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Ecology and Environment
Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2019 11:03 AMThe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3_1.jpg?itok=vgWYqvps)
Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Posted on 23 Mar, 2019 11:45 PMAt 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
![The weather station at Randullabad that helps farmers plan their crops. (Photo by Manu Moudgil)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_weather_station_at_randullabad_copy_1.jpg?itok=Liy97P2d)
UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions
Posted on 20 Mar, 2019 12:37 PMUN Environment Assembly adopts resolutions on single-use plastics, nitorgen management piloted by India
![Recycling of single-use plastic is a global challenge. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aarohana_9_0.jpg?itok=3EeXxh_L)
Dumping waste effectively
Posted on 16 Mar, 2019 03:51 PMAccording to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets has improved in India and 28 out of 36 states and Union Territories are now open defecation free (ODF). While that’s good news, managing faecal sludge in ODF states in an eco-friendly way continues to be a big challenge.
![Evapotranspiration community toilet at Shankarnagar, Kumhari (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/47005133532_8ca91c5965_z.jpg?itok=zoNPFHRZ)
Smart farming changes farms, fortunes in Bengal
Posted on 14 Mar, 2019 03:55 PMGulam Mustafa owns around five acres of land at Digalhati Moynaguri village in Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The 34-year-old has switched to “smart farming” to minimise labour cost and water use.
![Gulam Mustafa with the rice planter. (Photo by Gurvinder Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_gulam_mustafa.jpg?itok=fziLpG3f)
Protecting Surajpur wetland
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 05:29 PMThe migratory bird season is in full swing and avid bird watchers have flocked to Surajpur wetland to sight the charismatic Common Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Bar-headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Northern Shoveler and Gadwall.
![The forest department and local activists discuss the threats on Surajpur, an urban wetland encroached upon by private real estate as well as the government. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/surajpur-lead.jpg?itok=BaS_kuLW)
Hazardous waste rules amended
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:34 PMCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste
![Different types of plastic waste displayed at a sanitation park. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/25774133008_3f63f165a4_z.jpg?itok=24ZZKm0B)
Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:03 PMOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0.jpg?itok=riwYAJ0G)
Women and Water
Posted on 08 Mar, 2019 12:45 PMIn India, women often travel long distances to fetch water. This in turn affects school attendance for young girls, and has a domino effect on other development indicators. Women and girls are an important stakeholder to be considered in the design of interventions and programmes to ensure access to safe water for all.
![Women and water: a critical connect](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/25308985960_e7f6263937_z.jpg?itok=o5e4jCNb)
Pollution affects Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:45 AMNot just surface water, pollution leads to deficit in dissolved oxygen in Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
![The Ganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z_0_0.jpg?itok=S6UFc-xc)