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India ranked 12th in mismanaging plastic waste
Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:28 PM8 million tonnes of plastic waste dumped into world's oceans in 2010: Study
![Two oceans meeting at Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9802916364_f20375357d_z.jpg?itok=KB3C6V-u)
Arid, but water secure in Kutch
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 11:34 PMFor many in Rapar taluka of Kutch, migration was a way of life due to the absence of rainfall; they went in search of greener pastures. But when the people realised their collective potential and how they could use it to resolve water scarcity in their villages, there was no stopping them ,and the compulsion to migrate reduced.
![Rearing livestock: the mainstay of people in Rapar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0001_0.jpg?itok=MWnrwFmK)
Mazhapolima: Recharging open wells in Kerala
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 10:10 PMMazhapolima is an open well recharge programme based on rainwater harvesting in Kerala.
![Mazhapolima Wells (Source:IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11304851934_ea3d73b3c8_z.jpg?itok=EJDRM8Vh)
Groundwater status : Should we be worried?
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 09:35 PMGroundwater, though replenishable, is ultimately a finite resource. Excessive withdrawal leads to depletion of the water stored underground, resulting in serious social, economical and environmental consequences.
![Groundwater: A finite source (Source: IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gw_0.png?itok=BciPctju)
Climate change: Slow it down or deal with it?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2015 02:38 PMShould the next Union Budget go all-in on climate change? Should clean energy, state incentives, mitigation and adaptation all emerge as priorities? How will the administration deal with extreme weather events that become more common with climate change?
![Climate change adaptation (Source: VSK, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agriculture_3.jpg?itok=WGk2Rh8x)
Citizens charter on drinking water and sanitation before Union Budget
Posted on 13 Feb, 2015 02:24 PMA National Convention on Union Budget 2015-16 by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, New Delhi held on 8th and 9th January 2015 brought together around 200 Civil Society Organisations from more than 20 States to discuss the policy asks for water and sanitation sector.
![Water facility by WASMO in Gujarat](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wasmo.jpg?itok=0QEUsnHy)
Rs 2000 crore action plan to restore mining ravaged areas in Karnataka
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:54 PMKarnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15010336808_383bd10b55_z.jpg?itok=W0_iSgdN)
Bihar Government bans plastic packaged water bottles in all its departments
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:35 PMBihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles
![Plastic water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bottles-60479_640.jpg?itok=MDUBHhlw)
Maharashtra Government puts its rivers in danger
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 12:29 PMMahashtra scraps state's River Regulation Zone policy
![View of the river Mula in Pune, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9350596904_fe93e2c661_z.jpg?itok=LJ9DhLxY)
Swachh Bharat Mission: 80% behind target
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 11:14 AMSwachh Bharat seems a distant dream
![Ecosan toilet built in a village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3984165421_3cb5cf6cea_o_1.jpg?itok=Xabmxdn_)