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A smiling river crusader
Posted on 15 Dec, 2014 01:55 PMIf you saw Akhil Gogoi anywhere on the road, chances are that you may not spare him another look. A quiet young man, with a sparkle in his eyes, and a shy smile on his face, he seems ordinary. But take a minute to talk to him, and you will likely be rooted to your spot. Words tumble out of his mouth, his eyes light up and his belief in what he does is evident.
![Bhagirath Prayas Samman award for Akhil Gogoi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akhil-gogoi-receiving-bhagirath-prayas-samman-award-from-just-madan-lokur-of-sc-261114-lr.jpg?itok=GpWOQt6y)
ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:55 AMICIMOD wins accolade for its flood warning system
![Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2246719146_1b717bbdcf_z_0.jpg?itok=bN7I3jUP)
Government to reconsider river interlinking project
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:47 AMGovernment to scrap river interlinking project, if it will pose threat to environment: Uma Bharti
![River Cauvery in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_b_0.jpg?itok=mkCvxLIj)
A non-violent anti-dam protest wins!
Posted on 27 Nov, 2014 10:21 PMThe Koel Karo Jan Sanghatana was awarded the first Bhagirath Award during the India Rivers Week 2014 for protecting the Koel and the Karo rivers.
![The Karo dam site at Lohajimi (Jeevan Kuruvilla)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/karo_dam_site.jpg?itok=3OMXsaRQ)
TSR Subramanian Committee equally weighs development and the environment
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 11:36 AMTSR Subramanian Committee submits report on environmental laws to the Environment Ministry
![Mangpong forest in West Bengal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3203995439_09aeeb8ee0_z.jpg?itok=w5iNYse7)
Water Aid launches tool to track Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 11:15 AMAn interactive tool to monitor progress of toilet construction launched
![Toilet under construction in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8456951985_136ea1c01a_k_0.jpg?itok=bJ26Yo7E)
Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed
Posted on 18 Nov, 2014 01:41 PMNGT turns down clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant because of threat to mangroves
![A thermal power plant in Korba](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z.jpg?itok=rqu6gC00)
Gujarat's data on toilets and drinking water facilities in schools unreliable: CAG
Posted on 17 Nov, 2014 09:51 PMGujarat's data on toilets and drinking water facilities in schools need investigation: CAG
![Girls toilet in a school](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3220926516_ce0b74d47e_o_0.jpg?itok=FZ-zoV1r)
Narmada: Sounds of silence along its banks
Posted on 12 Nov, 2014 10:11 AMNarmada, a name that translates into ‘One that bestows happiness’ will, in the next 20 years, pass through turbulent times. The question is not of the distance or the journey that this river covers, but the various points at which this ancient river is intercepted by new, modern dams.
![River Narmada (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/narmada_river_1.png?itok=QW0YhMSf)
White, Green and now a ‘Blue Revolution’!
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:35 PMIndia plans to launch the 'Blue Revolution' to boost fish production
![Traditional fisheries in India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fisherfolk_a.jpg?itok=rOFDyq1_)