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When money grows on trees
Posted on 27 Feb, 2017 10:57 AMNature is the source of much value to us every day. Yet it mostly bypasses markets, escapes pricing and defies valuation.
![At the watershed level, the valuation of forests may help design user pay schemes.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8687224359_160de5fb9a_b.jpg?itok=F6JF6udw)
Maharashtra goes Doha for water
Posted on 22 Feb, 2017 12:02 PMThere was a time when the farmers of Yavatmal district depended completely on rainfed agriculture. That was before the introduction of Doha, a water harvesting structure by NGO Dilasa Sansthan in 2014. Farming changed drastically after that, something which Sitaram Kove, a 40-year-old farmer of Rajini village in the district, will vouch for.
![A Doha canal at Rajini village. (Source:Dilasa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32946607735_41d5bf934b_z.jpg?itok=OpbC7zxH)
No change in Krishna water sharing ratio: Panel
Posted on 20 Feb, 2017 08:54 PMCommittee rules out any change in Krishna water sharing ratio
![Krishna river (Source: Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna-river.jpg?itok=ClsR1LXS)
A watered-down scheme
Posted on 16 Feb, 2017 12:25 PMIn November 2011, the government of Madhya Pradesh sanctioned Rs 493 crore to 37 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) for drinking water supply projects under the Chief Minister’s Urban Drinking Water Supply Scheme (CMUWSS) along the lines of the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT).
![Source:India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himachal_photos_032tps.jpg?itok=TFsAaZcI)
Public money wasted in the name of Ganga revival: NGT
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:47 PMNGT blames Centre for wasting public money in the name of Ganga clean-up
![Polythene bags and solid waste left behind the Ganga river in Allahabad. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020101_75f5ac9828_z.jpg?itok=89hR5Glb)
Over 66 thousand habitations arsenic hit: Centre
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:08 PMArsenic present in drinking water at many habitations: Centre
![People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8070532982_b14a0d7744_z.jpg?itok=gxt2nwCA)
Election update: Rivers can wait in Uttarakhand
Posted on 12 Feb, 2017 09:22 AMThe people of Uttarakhand, like other Himalayan states, follow many unique and traditional practices to live in sync with nature.
![A woman with her grandchildren in her Munsyari home.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/uttarakhand_cover.jpg?itok=xw6xapn4)
What WatSan got from the budget
Posted on 09 Feb, 2017 12:26 PMThe much-anticipated budget this year treads largely on the path set last year with the rural sector receiving more allocation than its urban counterpart.
![Water pots lined up for filling. (Source: McKay Savage, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_pots_lined_up_for_filling_mckaysavage-wikimediacommons.jpg?itok=B1uIvHln)
Beyond drought: Tamil Nadu's chain of misfortunes
Posted on 07 Feb, 2017 10:40 AMThat Tamil Nadu qualifies to be dubbed as a land of climate paradoxes is beyond debate. The massive flood of 2015 was quickly followed by a punishing drought in 2016. Though the state benefited marginally from the south-west monsoon, as is usually the case, the biggest let down was the manner in which the more dominant north-east monsoon had panned out.
![Parched land (Image courtesy: Ink Freezer)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought-hit-land.jpg?itok=6A0oxyZQ)
Budget for water ministry increased
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:19 PMBudget up by 11 and 19 percent for water and environment ministries respectively
![Budget 2017 (Source: Sourabh Phadke via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660968_c5df439beb_o_0.jpg?itok=sF8-oUYn)