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Choppy waters and a calm river voyager
Posted on 06 Dec, 2015 12:31 PMThe epic voyage--Nadisutra--along the Ganga may have been the high point of Emmanuel Theophilus’s recent work, but there have been many more peaks and valleys for this fervent mountaineer cum ecologist. Theo lives in a remote village near Munsiyari in Uttarakhand.
![Theophilus being awarded the ' Bhagirath Prayas Samman' (Source: Kush Sethi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/theo_0.jpg?itok=mpGyg-J1)
Sunny balconies and hanging gardens in Goa
Posted on 22 Nov, 2015 09:59 PMIt was a sultry Sunday afternoon in Goa, the time traditionally reserved for heavy lunches followed by long siestas but the small crowd gathered at Arjuntree One in Margao defied the stereotype.
![Karan and Yogita at a workshop on organic container kitchen gardening](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/karan_and_yogita_lead.jpg?itok=YGpRD0d7)
Sustainable practices in slash-and-burn lands in Nagaland
Posted on 01 Nov, 2015 11:02 AMA thick smog and haze eclipse the sun all through the day when jhum areas are burnt. Jhum, known as shifting cultivation a practice practice inv
![Shifting cultivation lands (Source: Prashant N S, 2006, Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhum-prashantns-2006-wikimedia.jpg?itok=kAJF7jYq)
Adapting to floods and improving lifestyles could give us some clues to finding an alternative to embankments
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 01:46 PMDr Molden, you have visited Dihiri in Dhemaji district and Borsala in Lakhimpur districts. Both these villages are the worst flood affected villages of the region. You also interacted with the communities in these two villages. What was the purpose of this visit? Please share your experiences.
![In conversation with Dr Molden (Source: Monoj Gogoi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dr_molden1.jpg?itok=TeSeZel0)
Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Interventions
Posted on 01 Oct, 2015 12:46 PMCourse Objectives:
At the completion of the training programme, the participants would be able to
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To pee or not to pee: A question women may not need to ask any more
Posted on 29 Aug, 2015 01:23 PMScenario 1: You go to a cinema and it's cold.
![The disposable stand and pee device (Source: Priya Desai)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pee.png?itok=41lmOkgH)
Roundtable Conference on 'Innovations in Catalysing Interventions and Data Driven Decision Making for WASH programs'
Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:49 PMAbout the conference
![Roundtable Conference and Book Launch](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wash_twitter_0.jpg?itok=c2Be6obs)
Flawed embankment strategy converts Bihar into a watery grave
Posted on 27 Jul, 2015 02:31 PMDr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra of Barh Mukti Abhiyaan, an authority on the river network of North Bihar speaks to India Water Portal about the flood problems, the skewed flood control policy of the Government, the Kosi breach of 2008 and the gargantuan interlinking of rivers project.
![Floods in Bihar (Source: Usha Dewani, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods-bihar_1.jpg?itok=_xEsB1C0)
WHO & UNICEF Report ranks India worst in eradicating open defecation
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 11:15 PMIndia's poor sanitation facilities have a direct correlation with stunting in children
![A defunt toilet in a tribal village in Odisha (Source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3223299340_4c6754f83b.jpg?itok=uUSqgxH-)