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First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
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Ultratech Cement mines limestone (and villagers) in Chhattisgarh
Posted on 13 Dec, 2015 03:38 PMParaswani village in Balodabazar district, Chhattisgarh contains vast reserves of limestone, a sedimentary rock that is a primary ingredient in the cement manufacturing process. Since 1992, Ultratech Cement Ltd. (UTCL) followed by four other similar companies, have begun excavating this rock within a 30 km radius of the village.
![A view of the Ulratech Cement factory from Paraswani](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23242374375_229a4cd22e_z.jpg?itok=ZzRNLvKM)
From toilet to tap: Is that the future of drinking water?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:47 PMAn article in India Today three years ago was titled ‘Beware Delhi!
![Yogendra Singh, an operator, explains how the 'Toilet to tap' plant functions](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yogendra.jpg?itok=y-Nm9-a5)
How will India's growing thirst for water impact regional relations?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:00 AMAs the demand for water is projected to increase globally, South Asia is becoming a hotspot where the economy and the population could be adversely impacted by poor water security due to growing household, agricultural and industrial needs, as well as increase in water-related disasters.
The threat of water security challenges faced by India
![The Brahmaputra river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bramhaputra.jpg?itok=KZbgULki)
Water filter use in India: Safety, luxury or a threat to the environment?
Posted on 04 Dec, 2015 07:49 AM
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_6.jpg?itok=7W026BmZ)
Undisposed toxic waste still haunts Bhopal’s groundwater
Posted on 02 Dec, 2015 03:06 PM“When cool air blows over the city and it rains in Bhopal bringing welcome respite to its people, I fear that toxic waste is spilling into its groundwater”, says Rajesh Kumar who shows me around the 68-acre plant site of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL).
![A poem that describes how the city was left destroyed is written on a wall near a memorial for those killed & disabled by the Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/memorial.jpg?itok=J53qD4BG)
Be careful while bathing if you're in these six districts of UP!
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 11:30 AMUP's rivers and groundwater are loaded with harmful effluents: CPCB
![View of the Yamuna in UP (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1_0.jpg?itok=D7hsDrzE)
India needs to radically overhaul its water institutions
Posted on 23 Nov, 2015 09:53 PMThere was a recent report in the Times of India on how Singapore, listed among the 20 smallest countries in the world, made water management and conservation efforts over the years. What lessons can India, a mammoth country draw from this small but densely populated country?
![India's water sector: Endemic corruption and public apathy (Source: K N Balraj, IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/damscorruption.jpg?itok=36Bl2i_M)
The effects of continuous versus intermittent piped water supply
Posted on 18 Nov, 2015 02:40 PMPiped water supply has often been referred to as a gold standard while evaluating access to water supply.
![Type of water supply and waterborne illnesses, the connection (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_5.jpg?itok=1yRJLEl_)