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Uttarakhand braces itself for dry days
Posted on 20 Apr, 2018 08:09 PMLokesh Verma, a farmer from Nainital’s Chanfi village, says this is the third year in a row that he is bearing losses in agriculture. “I have lost around Rs 2 lakh and there’s a debt of Rs 70,000 to pay off. I grow strawberries, guavas and peas in my 15 bighas of land, but there is not enough water in the hills to irrigate crops properly,” he says.
![Lokesh Verma at his farm. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lokesh_verma_in_his_farm_in_chanfi_village_in_nainital_courtesy_101reporters.jpg?itok=6lLGQ0KW)
Exhibition on ‘The River Ganga: India’s Iconic Water Machine’ at New Delhi, April 19-21, 2018 and Roorkee April 25-26, 2018
Posted on 12 Apr, 2018 07:57 AMWhat is the exhibition about
Power play chokes Korba
Posted on 11 Apr, 2018 02:05 PMKorba in Chhattisgarh is an industrial area which has a significant number of coal mines and thermal power plants. Fly ash is a byproduct of the thermal power plants and has become a significant problem for the residents of Korba now.
![Fly-ash dust at CSEB thermal power plant in Korba.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370438100_3a1eff0088_z.jpg?itok=MziXG-X2)
Seven reasons why Bengaluru can still run out of water
Posted on 05 Apr, 2018 03:20 PMA recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon.
![Image courtesy bwssb.org](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bwssb_water-678x381.jpg?itok=vIE8DQf4)
TN approaches SC over Cauvery Management Board
Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 11:35 AMTamil Nadu seeks contempt action against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board
![Cauvery Management Board yet to be constituted by the Centre. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery-ndtv_0.jpg?itok=fSQ8h0SB)
Rivers around holy cities teem with faecal coliform
Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 11:22 AMFaecal coliform contamination found to be significantly higher in rivers around holy sites
![Ganga in Varanasi (Photo courtesy: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/varanasi_ghats_0_0.jpg?itok=WfDPUGEx)
Government amends e-Waste Management Rules
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 05:07 AME-waste management rules amended to improve implementation efficiency
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India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 04:42 AMIndia seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi
![Yamuna turns into a sewer at many areas. (Picture courtesy: The Indian Express)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_sewage.jpg?itok=XWHh2Ji0)
Plastic ban in place, Maharashtra to encourage recycling
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 11:49 AMMaharashtra makes it mandatory for dairies and milk retailers to repurchase poly packs for recycling
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Village heads come together to save Dzongu
Posted on 15 Mar, 2018 06:12 PMAs we sit sipping tea with him, Ugen Lepcha calmly spells out his stand. “Even if it means having to leave my (political) party, I will continue to be against dams,” he says. Ugen Lepcha, the president of Passingang gram panchayat in the Dzongu area of Sikkim, clearly has courage when it comes to his political convictions.
![River Rongyoung which is sacred to the Lepchas is not yet dammed.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/save_dzongu_cover.jpeg?itok=kL-C89Cr)