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Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
Posted on 22 Jan, 2018 10:39 AMAlternative Futures: India Unshackled is a book that brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious.
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Water for future
Posted on 22 Dec, 2017 03:12 PMWater, the most precious commodity is being abused to such an extent that there is fear that this might lead to another world war or it may be difficult even to get drinking water. Water is indeed an integral part of human body as it accounts for 66 percent of it.
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Soil health is declining in India: Report
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 11:24 AMCarbon content in India's soil decreases
![India's soil health needs attention. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z.jpg?itok=-S0K2P84)
For a better Bandi
Posted on 01 Dec, 2017 05:12 PMA seasonal river in Pali, Rajasthan, the Bandi is nothing short of a sewer. The textile town has witnessed rampant industrial growth, raw sewage discharges and toxic contamination of its waters. The river, which is devoid of lean season flow, is polluted up to 55 km downstream. The river water is unfit for drinking as well as irrigation.
![Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai speaks at the India Rivers Day.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahaveer-lead.jpg?itok=nliH7Zo7)
Toilet use in Uttarakhand: A mountainous issue
Posted on 23 Nov, 2017 02:36 PM“Sometimes I go for open defecation, sometimes I use the toilet. It’s not like I always have to use the toilet. When I go for work here and there, I defecate in the jungle,” says Renu from one of the remote villages in Tehri Garwal district of Uttarakhand when asked why she does not use latrines every day.
![Tanks and canals form the water supply system in a remote Uttarakhand village. (Image source: Chicu Lokgariwar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_supply_uttarakhand.jpg?itok=Xpm9y6Bi)
Waiting for water
Posted on 15 Nov, 2017 05:50 AMIn the early hours, the villagers of Khalabari, a tribal-dominated village in the Dumuripadar gram panchayat of Koraput district in Odisha step out of their houses for bringing wood and drinking water. The road to the forest where the water is available is rocky.
![Khalabari village (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24260720608_796c84b5d4_o.jpg?itok=T1hupHcK)
NRDWP to get restructured
Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 01:17 PMRestructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme approved
![A child drinks water from a hand pump in Madhya Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_1_0.jpg?itok=ZbzR86k1)
Drinking water: Access does not mean safety
Posted on 11 Nov, 2017 12:36 PMConcerned with contaminated water sources in rural areas, the Centre plans to provide piped water supply (classified as an improved water source by the W
![Better drinking water access does not always mean that the water is safe to drink. (Image source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drinking_water1.jpg?itok=BM2r-deh)
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 10:12 AMThe theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.
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Salt and sweet: When sun turned saline water potable
Posted on 18 Oct, 2017 07:08 PMSolawata, a small village in Jaipur district is barely 10 kilometers away from Sambhar, India's largest saline lake which is a major centre of salt production that produces about two lakh tonnes of salt a year. On our way to the village from Sambhar, we see caravans packed with bright coloured camel saddles parked on the road.
![Villagers operate the solar-powered reverse osmosis desalination plant that provides safe drinking water to the community at Solawata.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_5.jpg?itok=p6l7HO0J)