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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Urban Fellowship Programme at IIHS, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Apr, 2016 03:53 PMIndia’s urban transition is unprecedented in scale and complexity. Within it lie both the opportunities of increased economic growth and employment as well as the challenges of persistent inequality, extreme deprivation and environmental degradation. To shape our cities we need a new set of urban professionals who can be part of this change.
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Maharashtra stuck between IPL and drought
Posted on 12 Apr, 2016 12:01 PMMaharashtra government to choose between revenue or drought-struck people
![Drought in Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_1.jpg?itok=gkbIYFUZ)
The Dying Springs of Chirimiri'
Posted on 01 Apr, 2016 06:04 PMChirimiri Coalfield is a part of Central India Coalfields, located in Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
![Coal mining in Chirimiri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0086tps.jpg?itok=tgRn4QET)
Toilet subsidy is not the answer to sanitation problems
Posted on 31 Mar, 2016 06:30 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2366204790_ca2c825712_z%2520%25281%2529.jpg?itok=o2OeGsqr)
Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PMReservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi
![Holi being celebrated (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/barsana_holi_festival_1.jpg?itok=pyeDc9z4)
Chennaites to learn more about solid waste segregation in the coming months
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 10:15 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23515619515_18695e23b5_z_0.jpg?itok=chTcHs_C)
Bihari bait for Punjabi fish
Posted on 20 Mar, 2016 11:56 AM“This is my business, I am nobody’s slave,” says Kapal Nishad. He is one of the over two million migrants who came to Punjab over 20 years ago.
![First half of the day is spent netting the fish which is sold in the evening.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0217.jpg?itok=A_-aA0PG)
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 01:31 PMChinna, 35, harvests fish and is engaged on a piece rate basis by the local contractor who has rights to fishing in the village tank in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. At times, Chinna also uses family labour to complete his work.
![Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vsk.jpg?itok=otJIBut5)
Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal creates rift between Punjab-Haryana
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:10 PMPunjab-Haryana at crossroads over the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna canal
![Sutlej river in Punjab (Source: Harpreet Riat via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2_river_satluj_sutlej_ropar_dam_and_bridge_in_rupnagar_punjab_india.jpg?itok=LC_x17Iv)
The abandoned waters of the Red Fort 'baoli'
Posted on 12 Mar, 2016 02:13 PMThe Red Fort, located along the western banks of the Yamuna, was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan when he moved his capital to Delhi from Agra and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. Since then, the river has changed course but it’s proximity to the fort ensured that there was abundant water supply as well as protection for the city.
![Red Fort: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, hides an unusual L shaped 'baoli' in its midst.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/trial.jpg?itok=AMlzj_w2)