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Water policy for rainfed areas
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 12:12 PMA committee has been constituted to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) and make key changes in the water governance structure and regulatory framework. It is chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.
![Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kannan-paddy.jpg?itok=k_T485Ip)
Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 11:13 AMAndhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers
![Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_vijayawada_1.jpg?itok=cpDu5Eoc)
Kerala tops SDG index by NITI Aayog
Posted on 08 Jan, 2020 03:36 PMKerala retains the top slot with a score of 70, followed closely by Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in the latest edition of NITI Aayog’s annual assessment of progress made by states in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG).
![Considering the poor performance on SDG implementation in many critical areas such as hunger, there is a need to focus on these (Image: The future of food)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hunger_0.jpg?itok=mI3tzXks)
If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
![The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desh1.jpg?itok=WpnNTpJD)
Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 11:04 AMCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 crore
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_c_1.jpg?itok=fGIqL2so)
Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater
Posted on 01 Jan, 2020 10:41 AMGroundwater contamination has emerged as an alarming issue in India and a recent UN report reveals that India ranks 120th among the 122 countries in terms of water quality index.
![Studies by the Central Ground Water Board in November 1999 confirmed the presence of fluoride in Assam which paved the way for the UNICEF and the government to collaborate on fluoride mitigation. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam_0.jpg?itok=bvxxPsuk)
Junk food red alert
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 12:50 PMA new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has exposed that levels of salt and fat in junk food is far higher than proposed thresholds in the country.
![The study by CSE underlines the need to regulate bad food (Image: Ankur Gulati, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/junk_food.jpg?itok=_-FqFGvA)
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:08 PMGreen signal to Kalasa-Banduri project held
![The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_2.jpg?itok=4IBKDzK9)
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PMIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study
![Delhi-NCR shrouded under toxic haze (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/eibgpvix0aaotli_0.jpg?itok=pooM5OM0)
Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Posted on 19 Dec, 2019 10:31 AMPanel expresses displeasure over slow pace of Namami Gange
![The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0_0_0.jpg?itok=uejsK4AI)