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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Karnataka government exposed on Yettinahole project
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:40 AMYettinahole project called a drinking water project only to circumvent guidelines
![River Netravathi (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688.jpg?itok=NO7LpyyH)
Lake Alive: The Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015
Posted on 23 Feb, 2015 09:09 PM![Pied kingfishers squabbling for the catch](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pied_kingfishers_squabbling_for_the_catch_0.jpg?itok=1joT5rEK)
The pond with a purpose
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 06:02 PMThe Bhuiyas, a group of people who belong to the Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand and Bihar, have historically been landless foragers -- a fact reflected in their name which means 'of the earth'.
![Celebrating the pond at Gobaria](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/promila_pathak_and_villagers.jpg?itok=gdRHqXBP)
Groundwater resources race against time
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 12:36 PMThe Himalayas, an important part of the geography of India, extend along the entire Northern and North-Eastern boundary of the country. It spans six Indian States namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Sikkim and a major part of Arunachal Pradesh from west to east.
![A view of the majestic Himalayas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas.jpg?itok=YhLuPQSs)
Water Untouched: A film on Dalits' lack of access
Posted on 19 Feb, 2015 08:59 AM“The Dalits of this country get access to water on the goodwill of the dominant caste. Water to untouchables is still miles away,” says Goldy M George, a Dalit activist and an expert on Dalit rights.
![A Dalit woman in Ekta Nagar, Raipur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0144tps.jpg?itok=YnuOr5G-)
Arid, but water secure in Kutch
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 11:34 PMFor many in Rapar taluka of Kutch, migration was a way of life due to the absence of rainfall; they went in search of greener pastures. But when the people realised their collective potential and how they could use it to resolve water scarcity in their villages, there was no stopping them ,and the compulsion to migrate reduced.
![Rearing livestock: the mainstay of people in Rapar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0001_0.jpg?itok=MWnrwFmK)
Rs 2000 crore action plan to restore mining ravaged areas in Karnataka
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:54 PMKarnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15010336808_383bd10b55_z.jpg?itok=W0_iSgdN)
Maharashtra Government puts its rivers in danger
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 12:29 PMMahashtra scraps state's River Regulation Zone policy
![View of the river Mula in Pune, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9350596904_fe93e2c661_z.jpg?itok=LJ9DhLxY)
Applications invited for the post of 'Associate Director – Wetlands Conservation', WWF-India, New Delhi
Posted on 26 Jan, 2015 09:56 PMJob Profile:
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Applications invited for the post of 'Coordinator – Freshwater Dolphin Conservation', WWF-India, New Delhi
Posted on 26 Jan, 2015 09:50 PMAbout the Programme:
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