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Choppy waters and a calm river voyager
Posted on 06 Dec, 2015 12:31 PMThe epic voyage--Nadisutra--along the Ganga may have been the high point of Emmanuel Theophilus’s recent work, but there have been many more peaks and valleys for this fervent mountaineer cum ecologist. Theo lives in a remote village near Munsiyari in Uttarakhand.
![Theophilus being awarded the ' Bhagirath Prayas Samman' (Source: Kush Sethi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/theo_0.jpg?itok=mpGyg-J1)
Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PMResidents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the
![Rescue efforts underway in Kotturpuram, one of the Chennai's worst affected areas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23431905981_443a72901a_z.jpg?itok=BoKiTIUH)
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PMThree villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages
![Tehri dam in the lean season (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri_0_0.jpg?itok=P4N5GV2F)
New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 05:45 PMIndustries can extract groundwater only after obtaining a NOC: CGWA
![Groundwater, a scarce resource (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0796_0.jpg?itok=8KbJ_P1N)
Be careful while bathing if you're in these six districts of UP!
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 11:30 AMUP's rivers and groundwater are loaded with harmful effluents: CPCB
![View of the Yamuna in UP (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_1_0.jpg?itok=D7hsDrzE)
Monsoon 2015: Chinks in Chennai's infrastructure exposed
Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 09:34 PMChennai has historically been a water-starved region, but never rain-starved as it receives much of its annual quota during the northeast or ‘retreating’ monsoon between October and December. But this November was like no other.
![Flooded streets in Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/01in_thjvn_chennai_2605191g_0.jpg?itok=Wo1MsMvW)
Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj: A treasure of essays on life and water
Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 01:04 PM‘Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj’ is a compilation of 23 essays on people, land, air and water, on issues and concerns that plague them, and the deep and direct connect between society and the environment they live in. Anupam Mishra is a simple, down to earth man and a true Gandhian.
![Saaf mathe ka samaaj': Essays by Anupam Mishra (Source: Anupam Mishra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3_1.png?itok=fLi3PHo7)
National Seminar on Rejuvenation of River Ganga at NIH, Roorkee
Posted on 18 Nov, 2015 06:42 PMThe participants are expected to share their experiences and views on the following aspects of Ganga River during the seminar:
Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:42 PMHeavy rain water logs Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu
![A water logged street (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3223419470_3520bbbc13_z.jpg?itok=_AzLRZU6)