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Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:38 PMMost nations lack the political will to fight climate change: COP24
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NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:01 PMPut aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government
![Residential complexes around a lake in Bengaluru. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23458775979_100e74c42f_z_0_1.jpg?itok=4I71HDRO)
A future without water?
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 01:17 PMSikri is a small village that lies 65 km north-west of Bharatpur on the Alwar road. The village used to depend on a traditional irrigation system that assured water throughout the year. A local saying related to the water availability at Sikri goes thus: Lakh daal le chittri, jay rahoongi Sikri (You may put lakhs of fetters to stop it, but the waters will still reach Sikri).
![An off-taking canal that promoted flow irrigation. The system has become a relic of the past. There is a demand to revive this colonial irrigation system whose bund is over 17-km long and has 28 distributaries. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead-bharatpur.jpg?itok=uQBTRow7)
Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 03:09 PMCWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river
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Farmers stand up for their rights
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 02:51 PMThousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis
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The tragic tale of Erai
Posted on 30 Nov, 2018 10:56 AMThe Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.
![The Erai river (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0203s_0.jpg?itok=ifWixFO2)
India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:57 AMGovernment focusing on Ganga clean-up and not its rejuvenation: Environmentalists
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NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMYamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore
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Two states and a river: More power or more water?
Posted on 25 Nov, 2018 12:26 PMA new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joining the Bay of Bengal at Odisha’s coast.
![The Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahanadi.jpg?itok=Ma4jlC1T)
How can small farmers' income be increased?
Posted on 23 Nov, 2018 05:23 PMAs per the agricultural statistics of 2014, nearly 430 people depend on farming in India while 263 million people are either farmers or agricultural workers. Farmers are major contributors to the growth of Indian economy and their concerns impact policies in the country.
![Better strategy needed to increase small farmer's income. (Source: Yogesh Upadhyaya)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/how-can-the-small-farmers-income-in-india-be-increased-1-638.jpg?itok=FO28Tlwm)