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Can grey and green coexist on urban landscape?
Posted on 31 Aug, 2017 03:03 PMFar in the distance, towards the edge of Noida and Greater Noida flows the Hindon river amidst clusters of modern highrise buildings. A few years ago, the landscape here was more countrified and quite distinct from the low rise neghbourhoods of Delhi dotted with its numerous parks and abundant institutional spaces.
![Building bye-laws mandate that builders adhere to environmental norms and install energy-saving mechanisms like solar installations, water harvesting and waste recycling methods.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/spring-meadows.jpg?itok=_njRNsuW)
Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AMPublic hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
![We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains,' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_protest_message_against_tehri_dam_garhwal_uttarakhand_0_0.jpg?itok=Ulx575Fz)
Every state needs a river rejuvenation policy'
Posted on 28 Aug, 2017 05:53 PMAs India celebrates 70 years of independence, the recent flooding in states like Assam and Gujarat and droughts in places like Tamil Nadu and Marathwada remind us that we still need to go far to achieve independence from water woes.
![Conservation is the way out of water crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8335960183_0f9fa452bf_z.jpg?itok=ga_9iTFv)
Call for Nominations: Bhagirath Prayaas Samman & Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal 2017
Posted on 27 Aug, 2017 05:37 PMNominations
Mangroves: The green coast guard
Posted on 23 Aug, 2017 07:09 PMIn our effort to make space for infrastructural developments, India's green cover is declining at an alarming rate. The overall mangrove cover in the country stands at 4,740 sq. km., which is 0.14 sq. km of India’s overall geographical area.
![Mangrove nursery (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangrove_nursery_0.jpg?itok=bf68a-Aa)
UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PMCommittee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city
![Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_3.jpg?itok=zGXjKbSX)
WOTR wins international award
Posted on 21 Aug, 2017 09:38 AMMarathwada in Maharashtra is an arid region with rainfall of less than 750 mm per year. Most villages in the region face acute water scarcity. Kachner in Aurangabad was no exception.
![Kachner Tanda. (Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_kachner_tanda_3_-_abad_8-13-2008_6-07-18_pm_2.jpg?itok=5I0Vak4_)
Budgeting every water cup
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 04:10 PMTill about a year ago, 52-year-old Kisan Jite would often wake up to his wife Sarla and other village women squabbling over who would fill their buckets first from the only well in Golegaon village.
![The gram panchayat office of the Golegaon village where all the action takes place. (Source: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_watercup1.jpg?itok=c37UZOgK)
Why East Kolkata Wetlands needs to be protected
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 12:27 PMIncreasingly in both academic and social sectors, sustainable development goals (SDGs) are being quoted often and set as targets.
![Five-star hotels under construction backdrop the Dhapa vegetable patch.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_3_2.jpg?itok=e983HCOA)
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AMGovt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
![Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1_1.jpg?itok=h-56PtL5)