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Bihar villagers against asbestos plant
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:40 PM10,000 Bihar villagers file petition against asbestos plant
![Asbestos inflammation (Source: Adam Cohn, Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/asbestos.jpg?itok=a_qW1nQg)
Where are the toilets?
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:23 PMCommittee to investigate discrepancy in data on toilets
![Open defecation due to lack of toilets](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/05_open_defecation.jpg?itok=vkrBVB92)
Indian troops polluting Siachen glacier: Pakistan
Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 08:24 AMRemove troops from Siachen: Pakistan
![Indian Army, Siachen Source: defenceforumindia.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siachen.jpg?itok=FjixEeFw)
Hidden cost to cheaper alternate energy
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:01 PMShale gas, like other petroleum products such as oil and coal, is formed from the remains of plants, animals and micro-organisms that lived millions of years ago. However, this natural gas is made up of shale formations, a common name for rock that was once layers of clay or mud. Since these rocks aren't very permeable, gas is trapped in it due to its inability to travel.
![Fracking in shale gas production Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydraulic_fracturing-related_activities_0.jpg?itok=SHgMNexd)
Development or displacement?
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:30 PMSukal Singh is 50 years old and is the only earning person of his five-member family. Suresh Barman works as a labourer supporting a 13-member family. Bhagirat and Gorelal Bhavedi are rickshaw-pullers supporting a 7-member family each.
![Bargi dam affected Patha village, MP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/patha_village_in_mandala_district.jpg?itok=wumagCMH)
Floods need not equate disasters
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 11:19 AMEvery year, we have about 76 disasters in the Himalayas, some 36,000 people are killed and over a million affected by disasters. The loss of life and damage does not need to occur. How people manage the situation can relieve the situation much better.
About a third of these disasters are from floods. In the Himalaya, there are two broad kinds of flooding:
![Do floods have to cause loss?](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gori_floods_0.jpg?itok=wX5Fhbnw)
UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 08:17 AMUNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems
![Mangal turbine Source: mangalturbine.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangal.jpg?itok=5iF_DqHH)