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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Maharashtra tops India in farmers' suicide during 2014
Posted on 20 Jul, 2015 10:21 PMMaharashtra recorded highest number of farmers' suicides during 2014
![A farmer working on his field](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z.jpg?itok=qKLpijk8)
Sikkim conserves its Tsomgo lake
Posted on 09 Jul, 2015 11:10 AMThere are about 227 lakes and wetlands in Sikkim, many of which are revered by the people as holy.
![Tourists at Tsomgo Lake, Sikkim](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tourists_at_tsomgo_lake2.jpg?itok=LByjh7Wz)
Do not allow dam projects affecting environmental flows of rivers: Water Ministry to CWC
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 10:33 PMWater Ministry restricts permission to dam projects hindering e-flow of rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3.jpg?itok=RLYpuHkY)
Udaipur's water threatened by India's largest reserve of phosphate
Posted on 22 Jun, 2015 10:01 AMHuddled in the Aravali range in the southern part of Rajasthan about 26 km from Udaipur, is the largest reserve of phosphate in India.
![Piles of overburden (waste) dumped near the mine pits of Jhamarkotra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhamarkotra-mines.jpg?itok=du5hYN1A)
Goa river waters contains high content of feacal coliform: Study
Posted on 08 Jun, 2015 11:13 PMGoa rivers water unfit for human consumption: GSPCB
![River Sal in Goa (Source: Joel's Goa Pics via Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14178884979_3d54c50d7f_z.jpg?itok=mY_ZYNlP)
Reminiscence by the waterside: Book review of Jeevan Leela
Posted on 29 May, 2015 06:53 PMWater touches our lives in many ways. Our childhood memories are often entwined with the rivers that we have crossed, lakes that we have seen and the ponds that we may have jumped in. In his Bharat Darshan, the author Kaka Kalelkar travels across the length and breadth of the country and takes us to many such places we may have visited but have probably forgotten about.
![Where does a river begin? Does it have an end? Why does it never stop, why does it never rest?](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/river2.jpg?itok=zmr5P-ta)
Renovation insulates pond from its devotees
Posted on 20 May, 2015 07:08 PMI was in Rasina, my ancestral village. It was a solemn occasion - the death of my eldest paternal uncle, and it was only the second death in our extended family after almost 18 years of my grandfather’s passing. A lot has changed in the village over time thanks to its premier location on the busy Karnal-Kaithal highway.
![Children look for water snakes in the pond](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04691.jpg?itok=2NBv75Hm)
Jakkur Lake: a potential model for urban water sustainability
Posted on 16 May, 2015 10:00 AMJakkur Lake sits nestled behind the bustling Hebbal Highway that leads to Devanahalli International Airport. A pristine, quiet spot of nature in the midst of Bangalore, this lake stands testimony to the potential that exists to manage urban water sustainably, and in an integrated manner.
![Jakkur Lake brims in the monsoon. Photo courtesy S. Vishwanath](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vishwanath_jakkur_lake_resized.jpg?itok=RhiRtjBL)
Environment Ministry lied to Supreme Court about the Uttarakhand dam report
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 11:08 AMCentre presents an opposite picture in the Uttarakhand dam case
![Ganga at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_0.jpg?itok=BhlLZ0Or)