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Land Acquisition
Why East Kolkata Wetlands needs to be protected
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 12:27 PMIncreasingly in both academic and social sectors, sustainable development goals (SDGs) are being quoted often and set as targets.
![Five-star hotels under construction backdrop the Dhapa vegetable patch.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_3_2.jpg?itok=e983HCOA)
Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2017 12:23 PMGroundwater rules might get relaxed
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_1.jpg?itok=-p8KrsMX)
Urbanisation: Pushing farmers out of fields
Posted on 17 Jul, 2017 02:46 PMA dominant characteristic of a peri-urban site is its transition out of an agrarian economy due to industrialisation and urbanisation. This usually manifests in the form of agricultural land either left barren or sold for developmental activities and farmers and agricultural labourers looking for an alternative source of livelihood.
![Agriculture is slowly vanishing from peri-urban areas. (Source: SaciWATERS)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/saciwaters_blog.jpg?itok=dXCvzwlQ)
A jungle comes to the city
Posted on 02 Jul, 2017 01:56 PMIt’s July now and the temperature is slowly dipping in Delhi. Only a few migratory birds wintered at the Yamuna biodiversity park remain. Others have left for Central Asia and Siberia. Some species of summer terrestrial migrants are expected to arrive while some others can be seen enjoying the park’s wetlands.
![Black spotted butterfly at Yamuna biodiversity park. (Image: Prabhmeet Singh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-black_spotted_butterfly.jpg?itok=t7rKYcWY)
Every drop that matters!
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 10:12 PMThe people of the Marathwada region have been facing severe water crisis for more than three decades. Despite adverse circumstances, the Akoladev panchayat in the Jalna district has set an example for other panchayats by solving their water woes through community participation and effective water harvesting measures that suit their geographic terrain.
![Jivrekha river, Akoladev (Source:Dilasa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscf2613es.jpg?itok=RaOu7rTb)
Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 09:04 PMIndia eases assessment guidelines for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
![Mahakali River (Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sharda_or_mahakali_river_ajtj_p1020802_1.jpg?itok=TqZiGjKC)
Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 10:42 AMCentre gives permission to close Sardar Sarovar dam gates
![Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_0_0.jpg?itok=T_6kB0oK)
Nainital lake drying up, human activities to blame
Posted on 30 May, 2017 11:52 AMNainital lake is drying up, environmentalists concerned
![A view of the Nainital lake. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nainital_lake.jpg?itok=WMKAjvik)
Living on the edge
Posted on 23 May, 2017 01:03 PMA tiger takes a stroll outside the reserve area, breeds on forest patches and looks out for waterholes, all under the curious eyes of visitors. This footage is from Tadoba, a popular tiger habitat in Chandrapur, Maharashtra that draws a lot of domestic and foreign tourists these days. The number of tigers in Tadoba is increasing.
![Tiger in Corbett national park. (Source: Soumyajit Nandy, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tiger-soumyajit-nandy_0.jpg?itok=l0EiTrHx)
NGT serious about Yamuna revitalisation project
Posted on 23 May, 2017 11:22 AMRs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains
![Garbage piled up near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935427348_b6fdcf3d09_z_1_0.jpg?itok=UfAwZsYD)