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Ecology and Environment
China operationalises one of the biggest dams on the Brahmaputra
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:01 PMChina's Zangmu Hydropower Project, one of the biggest dams on Brahmaputra, is operational
![Brahmaputra river in Tibet (Source: Luca Galuzzi via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0839_yarlong_tsangpo.jpg?itok=ILmR5yaj)
After Cyclone Aila, farming nurtures food, faith in Sunderbans
Posted on 14 Oct, 2015 09:53 PM“Another flood like Aila should never happen again, but if it does, we have the knowledge to start working on our soil again”, remarks Binota Munda of Nebukhali village in Hingalganj block, North
![Seed-banks are an effective instrument to preserve local varieties and keep people together](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/seedkeeping_0.jpg?itok=FXHpfuXA)
National Watershed Management Project gets a go ahead
Posted on 13 Oct, 2015 01:50 PMCabinet approves the National Watershed Management Project, worth Rs.2,142 crore
![Irrigated fields of Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3206321979_d5977fa325_z.jpg?itok=r_ACATWS)
Dolphins in the Ganga and its tributaries nearly doubles in 3 years
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 09:30 PMGanga and its tributaries, except the Ramganga show increased dolphin numbers
![The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0.jpg?itok=3NaZwNAa)
Step back in time into 'Ugrasen ki baoli'
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 08:28 AMTucked away in a quiet by-lane of Delhi's busiest commercial centre Connaught Place, Agrasen or Ugrasen ki baoli waits imperially for a lost traveller to reach its steps.Called
![The old and the new: Ugrasen 'baoli' against the backdrop of Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/final.jpg?itok=58_6Q7_0)
Monsoon 2015: Nearly half of Indian districts reeling under drought
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 11:38 PMMonsoon leaves the country with 39% area still parched
![Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought_affected_area_in_karnataka_india_2012_0.jpg?itok=ekkNdvhV)
India submits its new climate plan to UNFCC
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 11:38 PMIndia announces its new climate plan
![Climate Change (Source: Sourabh Phadke on IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660792_7a1400afb9_z_0.jpg?itok=yZcTNjlQ)
Reel Art: Interview with Usha Dewani-Das, 2015 CMS VATAVARAN film entry nominee
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 06:05 PMThe 8th CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum received a total of 178 film entries from 27 countries in 8 varied categories.
![Usha Dewani-Das,doing what she loves best: Reel Art (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/usha2.jpg?itok=cSnet_Jt)
Interview with Manu Moudgil, 2015 CMS VATAVARAN 'Young Environmental Journalism Awards-Online' Winner
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 06:04 PMWe are pleased to interview Manu Moudgil, India Water Portal's team member, who has won the prestigous 'Young Environmental Journalism Awards-Online', in the 8th CMS VATAVARAN - International Envir
![Manu Moudgil, on a field trip to Rajasthan.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/manu_nandu_0.jpg?itok=lLgKiseb)
These 'River View' apartments could get you in neck deep!
Posted on 02 Oct, 2015 03:59 PMAt a time when the Central Government has stressed the need to protect our rivers, the Kaliasot river green belt in Madhya Pradesh has witnessed haphazard growth due to illegal constructions. Not only has the flow of the river which flows from the center of Bhopal been affected, but also community lives have been impacted.
![Construction work in progress within the Kaliasot river basin area (Source: Shirish Khare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kaliyasot_001.jpg?itok=a2BTiNz-)