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Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill both get approval
Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 10:34 PMMeghalaya's draft water policy gets approval
![Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been fighting over Cauvery water sharing for a long time (Source: Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_river_7727180738.jpg?itok=ieKycBNP)
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PMGovernment cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission
![Irrigation well in Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image credit: Manu Moudgil for India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_z.jpg?itok=xFFPOQHJ)
Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
![The main bazaar of Leh (Image: Christopher Michel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1024px-main_bazar_leh_ladakh_14515433177.jpg?itok=kjCYrIOg)
Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:28 PMRiver Satluj, the powerhouse of the Himalayas
![The Sutlej, from Bilaspur (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sutlej_from_bilaspur.jpg?itok=B1YG5VcT)
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
![Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched to battle water crisis (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/17285080046_69d2e8c3d3_z_2.jpg?itok=oruylkkc)
Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
Posted on 28 Jun, 2019 02:52 PMWater scarcity has a history … and that history is nothing less than the history of government. – Alatout, 2008.
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Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 10:53 AMMonsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)
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Twenty-six states under threat of desertification
Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:23 PMThe threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states
![Increasing desertification, a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desertification_1.jpg?itok=BLeiAqB7)
Climate change real, warns Pangi tribe
Posted on 13 Jun, 2019 02:14 PMMountain ecosystems are highly sensitive due to ecological fragility, geomorphologic instability but are blessed with vast eco biodiversity.
![Chandrabhaga river through Pangi valley, Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pangi_valley_hp.jpg?itok=C56rIusY)
Ensure adequate water to Delhi: HC to Haryana
Posted on 12 Jun, 2019 12:24 PMHC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps
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