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Ecology and Environment
East Kolkata Wetlands found to trap sewage carbon
Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:21 AMEast Kolkata Wetlands found to lock down over 60 percent carbon from the wastewater it receives
![Fishermen rear fish in wastewater from the wetlands.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/east_kolkata_wetlands.jpg?itok=CAHNPzya)
SC slams Centre on Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:08 AMApex court seeks draft on Cauvery management scheme by May 3
![Supreme Court seeks report from Centre on Cauvery issue. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery-ndtv_1.jpg?itok=wo4YMOqD)
Nanomaterial from seaweed can clean toxic water
Posted on 08 Apr, 2018 09:02 PMTreatment of wastewater containing industrial dyes and toxic heavy metals is a major environmental problem as available treatment techniques are not very efficient and environment-friendly. Now a team of Indian scientists has developed a nanomaterial drawn from seaweed for effective treatment of toxic wastewater without using any chemicals.
![The team of scientists who developed the nanomaterial.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_new-group-photo-1.jpg?itok=dzc4Uc9B)
Filthy fountains spread dengue fear
Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 03:23 PMWest Bengal’s tryst with dengue in 2017 could not have been more deadly. Around 13000 people were affected and nearly 100 people lost their lives to the disease.
![A fountain at Central Park in Salt Lake. Visitors fear that the stagnant water is becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_20180309_154326.jpg?itok=NvnreNcR)
Anthropogenic warming and climate change
Posted on 28 Mar, 2018 11:23 AMHere is more evidence why we need to worry about climate change. A new study says extreme rainfall events are on the rise in India and attributes the trend to man-made emissions, what scientists call anthropogenic warming. Not just this, the trend is likely to become more prominent by mid-century, particularly in southern and central India.
![Man-made emissions is one of the reasons for extreme rainfall events in India. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/22887276573_14c1e3d7c6_z.jpg?itok=_0d5KsK4)
New hydrogel to help drought-hit crops
Posted on 28 Mar, 2018 10:54 AMScientists have developed a hydrogel from the gum of guar (cluster bean) that can increase soil moisture and help farmers save their crops in case of water scarcity.
![A new hydrogel comes as a boon to drought-hit crops. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15256205423_9493d0bae4_z.jpg?itok=dX7dcH-H)
Mangar Bani: NCR's green patch calls for help
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 02:39 PMAccording to the local legend, Mangar Bani, a green patch between Faridabad and Gurgaon, was home to a Baba (a holy man), Gudariya Das Maharaj around 500 years ago. Popular among the local Gujjar herdsmen, the dominant community of the area, the Baba asked them to treat this forest as a sacred grove, the forested abode of a local deity.
![Mangar Bani, with its trees, plants, birds and animals, is an ecological hotspot but it is finding it hard to keep builders and land grabbers at bay. (Image: Pradip Krishen, Facebook)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangar-bani-pradip-krishen-facebook.jpg?itok=Es_PNvwy)
Government amends e-Waste Management Rules
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 05:07 AME-waste management rules amended to improve implementation efficiency
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India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 04:42 AMIndia seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi
![Yamuna turns into a sewer at many areas. (Picture courtesy: The Indian Express)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_sewage.jpg?itok=XWHh2Ji0)
Tackling climate change in Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Mar, 2018 02:42 PMOn the eve of the World Water Day, Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), made a presentation to the members of the Maharashtra Legislature. The presentation was a part of an event titled Tackling Climate Change in Maharashtra that was presided over by the chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis.
![Agriculture needs to be made climate resilient. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agri1.jpg?itok=W8cw5pIC)