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Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation
Living rivers, dying rivers: Ganga and the river systems of Bihar
Posted on 10 Jul, 2015 11:11 AMIntroduction: The Ganges
The first discussion was on June 4 2011, in which Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences of working with the government and people’s organisations to save the Ganga.
![Kosi river, Bihar (Source:Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kosi_2.jpg?itok=gGuKPd5T)
Integrated watershed management and public health
Posted on 09 Jul, 2015 07:37 AMDeclining groundwater levels and increasing stress on water resources in rural areas in India is a major concern for development since the livelihoods of a majority of the rural population depends on agriculture and the availability of sustainable water resources. More productive use of rainwater is necessary to help mitigate the impact of water scarcity.
![Velvety green mountains, catchment areas for the Khadakwasla dam near Pune](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_3.jpg?itok=j5SsdiiF)
Groundwater as commons demonstrated in Mahbubnagar, Telangana
Posted on 08 Jul, 2015 05:37 PMBy the year 2000, farmers in Mahbubnagar, Telangana could see how risky their investments on groundwater had become. The area barely received 600 mm of annual rainfall, and just 15 percent of its area was under irrigation.
![Collectivising groundwater for protecting rainfed crop; Source: WASSAN](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12a_1.jpg?itok=-Gly_c97)
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-)
80% of India's surface water is polluted
Posted on 29 Jun, 2015 08:55 PMDomestic sewerage responsible for 75-80% of water pollution in the country
![Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_0.jpg?itok=LpcBGugT)
The link between climate change, drought and migration in Chhattisgarh explained
Posted on 29 Jun, 2015 09:59 AMClimate change has resulted in drastic seasonal fluctuations leading to erratic rainfalls and prolonged droughts in India. This has been posing an increasing threat to the agriculture and food security of the country, with increasing stress on rural livelihoods and resources such as land, soil, water and forests.
![Climate change, poor rainfall and drought (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_2_0.jpg?itok=_LuW4NGx)
World running out of groundwater: NASA
Posted on 23 Jun, 2015 11:15 PMHumans are consuming groundwater rapidly: NASA
![A dried up well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2661983010_93aeb6c690_z.jpg?itok=X6wIVRvG)
Micro approach to fight growing water crisis
Posted on 18 Jun, 2015 10:45 AMKarnataka is planning the world's biggest micro irrigation project by bringing 7 lakh hectares of land under drip and other systems, and along with
![Sprinklers cover 2.86 percent of total irrigation land in India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14628694347_8a31fe6349_k.jpg?itok=Wx6A3BJ6)
Raising Sardar Sarovar Dam height would be disastrous: Committee
Posted on 16 Jun, 2015 11:16 AMCommittee warns against raising Sardar Sarovar Dam height
![Sardar Sarovar Dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_0.jpg?itok=jWKLXnAY)