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Restructuring water governance for future
Posted on 02 Jun, 2016 12:40 PMWith increasing concern over water security, water governance worldwide is undergoing a gradual change.
![Water governance for future water security (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_full_well_0.jpg?itok=85lpEmRc)
Release water from private dams: Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:01 PMBombay HC demands release of water from private dams
![A dam in Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9196595119_2dfb3dfedd_z.jpg?itok=fNZmnqj_)
Kolkata's ponds on shaky ground
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 09:38 PMUrban water bodies have an important role in the urban ecology. It is not just a source or water collected somewhere but is an integral part of life--a haven for different types of trees, insects, birds and small animals.
![College Square tank or Gol Dighi, one of the very old ponds in Kolkata](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ponds.jpg?itok=5mDoyL8u)
Watershed management: Still a long way to go
Posted on 31 May, 2016 04:39 PMWith two consecutively weak monsoons, this summer is particularly difficult for India.
![A traditional system practised in Uttarakhand, the circular pits on the slopes store rainwater and allow it to slowly percolate to the drain line, where water is stored in the pond.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8633236321_6a2b5eff49_z.jpg?itok=81IMWaIM)
Young professionals lead the way in water and sanitation
Posted on 31 May, 2016 12:22 PMHirehandigola village in Gadag district of North Karnataka is an unsurprising picture of rural India.
![Hirehandigola village, North Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hirehandigola_village_image1.jpg?itok=KmSU2K6F)
Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli
Posted on 31 May, 2016 10:52 AMThe legend has it that in the year 1321-22, mystic and 14th century Sufi saint
![Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah 'baoli': An inherent part of a greater spiritual experience](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/26653266723_d51b5d0fae_z.jpg?itok=bYeAw7dZ)
Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
Posted on 28 May, 2016 05:46 PMIt would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
![India’s steel city dumps its waste into Subarnarekha, the river of gold](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/subarnarekha-mango.jpg?itok=A1X24JKt)
Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States
Posted on 24 May, 2016 10:22 AMNGT gets tough over wetland notification
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deepor_beel_0_0_0_0.jpg?itok=THsaZ1C0)
Formulate National Plan on drought management: SC to Centre
Posted on 17 May, 2016 05:28 PMSC directs Centre to prepare National Disaster Plan, implement MGNREGA, Food Security Act to tackle drought
![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_0_0.jpg?itok=iZdPKjyI)