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Rainwater harvesting rescues Bangalore residential community
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 02:59 PM"Just having the people of Delhi look at their water meters everyday will enable the city to deal with its current water supply", said K.P Singh.
He should know.
![K.P. Singh shows one of the recharge wells](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rainbow_drive.jpg?itok=vbpurtuv)
Droughts in Maharashtra: Lack of management or vagaries of climate change?
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 08:24 AMRecent news has been flooded with reports of the severe drought situation in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra. Even more shocking are the reports of large-scale suicides by farmers due to crop losses.
![Severe droughts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2_1.jpg?itok=eHNKFc2J)
Doing', rather than 'talking' water
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 10:35 PMEvery school going child knows that the earth is called the Blue Planet, because nearly 70% of its surface is covered with water. All pictures of the earth show a blue green earth, dotted by land masses. So how would we explain the idea of water scarcity to them?
![Water poster competition at the NMML session](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0142_0.jpg?itok=4NTEALSL)
Can we reverse the outcomes of climate change for India?
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 02:13 PMThe report title 'Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience' published by the World Bank, highlights the risks posed by climate
![Droughts and climate change (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2.jpg?itok=WGQHQ-vL)
To link or not to link: A debate
Posted on 15 Dec, 2014 02:48 PMThe essence of a river is its ebb and flow but won't taming of the fresh free-flowing rivers by building massive dams pose a threat to our rivers and the communities that live by them?
![Simen - a 'surplus' river in Brahmaputra basin](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/simen_-_a_surplus_river_in_brahmaputra_basin.jpg?itok=CtFpDm8O)
500 year old water structure in Rameshwaram rediscovered!
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 10:12 PMThe word 'Theertham' literally means ‘water’ but in Hindu mythology, it is usually the physical holy water body associated with a temple or deity.
![The 80 X 35 feet structure of Dharmar Theertham](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00947.jpg?itok=tMsd-7Zp)
Battling water scarcity with borewell recharge
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:27 PMChitradurga district in Karnataka receives the lowest rainfall in the state. According to the Drought Monitoring Board, most borewells are dry and where there is water, its quality is poor. According to Chitradurga-based Devaraja Reddy who is a hydrogeologist,150-200 borewells were drilled in 2013, with an unfortunate success rate of 2%.
![Basavaraj on his field in Chitradurga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00647.jpg?itok=MWfBTglX)
Invitation to the training programme on 'Understanding Groundwater', ACWADAM, Pune, Maharashtra
Posted on 28 Nov, 2014 04:14 PMACWADAM has embarked on strengthening Civil Society Capabilities in groundwater management, using the watershed management platform. As a part of this endeavor, ACWADAM has begun running a fifteen-day training programme on basic hydrogeology or groundwater science, for professionals from Civil Society Organisations or NGOs.
![Training programme on 'Understanding Groundwater'](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2640566205_ea69994db4_z_0.jpg?itok=8qCqoxts)
Poisonous encounters in Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 03:32 PMA decade ago, Jamwadi village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was a famous tourist attraction due to its beautiful lake. Now, there is no lake to speak of thanks to the Raymond factory in Yavatmal. Wastewaster from the factory flows untreated into the lake, which is located 15 kms away.
![Contaminated water from the Raymond factory](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15230540627_18b0e3b27c_z2.jpg?itok=FnhvchWH)
Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed
Posted on 18 Nov, 2014 01:41 PMNGT turns down clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant because of threat to mangroves
![A thermal power plant in Korba](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z.jpg?itok=rqu6gC00)