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Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:14 PMMarine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study
![Mumbai coast (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/polluted_beach_mumbai_2_0.jpg?itok=0aQHqRRd)
Uttarakhand to conserve its natural resources
Posted on 04 Apr, 2017 06:21 AMUttarakhand takes decisions to save its natural resources
![The Ganga emerges from the Gangotri glacier in Uttarakhand. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9139589493_270208eef1_z_1.jpg?itok=9o-ezg5o)
Problems of mine: When coal threatens Raigarh
Posted on 30 Mar, 2017 05:50 PMIt was in the late 90s that Raigarh emerged as the hub for power, coal mining and sponge iron in Chhattisgarh. The coalfield in Mand Raigarh is spread over an area of more than 1,12,000 hectares with an estimated 21,117 metric tonnes of coal.
![A villager looks at the changing landscape due to coal mines at Kosampalli village in Raigarh.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0033tps.jpg?itok=_fYpaUPR)
Ganga, Yamuna now living entities
Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:31 AMGanga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1.jpg?itok=mtVc0-54)
No clean water for millions in rural India'
Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:12 AMSeven percent of rural India has no access to clean water: World Water Day report
![Water scarcity in rural India. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3895634655_e7ef79c2b5_z.jpg?itok=CqOauE3D)
Interstate river dispute bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 05:23 PMWater ministry introduces interstate bill in Lok Sabha
![The interstate Mandovi river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_1.jpg?itok=UwGRkNmF)
India faces severe water crisis
Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 09:56 AMStorage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government
![A reservoir in Coorg, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2351879076_a1c278859e_z.jpg?itok=4byOT_8I)
Severe water crisis grips southern India
Posted on 07 Mar, 2017 01:47 PMSouthern India reels under drought-like conditions
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0_0.jpg?itok=Eu-M31VU)
River loses battle for survival against soft drinks
Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 09:07 PMMadras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi
![Coca-Cola bottling plant. (Source: S. Subramanium via Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0_1_0.jpg?itok=S_6bsbdE)
Effluent treatment plant a must for industries: SC
Posted on 27 Feb, 2017 08:03 PMSC gets strict with industrial units
![A creek near a thermal power plant. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31283510824_3a389abcff_z.jpg?itok=TWHu81m9)