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Ecology and Environment
Soil health is declining in India: Report
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 11:24 AMCarbon content in India's soil decreases
![India's soil health needs attention. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z.jpg?itok=-S0K2P84)
Saving Chorao through its people
Posted on 10 Dec, 2017 12:37 PMLocated just 5 km away from the capital city of Panaji, Chorao island, along the Mandovi river, is one of the largest islands in Goa. The island has a unique ecosystem that is different from the other sanctuaries in the state.
![Chorao island (Source:GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chorao_island.jpg?itok=zino6iV1)
Why fishermen fear Netravati river diversion
Posted on 09 Dec, 2017 04:36 PMRathnakar Salian is a traditional catamaran fisherman from Sasihitlu village in Mangaluru district of Karnataka. He learned how to throw the net, how to pull it out, and how to look for fish in the sea from his father and uncles.
![Pipelines wait to be laid for the stormwater lift project. The Karnataka Niravari Nigama Limited (KNNL), which is undertaking the Yettinahole stormwater lift project, is constructing a massive pipeline corridor along the Salkeshpur-Hemavati belt. The project is estimated to be 35 percent complete.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mlore1_4.jpg?itok=kHs0lUdl)
For a better Bandi
Posted on 01 Dec, 2017 05:12 PMA seasonal river in Pali, Rajasthan, the Bandi is nothing short of a sewer. The textile town has witnessed rampant industrial growth, raw sewage discharges and toxic contamination of its waters. The river, which is devoid of lean season flow, is polluted up to 55 km downstream. The river water is unfit for drinking as well as irrigation.
![Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai speaks at the India Rivers Day.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahaveer-lead.jpg?itok=nliH7Zo7)
Climate changes Himachal farmers’ game
Posted on 30 Nov, 2017 05:48 AMWith apple production greatly affected due to changing climate in Himachal Pradesh, apple farmers are taking to cultivation of vegetables and ‘low chill’ fruits like pomegranate and kiwi.
![An apple orchard in Himachal Pradesh. (IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14631152633_ed467ac54f_z.jpg?itok=qxaVN4Ie)
Palk Bay: Trawled and damaged
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:05 PMThe Palk Bay is an ecological paradise located between the island nation of Sri Lanka and the South East Peninsula India. The region separates the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu from the northern parts of Sri Lanka.
![The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/palk_bay-s1.jpg?itok=1_ZSNBVf)
Conserving Palk Bay
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:04 PMThe Palk Bay is a 15,000 sq km biodiversity conglomeration nestled between the island nation of Sri Lanka and South East Peninsula India with a coastal length of 250 km on the Indian side.
![The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/palk_bay.jpg?itok=hf4m_5Ho)
CRZ clears inland waterway terminal at Haldia
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:55 PMGreen nod to Inland waterway terminal at Haldia
![Haldia port in West Bengal (Source: Wikimedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/haldia_port.png?itok=2hjP5CZq)
Study claims railways biodigesters ineffective
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:50 PMRailways biodigesters are not better than septic tanks: IIT study
![A rail coach fitted with bio toilet. (Source: India Railway Info)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1370953633942-dsc_1365_bio_toilets_are_seen_fitted_to_coach.jpg_0.jpg?itok=XVEmLBHj)
Large earthquakes imminent in the Himalayas
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 06:28 AMA new study has reconfirmed the possibility that large earthquakes could be imminent in the Himalayas. While high levels of strain are getting constantly accumulated along the Main Himalayan Thrust region, only a fraction of it is getting released through small earthquakes of magnitudes less than five on the Richter scale.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8495303300_70b23d61f7_z_0.jpg?itok=Tj250JYr)