar, 2020 06:42 PMWomen, major contributors in agriculture and irrigation
![Women, neglected stakeholders in water management (Photocredit: Makarand Purohit for India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bagledi_1.jpg?itok=mO1LR0Lw)
Mahadayi river water dispute receives final award
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:05 PMKarnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project
![The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_2_0.jpg?itok=9OhD2S67)
UP's Banda exemplifies water conservation efforts
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:00 PMLimca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts
![Local women and men engaged in digging trenches (Source: IWP Flickr photos). Pic for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596563786_96d96665ea_c.jpg?itok=Pp19OXmM)
Parasite – the film and India’s disaster management
Posted on 25 Feb, 2020 02:36 PMParasite, the South Korean movie released in 2019 has gained attention worldwide especially after its historical win at the Oscars 2020. The film takes on two different worlds co-existing in a country but set apart by class and wealth.
![A still from the movie Parasite (Image: Christiano Betta, Flickr Commons: CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/parasite.jpg?itok=ebHf23tq)
Unravelling Kuttanad’s drinking water paradox
Posted on 24 Feb, 2020 12:55 PMSurrounded by vast expanses of water, the Kuttanad region in Alleppey district, Kerala faces severe drinking water scarcity due to infrastructure failure and civic body inaction.
![Lack of sufficient quality water, poor pipe connectivity and frequent breakdown of existing pipelines are common in the area (Image: Jayasree Vaidyanathan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pipe.jpg?itok=2mf1p4dU)
USD 450 million loan from the World Bank for Atal Bhujal Yojana
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:39 PMWorld Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana
![Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to arrest the country's depleting groundwater levels (Source: IWP Flicke photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_well_new_0_1.jpg?itok=vnCO6DaB)
Decentralised groundwater governance to deal with the groundwater crisis
Posted on 17 Feb, 2020 05:43 PMThe challenges to sustain groundwater dependency in India are many where groundwater over extraction is not only leading to rapid depletion of the resource, but also giving rise to water quality issues in a situation where the response at the level of policy continues to be lukewarm.
![The need for decentralised governance to deal with the current groundwater crisis (Image Source: ACWADAM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_5018_0.jpg?itok=1Axtr83L)
Waterways spell disaster for Gangetic dolphins
Posted on 10 Feb, 2020 02:50 PMNoise pollution, a rising threat
![The Gangetic dolphin (Image Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphins.jpg?itok=h9rbxiCU)
Mumbai lost 71 percent of wetlands in last four decades: Report
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 07:11 PMAmong 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA
![The pink guests of Sewri wetland, Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flamingoesi_0.jpg?itok=umHD8--Z)