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Water contamination grips the country: Centre
Posted on 08 Dec, 2021 10:53 AMCountry’s water contaminated with lead, arsenic, fluoride: Centre
![Water contamination continues to remain contaminated (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/2971048977_94e9d309ed_o.jpg?itok=WXMS_amA)
Pre-recorded webinar- Water for Public Health, NIH Roorkee
Posted on 26 Sep, 2021 12:06 PMAbout the webinar:
The National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee has organized a webinar on 'Water for Public Health (W4PH): Preparing for Disasters and Pandemic'. The webinar featured 33 speakers from India and abroad bringing their insights into distinguished themes.
Webinar themes:
![Communication and outreach activities on water for public health by India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/NIH.jpg?itok=ex20CGIW)
Shrinking forests, declining biodiversity - a ticking time bomb!
Posted on 21 Sep, 2021 10:17 PMThe Western Ghats region of South India is one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots, and the rainforests of this region are known to harbour 500 types of bird species, 225 reptile species, 219 amphibian species, and 133 mammal species.
![The Western ghats forests, under threat (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/Forests%201.jpg?itok=dir1A59o)
India needs to wake up to severe air pollution
Posted on 10 Sep, 2021 10:32 AMTwo studies released on September 1, 2021, on the damage to human health due to increasing air pollution in India have revealed very worrying facts.
![According to a Greenpeace India report released on January 21, 2020, 80 per cent of the country's cities are polluted by national standards (Image: Max Pixel, License CC0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/Sunrise-Air-Industry-Smog-Air-Pollution-Pollution-1761801.jpg?itok=VGUYqobm)
Uranium in drinking water: A growing concern for India
Posted on 07 Sep, 2021 04:47 PMGroundwater continues to be extracted at frightening proportions in India and the fear of severe depletion of groundwater resources in the coming years is real. As if this is not enough, the available groundwater is also deteriorating in quality posing a severe threat to the health of the population.
India drinks water poisoned with uranium
![Uranium contamination of drinking water on the rise in India (Image: Pxhere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/tap-water.jpg?itok=av0JK-6m)
Kudrati kheti (natural farming) - A manual in Hindi
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 05:04 PMThis manual (third edition) in Hindi developed by Rajinder Chaudhary on natural farming, also known as organic, zero budget or alternative farming, is an attempt to spread awareness among Indian farmers about the above sustainable agriculture methods.
Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 12:22 AMWhile groundwater is an important source of drinking water worldwide, contamination of groundwater sources is on the rise. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to affect as high as 300 million people worldwide exposing them to a number of health risks.
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in India
![Drinking water in Bihar, linked to cancer (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/DW.jpg?itok=38_zm08A)
Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
Posted on 26 Aug, 2021 08:24 AMGroundwater in arid and semi arid regions continues to be a valuable and often the single most source of freshwater and conservation of this resource remains crucial for the survival of communities residing in the area. At the same time, a serious decline in the quality of groundwater is adding pressure on these water resources.
![A well in Rajasthan (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/Well%20in%20rajasthan.jpg?itok=PAx1cpMX)
Ganga, a sink of microplastics
Posted on 25 Jul, 2021 01:28 PMA new study by the Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link reveals the presence of microplastics in all samples collected from the river at Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi.
![Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/Ganga-Varanasi.jpg?itok=0dTfdeDw)
Rural realities amid second COVID surge in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 05 Jun, 2021 11:33 AMCOVID-19 has been spreading fast in rural areas while issues related to its management and the government’s response to the pandemic remain.
![COVID-19 has had an adverse impact on the livelihood of people doing small jobs due to lockdown. (Image: Gospel for Asia; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-06/Gospel_for_Asia_Covid_Relief.jpg?itok=euL0qs7u)