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SC strict over wetland preservation
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 01:02 PMSupreme Court pulls Centre over preservation of wetlands
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_0.jpg?itok=wEVjM9Fm)
Asia is at high risk of flooding: Report
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 12:25 PMAsia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding: Report
![A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3583138166_5e167c6271_z.jpg?itok=ASH6b92H)
Renuka raises crucial questions
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 05:48 AMWhen I meet Puran Chand, an activist in the forefront of the anti-Renuka dam struggle, he dictates from the two much-thumbed pages of his notebook the several objections he has against the government’s plan for the rehabilitation of people displaced by the Renuka dam.
![The opening of the header tunnel for Renuka dam has already been constructed.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/renuka_cover.jpg?itok=E1yKx550)
Urbanisation: Pushing farmers out of fields
Posted on 17 Jul, 2017 02:46 PMA dominant characteristic of a peri-urban site is its transition out of an agrarian economy due to industrialisation and urbanisation. This usually manifests in the form of agricultural land either left barren or sold for developmental activities and farmers and agricultural labourers looking for an alternative source of livelihood.
![Agriculture is slowly vanishing from peri-urban areas. (Source: SaciWATERS)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/saciwaters_blog.jpg?itok=dXCvzwlQ)
Floating national park calls for help
Posted on 13 Jul, 2017 05:43 AMIn a country as diverse as India where the mountain meets the ocean and deserts blend into forests, one hallmark of beauty that is often left out of the travel catalogues is the outstanding Loktak lake in Manipur.
![Loktak lake (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/loktak_lake_0.jpg?itok=S4L9132p)
Ganga and Yamuna not living human entities anymore
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 12:09 PMSC stays order granting human status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers
![Ganga river at Sangam, Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z.jpg?itok=NmvBqupZ)
Locals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 11:36 AMPanna locals stand against Ken-Betwa river link
![A map of Ken-Betwa river link. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamunarivermap_2_1.jpg?itok=CZWBMT3B)
Managing willows in Wular lake
Posted on 10 Jul, 2017 05:07 AMThe devastating flood in 2015 in the Kashmir valley affected more than 2.5 lakh houses and displaced about 5.5 lakh people. The economic loss was massive.
Many researchers and experts believe that careful conservation and protection of the lakes, ponds and wetlands in the Kashmir valley could have reduced the scale of the devastation to a large extent.
![Wular lake seen from Saderkote Park. (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-wular_lake.jpg?itok=g6TBwWlr)
Blind spots in WASH
Posted on 08 Jul, 2017 07:48 PMThe current set of government programmes such as Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) have gone a long way in improving access to water and sanitation services in India.
![Drinking water situation in India continues to be grim. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9427151144_615295017c_z_0.jpg?itok=NWsXjXx7)
Loan waiver alone cannot solve farmers' woes: Experts
Posted on 04 Jul, 2017 02:26 PMNeed to tackle core issues to end farm crisis: Experts
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9333357677_cf6dcc0618_z_0.jpg?itok=h_bC4AXx)