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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Inform us about future hydel projects: Pakistan to India
Posted on 23 Jan, 2017 08:50 PMIndia should inform us about its future hydel projects: Pakistan
![Chenab river (Source: Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chenab_river.jpg?itok=bqytFmfx)
Centre initiates moving water to concurrent list
Posted on 23 Jan, 2017 08:05 PMProcess to move water to concurrent list begins
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_0.jpg?itok=L9MiurgT)
Saving Ramgarh Lake
Posted on 19 Jan, 2017 10:32 AMLast year, a crocodile walked seven kilometres to reach Jamwa Ramgarh village near Jaipur looking for food. It had ventured out from Jamwa Ramgarh dam, which used to have around 100 of its species at one time. Since 2006, however, the dam is dry, leaving little fish or other prey for the aquatic reptiles.
![The reservoir that has been dry for the last 10 years.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ramgurh.jpg?itok=kiD3aiXR)
Weather or not: Women workers need care in summer
Posted on 11 Jan, 2017 10:49 AMIn a tropical country like India, the summer months are hot which threaten the health of millions of people every year.
![Women work under poor working conditions. (Source: Wkimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/its_not_about_rape_1.jpg?itok=GiB7RPOA)
The doer from the Thar
Posted on 10 Jan, 2017 10:53 PM“Can you see the alternating bands of light and shadow in the sky?” Chattar Singh asks me. When I nod in affirmation, he continues, “This is Mogh. There are clouds where the sun is setting right now. If we get a favourable wind, these clouds will reach here and we may get rain by night. In desert, people live by such clues from nature.”
![Despite all the great work, Chattar Singh's demeanour remains unassuming. Source: Farhad Contractor](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chattar_0.jpg?itok=M6B0FQSh)
Cleanliness survey Swachh Survekshan 2017 underway
Posted on 09 Jan, 2017 11:00 AMSanitation, cleanliness indicators of 500 cities to be recorded and rated by Swachh Survekshan 2017
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Maharashtra gears up for irrigation projects
Posted on 09 Jan, 2017 10:14 AMMaharashtra approves cost overrun in irrigation projects, set to complete Gosikhurd project
![Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam, Maharashtra (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/irrigation_canal_taking_off_from_the_dam_0_1.jpg?itok=Q_jAYiNI)
A water worried year in a nutshell
Posted on 07 Jan, 2017 08:13 AMThe year 2016 was eventful, to say the least when it comes to the water scenario in the country. The year saw severe droughts affecting 33 crore people across 10 states.
![The Cauvery river at Hogenakkal, Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_1.jpg?itok=yNoFIWde)
The sea mouths crisis
Posted on 06 Jan, 2017 11:21 PMLingaraj Jena is a worried man. At 86, he is one of the older fishermen in Berhampura village, an island on the Chilika lake in Odisha. Though he no longer goes for fishing due to old age, he is worried about the opening of new sea mouths; he knows it is not good news for the fishing communities he is a part of that depend on the Chilika for their livelihood.
![A view of the Chilika in the evening.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/30347858053_a6bb48c3f4_o.jpg?itok=6KFn0RE8)
A book every city needs
Posted on 01 Jan, 2017 07:46 PMA scarcity of something makes it special. That’s the reason why Rajasthan has always sanctified water much more than any other place in India. Low rainfall and saline groundwater turned people into great conservers who not only built beautiful and durable structures but also developed sustainable practices around them.
![One of the ponds in Bikaner.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bikaner.jpg?itok=8_plP1ep)