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Heavy rains disrupt life in North India
Posted on 14 Jul, 2015 09:49 AMMonsoons in the North affect people and wildlife
![Monsoon affects life in North India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04141.jpg?itok=FCk8M0vv)
What are the odds of a dam burst?
Posted on 11 Jul, 2015 10:48 AMOne of history’s worst dam bursts took place in Gujarat in 1979 when the four-kilometer long Machhu Dam II on the Machhu River collapsed. This led to a deluge in the industrial city of Morbi located five kilometers downstream as well as surrounding rural areas destroying thousands of homes and lives. While this was a tragedy, it was by no means an isolated one.
![Sardar Sarovar Dam (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_2006_india_0.jpg?itok=pBR_Wrfg)
Living rivers, dying rivers: Ganga and the river systems of Bihar
Posted on 10 Jul, 2015 11:11 AMIntroduction: The Ganges
The first discussion was on June 4 2011, in which Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences of working with the government and people’s organisations to save the Ganga.
![Kosi river, Bihar (Source:Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kosi_2.jpg?itok=gGuKPd5T)
WHO & UNICEF Report ranks India worst in eradicating open defecation
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 11:15 PMIndia's poor sanitation facilities have a direct correlation with stunting in children
![A defunt toilet in a tribal village in Odisha (Source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3223299340_4c6754f83b.jpg?itok=uUSqgxH-)
Do not allow dam projects affecting environmental flows of rivers: Water Ministry to CWC
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 10:33 PMWater Ministry restricts permission to dam projects hindering e-flow of rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3.jpg?itok=RLYpuHkY)
Govt approves Rs 4,845 crore for Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project
Posted on 30 Jun, 2015 09:10 AMKrishna-Marathwada irrigation project worth Rs 4,845 crore gets Govt nod
![Krishna river near Vijayawada (Source: Bhanutpt)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river.jpg?itok=6_AFCZkG)
80% of India's surface water is polluted
Posted on 29 Jun, 2015 08:55 PMDomestic sewerage responsible for 75-80% of water pollution in the country
![Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z_0.jpg?itok=LpcBGugT)
World running out of groundwater: NASA
Posted on 23 Jun, 2015 11:15 PMHumans are consuming groundwater rapidly: NASA
![A dried up well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2661983010_93aeb6c690_z.jpg?itok=X6wIVRvG)
Himachal fails to construct 109 micro hydel projects due to lack of funds
Posted on 23 Jun, 2015 11:10 PMConstruction of 109 Kuhl projects proposed in Himachal, still on papers
![Kuhls, the irrigation channels in Himachal Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03452_0_0.jpg?itok=VwkRxfXF)