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Call for Nominations: Bhagirath Prayaas Samman & Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal 2017
Posted on 27 Aug, 2017 05:37 PMNominations
Mangroves: The green coast guard
Posted on 23 Aug, 2017 07:09 PMIn our effort to make space for infrastructural developments, India's green cover is declining at an alarming rate. The overall mangrove cover in the country stands at 4,740 sq. km., which is 0.14 sq. km of India’s overall geographical area.
![Mangrove nursery (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangrove_nursery_0.jpg?itok=bf68a-Aa)
UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PMCommittee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city
![Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_3.jpg?itok=zGXjKbSX)
Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:34 PMBihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large
![Army engaged in rescue operations. (Photo by Pranab Kumar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/army_in_rescue_operation_in_lower_assam._pic_courtesy-_pranab_kumar_das_1_0.jpg?itok=G38ZASfu)
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AMGovt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
![Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1_1.jpg?itok=h-56PtL5)
Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AMNGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3_0.jpg?itok=PUeHIWBx)
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AMEnvironment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
![Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-river_in_east_siang_district_arunachal_pradesh_1.jpg?itok=Scn9fDFN)
Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2017 12:23 PMGroundwater rules might get relaxed
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_1.jpg?itok=-p8KrsMX)
Maharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:32 PMMaharashtra cabinet decides on drip irrigation for sugarcane cultivation
![A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9545440464_8775944941_z.jpg?itok=Pf7rzBWF)
Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:07 PMOut of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report
![Floodwaters unsettle Muzaffarpur. (Source: IWP FLickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2246719146_1b717bbdcf_z_1.jpg?itok=VFASvadh)