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Ecology and Environment
Water Resources Ministry's role expands
Posted on 12 Aug, 2014 08:47 AMNational Ganga River Basin Authority transferred to Water Resources Ministry
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_0.jpg?itok=zX2lhTfA)
Ponds of Darbhanga deconstructed!
Posted on 11 Aug, 2014 02:37 PMThe vast plain in Mithilanchal (now a part of Bihar) wore a festive look despite the early hour. People had been gathering since the wee hours of the morning. Children wore their festive best while women, flowers in their hair and anticipation in their eyes. The air was redolent with the fragrance of the ceremonial fire and the aroma of roasting gram and fried sweets.
![Harahi talaab, Darbhanga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/darbhanga_lead_0.jpg?itok=LTQfiIla)
Applications invited for the post of 'Communications Coordinator/Manager', Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture Network (RRAN)
Posted on 08 Aug, 2014 06:14 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/logo_8.png?itok=DdBXxzr-)
Sanitation and trees' are rural employment guarantee scheme's top priorities
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:40 AMCentre allocates 50% MGNREGA funds to sanitation and green cover
![Proper sanitation in India: A poster](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2597188770_020d046c97_z.jpg?itok=vjDp8nSC)
India loses 2 million tonnes of food grains annually due to waterlogging
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:15 AM2 million tonnes of food grains lost annually in India
![Waterlogging in Punjab](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12364651615_b409a4f9a9_z.jpg?itok=YektsGuV)
Irrigation systems of Himachal threatened by hydropower projects
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 11:04 AMPro-dam lobby has long praised the small or micro hydropower projects, especially run-of-the-river units as least damaging. But both the developer/s of such projects and the government seem to have overlooked an important aspect: its impact on Kuhls, the traditional irrigation system of Himachal Pradesh.
![Kuhl, Awa khud, Kandbari (Nivedita Khandekar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kuhl_story_1_photo_by_nivedita_khandekar.jpg?itok=ELvTKnI0)
Ripples of Sukhomajri
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 11:46 AM![The main irrigation tank at Sukhomajri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03397.jpg?itok=fc4bZhhF)
Applications invited for 'Ph.D Scholar cum Teaching Associate', Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon, Haryana
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 05:14 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/amity_logo_0.gif?itok=aY-1YIfy)
Indian monsoon under recovery mode
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:01 PMMonsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery
![Heavy rainfall in Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z.jpg?itok=VSDRp6Fu)
Holi-Bajoli hydropower project shifts banks
Posted on 21 Jul, 2014 04:59 AMI could just about see a small makeshift shelter with a yellow canopy. As I made my way through the small stream and climbed uphill, I saw a JCB machine trying to clear a path. Further up the road, female voices speaking the local dialect started to emerge. A small hearth surrounded by utensils and jars of tea, sugar and lentils greeted me at the entrance.
![Himachal women protest Holi-Bajoli hydel plant](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03655.jpg?itok=MsGWErML)