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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PMResidents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the
![Rescue efforts underway in Kotturpuram, one of the Chennai's worst affected areas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23431905981_443a72901a_z.jpg?itok=BoKiTIUH)
2016 might show worse impacts of El Nino, predicts WMO
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:51 PM2015 the warmest year since 1850: WMO
![Annual average temperature map (Source: Robert A. Rohde via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/annual_average_temperature_map.jpg?itok=2-BKNtVp)
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PMThree villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages
![Tehri dam in the lean season (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri_0_0.jpg?itok=P4N5GV2F)
New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 05:45 PMIndustries can extract groundwater only after obtaining a NOC: CGWA
![Groundwater, a scarce resource (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0796_0.jpg?itok=8KbJ_P1N)
Monsoon 2015: Chinks in Chennai's infrastructure exposed
Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 09:34 PMChennai has historically been a water-starved region, but never rain-starved as it receives much of its annual quota during the northeast or ‘retreating’ monsoon between October and December. But this November was like no other.
![Flooded streets in Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/01in_thjvn_chennai_2605191g_0.jpg?itok=Wo1MsMvW)
Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj: A treasure of essays on life and water
Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 01:04 PM‘Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj’ is a compilation of 23 essays on people, land, air and water, on issues and concerns that plague them, and the deep and direct connect between society and the environment they live in. Anupam Mishra is a simple, down to earth man and a true Gandhian.
![Saaf mathe ka samaaj': Essays by Anupam Mishra (Source: Anupam Mishra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3_1.png?itok=fLi3PHo7)
Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:42 PMHeavy rain water logs Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu
![A water logged street (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3223419470_3520bbbc13_z.jpg?itok=_AzLRZU6)
Ponds--once a lifeline of India's agriculture--are being revived by some Punjab farmers
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 10:45 AMThe northern region of India is facing drought for the second consecutive year.
![Harmesh Singh has taken to rainwater harvesting on his farm since the groundwater has gone down.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1._harmesh_chand_has_taken_to_rainwater_harvesting_on_his_farm_since_the_groundwater_has_gone_down.jpg?itok=OpXLT75g)
State Government's slow response caused 2013 flash floods: CAG
Posted on 11 Nov, 2015 08:19 PMCAG report blames Uttarakhand Government for 2013 flash floods
![House washed away by the Uttarakhand floods (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pickofweek4_1_1.jpg?itok=aLff9gRh)
Mansarovar or Gaumukh: Which is the source of the Ganga?
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:11 PMNIH scientists to probe if Mansarovar is the source of Ganga
![Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9139589493_270208eef1_z_0.jpg?itok=F9gYK668)