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Maharashtra to pay Rs 100 crore for river restoration
Posted on 20 Nov, 2017 01:54 PMSC orders Maharashtra government to pay Rs 100 crore for restoration of Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers
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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Our Dear Friend Latha Anantha
Posted on 18 Nov, 2017 07:23 PMLatha, well known environmental activist and researcher from Kerala, is no more with us physically. Though many of us knew that she was battling with cancer for the last 3-4 years, closely following her ups and downs and also knowing that over the last two weeks or so her health was steadily deteriorating, the question still comes up time and again, why was she taken away from us so early?
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Delhi enveloped in smog again
Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 12:56 PMYet again, North India shrouded in heavy smog
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Drinking water: Access does not mean safety
Posted on 11 Nov, 2017 12:36 PMConcerned with contaminated water sources in rural areas, the Centre plans to provide piped water supply (classified as an improved water source by the W
![Better drinking water access does not always mean that the water is safe to drink. (Image source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drinking_water1.jpg?itok=BM2r-deh)
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 10:12 AMThe theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.
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Floods can pollute groundwater
Posted on 03 Nov, 2017 02:56 PMIn December of 2015, when Chennai was flooded and people were marooned, a team of scientists from Anna University was collecting groundwater samples along the Adyar river to investigate if the groundwater in this region was fit for human consumption.
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The jewels of Pardi Kupi
Posted on 03 Nov, 2017 05:15 AMPearl farmer Sanjay Gandate (33) was waiting for my arrival at his house in Pardi Kupi in the Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. I had missed my early morning bus to Pardi Kupi and took an autorickshaw instead to reach the village. Sanjay greeted me and took me to Wainganga river.
![Clams in Wainganga river (Source: India water portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0033tps_0.jpg?itok=L_l9mA2S)
Thermal power plants can now use more water
Posted on 31 Oct, 2017 09:04 PMNorms relaxed to allow thermal power plants to use more water
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Refresher Course on “Hydrology of Floods”
Posted on 30 Oct, 2017 01:41 PM"Hydrology of Floods "
Alaknanda leaves Uttarakhand villages high and dry
Posted on 27 Oct, 2017 08:17 PMThe river Alaknanda holds a special, sacred place for Indians. One of the two headstreams of the holiest river Ganga, Alaknanda originates from glaciers at the head of the Alaknanda valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
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