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NGT stricter with Delhi, Haryana on restoring Najafgarh Jheel
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 02:49 PMEnforce Najafgarh jheel restoration plan: NGT to Delhi, Haryana governments
![Aerial view of the Najafgarh drain. (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/delhi_aerial_photo_08-2016_img1.jpg?itok=IdSLVXgC)
Waghadi Bachao: A call for collective rejuvenation of the river
Posted on 29 Jan, 2022 10:56 AMMaharastra’s Yavatmal district in the Vidarbha region is home to several tribal communities. Largely rainfed, monocrops like cotton, soybean, wheat, and turmeric, among others, are grown in a majority of the region. However, reduced rainfall, water shortage and soil infertility plague the region, causing crop failures and resulting in severe agrarian distress.
![River flow improved at Jarur since soil and moisture conservation measures along the catchment area were prioritised (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/After1-Jarur.jpg?itok=wfGuNMIO)
Mekedatu project: Many activists opposing it under Medha Patkar
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 02:14 PMActivists stand up against Mekedatu project under the noted activist Medha Patkar
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_3.jpg?itok=QANJtSKb)
Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank: ISFR 2021
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 01:48 PMGoa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank, reports India State of the Forest Report (ISFR) 2021
![Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/28432793050_42160dacf9_c.jpg?itok=y3tc-_9R)
Activists urge Chhattisgarh CM to rethink expansion of mining in Hasdeo Arand forest
Posted on 20 Dec, 2021 06:52 PMReconsider decision to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand forest: Activists to Chhattisgarh CM
![A devastated forest at a coal mining site. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/15010336808_383bd10b55_c.jpg?itok=JcotfR0w)
Government gives a boost to PMKSY, Renuka ji, and Lakhwar hydro projects
Posted on 20 Dec, 2021 04:00 PMCentre approves Rs 93,000 crore to PMKSY, Renuka ji and Lakhwar
![Yamuna flows under (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/5694778033_e1f85674e7_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=89LNGj70)
Emerging water science for sustainable management
Posted on 09 Dec, 2021 06:47 PMA new book, published as a result of recent collaborations between scientists in India and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows why and how emerging scientific knowledge and new technologies can support the management and use of freshwater resources for all, now and for the future.
![Rapid changes such as climate change will have significant impacts on our freshwater systems (Image: Srideep, PxHere)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/ganga.jpg?itok=-AHt4j1t)
Water contamination grips the country: Centre
Posted on 08 Dec, 2021 10:53 AMCountry’s water contaminated with lead, arsenic, fluoride: Centre
![Water contamination continues to remain contaminated (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/2971048977_94e9d309ed_o.jpg?itok=WXMS_amA)
Rajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill, 2019
Posted on 07 Dec, 2021 06:49 PMRajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill after 34 years of drafting
![Malampuzha dam in Kerala (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/8576235551_782fb5edd9_k.jpg?itok=oeqoAW4x)
Indore is still very much water minus
Posted on 07 Dec, 2021 11:22 AMRecently, the city of Indore was declared the first water plus city in India under the Swachh Sarvekshan programme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for its ostensibly exemplary wastewater management (Hindustan Times, 2021).
![Water harvesters cleaning up water hyacinth from the rivers in Indore (Image: Rahul Banerjee)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/9.jpg?itok=ernwxBZs)