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Groundwater
Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:42 AMAfter becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=BP0273zh)
Karnataka's drought solution: Dig 1 km deep borewells
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:36 AMAmbitious solution to curb Karnataka's drought
![A borewell in Chitradurga, Karnataka (Source: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14628449530_b4cdd56b56_z.jpg?itok=K-HRrEWU)
2017 will have normal rains: IMD
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 01:29 AMNormal monsoon expected this year: IMD
![Rainfall in India (Source: India Water Portal via Varun Duta Gupta)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5074883626_33da0b2985_z_0.jpg?itok=NoTXmgh8)
Groundwater extraction rampant in four states
Posted on 18 Apr, 2017 12:04 PMDelhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana vulnerable to severe water scarcity
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_0.jpg?itok=nEXB-BYb)
Well, as unique as this
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 05:12 PMThe annual droughts in Maharashtra have put tremendous pressure on the available water resources in the state.
![A view of the stepwell. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image_2.jpg?itok=Hhs9qrog)
Problems of mine: When coal threatens Raigarh
Posted on 30 Mar, 2017 05:50 PMIt was in the late 90s that Raigarh emerged as the hub for power, coal mining and sponge iron in Chhattisgarh. The coalfield in Mand Raigarh is spread over an area of more than 1,12,000 hectares with an estimated 21,117 metric tonnes of coal.
![A villager looks at the changing landscape due to coal mines at Kosampalli village in Raigarh.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0033tps.jpg?itok=_fYpaUPR)
No more thirst
Posted on 23 Mar, 2017 12:57 PMThis story is of Punawli Kalan village in Uttar Pradesh, where a community with the support of a women-led federation, solved its water woes by developing a community-owned water supply system.
![Water tank in Punawli Kalan village, Jhansi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_tank.jpg?itok=lNTYzq5E)
Water crisis affects power generation
Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 05:03 PMAcute water shortage impacts thermal power generation
![An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z_1_0.jpg?itok=evntfF59)
Bottled water MRPs to remain the same everywhere
Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 10:19 AMNo difference in MRPs of bottled water at different places
![Mineral water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bottles-60479_640_0_0_0.jpg?itok=bmPg6KPE)
India faces severe water crisis
Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 09:56 AMStorage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government
![A reservoir in Coorg, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2351879076_a1c278859e_z.jpg?itok=4byOT_8I)