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Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
Posted on 22 Jan, 2020 08:57 PMGangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river traffic
![The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0_1.jpg?itok=4rKh9adf)
Cauvery riverfront development plan gets an approval
Posted on 22 Jan, 2020 08:41 PMCauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_5.jpg?itok=27Nw1WTn)
India’s food systems in transition
Posted on 22 Jan, 2020 11:45 AMA recent book ‘Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India’ by the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at Cornell University provides a detailed assessment of the major paradoxes of the Indian growth story.
![Organic food (Image: P L Tandon, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/organic_food-pltandon.jpg?itok=weI4vp5M)
Can ruin of quality forests be made up by plantations?
Posted on 18 Jan, 2020 04:49 PMThe recently released biennial State of India’s Forest Report 2019 (SFR) indicates an improvement in forest cover since 2017 but dense forests continue to turn into non-forests.
![Chir pine trees felled by forest fires in Uttarakhand, 2016 (Image: Ramwik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ramwik.jpg?itok=eW9-8MkI)
Water-related crime doubles in India: Report
Posted on 16 Jan, 2020 08:28 AMNumber of water-related crimes double in India: Report
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Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
Posted on 16 Jan, 2020 08:17 AMEnvironment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules
![Deepor Beel, a wetland in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_2_0.jpg?itok=LWyHk7j6)
Is zero budget natural farming the way forward?
Posted on 11 Jan, 2020 12:16 PMA recent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water offers insights into Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) vis-à-vis its effect on the economics of agriculture in Andhra Pradesh.
![Alternative agriculture practice called zero-budget natural farming being popularised in Andhra Pradesh by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, Government of Andhra Pradesh (Image: Council on Energy, Environment and Water)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/zbnf2.jpg?itok=_QKh3VcG)
Water policy for rainfed areas
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 12:12 PMA committee has been constituted to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) and make key changes in the water governance structure and regulatory framework. It is chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.
![Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kannan-paddy.jpg?itok=k_T485Ip)
Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 11:13 AMAndhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers
![Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_vijayawada_1.jpg?itok=cpDu5Eoc)