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CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 07:29 AMNOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries
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Nainital lake drying up, human activities to blame
Posted on 30 May, 2017 11:52 AMNainital lake is drying up, environmentalists concerned
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Living on the edge
Posted on 23 May, 2017 01:03 PMA tiger takes a stroll outside the reserve area, breeds on forest patches and looks out for waterholes, all under the curious eyes of visitors. This footage is from Tadoba, a popular tiger habitat in Chandrapur, Maharashtra that draws a lot of domestic and foreign tourists these days. The number of tigers in Tadoba is increasing.
![Tiger in Corbett national park. (Source: Soumyajit Nandy, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tiger-soumyajit-nandy_0.jpg?itok=l0EiTrHx)
NGT serious about Yamuna revitalisation project
Posted on 23 May, 2017 11:22 AMRs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains
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Disappearing lakes and politics of corruption
Posted on 11 May, 2017 12:32 PMMallampet is a village in Quthbullapur Mandal. It is located about 5–6 km from the municipal boundaries of the Hyderabad city. Like many other villages, Mallampet too has witnessed the disappearance of its lakes, but not all of them are from natural causes. A close study of the political nexus has revealed the interesting case of lake encroachment.
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In the name of development
Posted on 06 May, 2017 08:12 PMPankaj Sekhsaria’s recent book Islands in flux--The Andaman and Nicobar Story is a collection of around 20 years of his writings on the environmental and conservation concerns faced by the indigenous tribal communities of the region.
![The forests and the tribal communities of the islands are being decimated. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wikimedia_commons.jpg?itok=JmEotKOU)
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
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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)
When streets get smart
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 05:13 AMIndia's urbanisation continues unabated but most of its 53-million plus cities offer an appallingly low quality of life.
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Farm loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:32 PMUttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z_0.jpg?itok=1M8dJGrd)