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Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation
This year witnesses record agricultural output
Posted on 24 Oct, 2016 07:17 AMNormal monsoon leads to record agricultural output this year
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Who cares for a canal?
Posted on 14 Oct, 2016 06:49 AMLong-time Kottur resident Narayanan’s earliest memories of the Buckingham canal are those of the famed salt and timber-laden wooden catamarans of the 1950s and the 60s. A namesake of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the erstwhile governor of Madras, the canal was initially constructed as a brackish water-navigation channel in the early 1800s, connecting the north of Madras with Ennore.
![Elevated MRTS rail line right on the canal in Adyar (Image: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bc_0.jpg?itok=qjMWNjee)
Monsoon 2016: Rains create havoc
Posted on 25 Sep, 2016 09:51 PMRains cause havoc in Hyderabad while Mumbai lakes, dams overflow with water
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Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
Posted on 25 Sep, 2016 09:40 PMKarnataka to seek more time to release Cauvery water
![Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_kaveri_river_karnataka_india_2_0.jpg?itok=UKvEF71A)
Forgotten water bearers of Guwahati
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 06:04 PMGuwahati, one of the fastest growing cities in India, is thousands of years old. Once known as Pragjyotishpura or the city of eastern light, Guwahati has many ancient stories attached to it. This beautiful city finds mention in epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Puranas.
![Jorpukhuri near Ugratara temple.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/29629934472_0a3d8388e8_z.jpg?itok=dO1-JDkk)
Heavy metals and pesticides pollute Ganga: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:40 AMGanga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB
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Relief in the time of flood
Posted on 13 Sep, 2016 10:33 PMBihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76 percent of the population in north Bihar living under the recurring threat of floods. North Bihar is home to eight major rivers, all of which end up in the Ganges.
![Pahleja Ghat on the Hajipur-Sonepur road submerged in water.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10.png?itok=bTbNg6tc)
Majuli, world’s largest river island
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:34 PMGuinness World Records names Assam’s Majuli world’s largest river island
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Power crisis: Time to go green
Posted on 08 Sep, 2016 06:33 PMDespite the severe water management crisis India is going through, hydro energy continues to be the second leading source of power, next only to thermal-based energy in the country. Hydropower generates over 16 percent of India’s electricity.
![Tehri, a hydropower dam in Uttarakhand (Source: Mayank Gupta, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri-wide_angle-mayank_gupta-wikimedia-commons.jpg?itok=hIGyIrZV)
Poor dam management behind Bihar flood
Posted on 29 Aug, 2016 12:17 PMFarakka behind Bihar flood: CM
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