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Groundwater Recharge
Angioplasty for groundwater or a heart attack waiting to happen?
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM“What is in a name? That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet by any other”, goes the line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a lot in a name, Juliet, especially if attaching the wrong terminology to a process is used to appropriate public funds - Rs. 800 crores, in fact.
![Shirpur, Maharashtra of the 'Shirpur Model' fame](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shirpur_location_0.jpg?itok=xaMH062X)
Sacchidanand Bharti - in his own words
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 07:12 PMReams have been written about Sacchidanand Bharti, of Ufrenkhal fame and his work on afforestation and water conservation. However, very rarely does he speak about his own efforts and experiences.
![Sacchidanand Bharti in the Ufrenkhal forest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bhartiji_on_ufrenkhal_road.jpg?itok=Ciwj-d_P)
Extreme weather warning!
Posted on 11 Jul, 2013 04:04 PMWe sat in a plush climate-controlled room and deliberated climate change as the outside world collapsed around us..
![The flooded Bagmati river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bagmati_flood.jpg?itok=a_nSwqcp)
Breaking a centuries-old curse in Uttarakhand
Posted on 09 Jul, 2013 11:23 AMSudha Gunavante is a contented woman. She has reason to be. After all, she and her husband have managed to prosper on their farm, her children are well-educated and well-settled, and her rhododendron syrup is the pride of the village. If that is not enough, she has also managed to escape a centuries-old curse.
![Sudha and Bhuvan at their home in Gauna village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sudhaandbhuvan.jpg?itok=eAodn20r)
A 'green' house like no other!
Posted on 01 Jul, 2013 02:50 PM“I want to live in a house like this!” was my first thought when I entered Vishwanath’s home. (Vishwanath is Founder, Director of Biome Solutions). My colleague and I had gone to visit his house to see and understand how he has implemented ranwater harvesting systems and other green initiatives there.
![Rainwater harvesting tank in a Bangalore house](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rwh_tank_0_0.jpg?itok=4bhcitXZ)
Sustainable living: it's simple!
Posted on 26 Jun, 2013 04:00 PMOasis Breeze and Mana Sarovar Apartments are two apartment complexes like any other in Bangalore. They have a huge water problem. Residents use water without realising how much they are wasting and depend on water tankers without realising how much they are using. To monitor better usage, individual water meters were set up in each household of the apartments.
![Sustainable living Source: Mercer Island Pulse](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/green_planet.jpg?itok=Qwobsfqf)
Rain rain go away, our cities can't keep the water at bay!
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 06:32 PMBreaking news! The monsoon is here! It hit Kerala on June 1 and with that put an end to newspapers stories on drought in India highlighted by pictures of farmers standing on cracked earth and staring up at the sunny skies. However, very soon there will be Page-1 picture spreads of water-logged cities with traffic jams and harried people titled "The city is drowning"!
![Water logging on city streets](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon-1-june-17.jpg?itok=YXDvUWwM)
Celebrating Uttarakhand
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:14 PMThroughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.
![Soil and water conservation rejuvenates forests](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chal_and_khal_system.jpg?itok=YAmav0oW)
Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson
Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PMMaharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.
![Satchiwadi village used less groundwater this year](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumbnail_img_0289.jpg?itok=dQHkX7MV)