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Rivers
Increase in extreme flooding events in the Upper Ganga Basin post 1995
Posted on 21 Nov, 2021 04:57 PMClimate change and anthropogenic activities pose serious threats to river basin hydrology worldwide. The Ganga River is the lifeline for close to half a billion people in the northern Indian region.
![Kathiya Gaon, Tehri, Uttaranchal (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/tehri.jpg?itok=8KMSuPnN)
Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2021 02:06 PMAfter heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand
![A river in Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/3204749394_019a845f3a_c.jpg?itok=Kyl9W20g)
Balancing water security with saving biodiversity in the river Beas
Posted on 25 Oct, 2021 02:22 PMEnsuring water security Vs conserving biodiversity: The challenge
![Beas river at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/Beas_River_at_Kullu%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg?itok=LU4U7jKS)
Haryana ranks third in providing tap water to all rural households
Posted on 19 Oct, 2021 06:16 PMHaryana comes third in providing tap water to rural households under Jal Jeevan Mission
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/_dsc0063es_0%20%281%29.jpg?itok=olZ2-n4M)
300 organisations from across the globe call for no climate finance for hydropower
Posted on 06 Oct, 2021 10:06 PMHydropower is not fit for climate finance according to 300 organisations worldwide
![Gambhir dam near Ujjain (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/14086710650_66791ab4de_k_0.jpg?itok=1NcxWqr6)
Harvesting and using rainwater, a must in Bengaluru
Posted on 23 Sep, 2021 12:24 PMState government makes harvesting and using of rainwater a must in Bengaluru
![Rainwater harvesting installed in a house (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/14629431278_ad4c1d3a19_k_3.jpg?itok=Xvino2dO)
The holy composting unit
Posted on 18 Sep, 2021 03:48 PMCleaning the river banks has been a regular activity taken up by Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation (an NGO working on saving the river Mula Mutha in Pune city through citizen involvement) as a part of the Adopt a river stretch initiative.
![A composting unit installed in one of the temple premises in Pune (Image Source: Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/holy%20composting5.jpg?itok=MlUcPMew)
India now has 46 Ramsar sites as four new wetlands add to the list
Posted on 11 Aug, 2021 12:13 PMFour more wetlands get the Ramsar tag
![Wetlands are an essential component of our ecosystem (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/8673660087_a143749d67_c.jpg?itok=dZ-Lttd0)
World Bank to provide $250 million to ensure dam safety in India
Posted on 10 Aug, 2021 07:04 AMWorld Bank will provide $250 million for dam safety in India
![Malampuzha dam in Kerala (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/8576235551_f355c248c2_c.jpg?itok=PVJgQIAR)
New projects for revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange
Posted on 27 Jul, 2021 05:56 PMNMCG approves new projects for the revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand
![A river stretch in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-07/3204751666_9980439e25_c.jpg?itok=b1oKFS_m)