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Irrigation
Environment Ministry withdraws controversial amendment
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 11:48 AMEnvironment Ministry withdraws amendment to waste rules
![New amendment to waste rules withdrawn (Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waste.jpg?itok=ZcA4Ldjw)
The unique 'Khachar' system explained
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 10:19 PMIndia is one of the world's largest producers of white and brown varieties of paddy and contributes to around 20% of all the paddy production in the world. Rice (de-husked form of paddy) is the staple food in the eastern and southern parts of the country and is mainly grown in rain-fed areas that receive heavy annual rainfall [1].
![Farmers transplanting paddy seedlings](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_1035.jpg?itok=7RPHtzG_)
United opposition to the 'Statue of Unity'
Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 11:45 AMEnvironment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'
![Statue of Unity opposed Source: statueofunity.in](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hospitality_entertainment02.jpg?itok=JENb194q)
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)
Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir
Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AMGujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river
![Sardar Sarovar Dam Source: Geolocation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar.jpg?itok=MP-J8197)
The inhospitable Indus
Posted on 04 Nov, 2013 08:29 PMFlowing through Tibet, northern India and Pakistan, the Indus is the western-most major river of the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. This basin extends over most of South Asia from the Himalayas to the Vindhyas, excluding Peninsular India, and carries the rain that falls in this region to the Indian Ocean.
![The Indus between Domkhar and Skurbuchen](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indus_river_between_village_domkhar_skurbuchen_6.jpg?itok=xqjp_j6A)
37% of the Western Ghats to be eco-sensitive
Posted on 21 Oct, 2013 04:20 PM37% of the Western Ghats "ecologically sensitive"
![Shola grasslands in Western Ghats Source:Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shola_grasslands_and_forests_in_the_kudremukh_national_park_western_ghats_karnataka.jpg?itok=cA4q2goK)
Government allows shale gas exploration
Posted on 30 Sep, 2013 06:00 AMGovernment allows shale gas exploration
![Shale gas exploration in Alaska Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/potential-shale-oil-and-gas-reserves-in-alaska-quantified-2.jpg?itok=E1ZbO36G)
Minor mineral, major mafia
Posted on 29 Sep, 2013 04:05 PMPahanbarri was a small village of 3000 people in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district. The 200-year old village was known for its fertile soil, thanks to being located on the banks of the Tawa, a tributary of the Narmada river. On August 1 this year, the river changed its course, broke its bank and entered the village.
![Sand mining in Dindigul, TN Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sandmining_0.jpg?itok=47bbb9iH)
The comedy and tragedy of the Doddaballapur tanks
Posted on 26 Sep, 2013 02:08 PM1972 was the year. A massive hit, a landmark movie in Dr. Rajkumar's cinema career was realeased: Bangarada Manushya (The Golden Man).
With many melodious and meaningful songs, the theme was something close to one's heart - an urban youth returns to his ancestral village, takes up agriculture and works for the welfare of the village.
![Doddaballapur tanks](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dodbalapur_1nl.jpg?itok=vp5Ns0Y5)