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Brick kilns take the Ganga away from Patna
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 08:16 PM596 brick kilns along Ganga's banks are pushing it away from Patna
![Brink kiln in Doddaballapur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9727331831_c7168bb59a_z.jpg?itok=AsiNbIs5)
The slow poisoning of the Baitarani river in Odisha
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 01:29 AMRiver basins in India have been found to be highly vulnerable to contamination. Recent evidence shows that a large number of water sources including rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to untreated sewage, agricultural runoff and most importantly, due to unregulated industries.
![The Baitarani, Odisha (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/baitarni_ruver.jpg?itok=CYzd26j2)
The big, blue spot in India's 'Golden City'
Posted on 12 Apr, 2015 08:04 PMWestern Rajasthan is dotted by thousands of ponds, many of which are architectural wonders. Among these, Gadsisar (also called Gadisar) stands out. Besides its unparalleled expanse and architecture, the pond narrates tales of sacrifice, dedication and ingenuity but more importantly, it upholds water as being superior to any class and caste divide.
![A view of the Ghadsisar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04238.jpg?itok=Sva_p-NF)
Gujarat No.1 in implementing Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 07 Apr, 2015 09:13 PMSwachh Bharat Mission: Gujarat leads the implementation
![Gujarat No.1 in implementing Swachh Bharat Mission](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295195787_8d515ff28c_z_1.jpg?itok=4ZQ9nYNO)
Probe ordered on cost overruns of Vidarbha dams
Posted on 07 Apr, 2015 09:04 PMMaharashtra Government to probe into cost overruns of Vidarbha dams
![Earthmovers carrying out irrigation project works](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15018836847_df5b74b047_z.jpg?itok=wBm-OhFd)
Kashmir under danger of floods
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:30 AMFear of floods looms over Kashmir again
![Landslide and a flooded river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10371783924_886720b442_z.jpg?itok=-Ylq5P_R)
Locals rejoice as coal mining banned in Mahan forest
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:12 AMCoal Ministry bans mining in Mahan forest
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15173738996_cc324f92ce_z.jpg?itok=rlpsn7Yi)
Unpacking the water and sanitation budget
Posted on 30 Mar, 2015 07:50 AMWhat does slashed funding for the water and sanitation sector in this year’s budget mean? Is the government’s claim that the states will get more money because of the latest Finance Commission recommendation, spot on? Sona Mitra and Kanika Kaul of the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CGBA) shed light on these at the All India Convention on the Right to Sanitation.
![Handwashing at a Karnataka school](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handwashing_in_a_karnataka_school.jpg?itok=8UvYRrLn)
Don't just hide waste!
Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 03:01 PMBihar is working hard to achieve total sanitation. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, of the Public Health Engineerng Department spoke about Bihar's efforts in this direction during a conference on the Right to Sanitation.
![A wastepicker in a sea of garbage](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sanitation.jpg?itok=9_KxGQMw)
Drought and the desert: They don't go hand in hand here
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:15 PMWomen in bright, colourful clothes carrying pots on their heads -- this is how popular media often depicts the women of rural Rajasthan. This is what I expected to see in the Bakhasar region of Barmer district, which borders the famous salt desert, the Rann of Kutch. The groundwater is often saline and rainfall does not exceed 250 mm.
![Beris serve both people and their livestock.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/16774802186_04120a1e18_z.jpg?itok=hq3P7HwK)