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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Parched lips, barren lands and the scramble for water in Maharashtra
Posted on 13 Sep, 2015 07:44 AM![Staring at drought (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_2_1.jpg?itok=ENYehpGT)
What does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PMA worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute
![India ranks 31 in the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for year 2020 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought_affected_area_in_karnataka_india_2012.jpg?itok=SFhkMy10)
Bisalpur revisited--10 years after protesters were shot, killing 5
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 01:20 PMTen years ago five farmers were shot protesting the diversion of waters from Bisalpur dam to Jaipur city, located about 130 kms away.
![Kisan Sewa Samiti, Chaksu struggling for drinking water allocation from Bisalpur dam (Source: CECODECON)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dehlala1.jpg?itok=T9gR4dE3)
Access to water data: Implications for transboundary relations in the Ganges river basin
Posted on 05 Sep, 2015 12:21 PMCitizens right to access information on water, climate and environmental issues
![A view of the Sharada river at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sharada_river_up_0.jpg?itok=B3RgdKdB)
To pee or not to pee: A question women may not need to ask any more
Posted on 31 Aug, 2015 01:12 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pee.png?itok=41lmOkgH)
To pee or not to pee: A question women may not need to ask any more
Posted on 29 Aug, 2015 01:23 PMScenario 1: You go to a cinema and it's cold.
![The disposable stand and pee device (Source: Priya Desai)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pee.png?itok=41lmOkgH)
People in Kinnaur are making all efforts to stop further destruction'
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 01:01 PMAround 21 major hydropower projects are proposed in the upper Satluj catchment area of Himachal Pradesh. In 2013, The Environics Trust collaborated with Himalaya Niti Abhiyan to assess the impact of these projects on the people and ecology of the geographically-fragile Kinnaur region.
![At Pangi village, several houses have suffered damage due to a hydel project.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kinnaur_2.jpg?itok=lFT9hhEP)
Training programme on 'Water Conflicts in India'
Posted on 18 Aug, 2015 04:27 PMThe Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum to be brief), the National Law Universi
Colourful fabrics lead to murky waters
Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 09:55 PMAmanishah nallah flowing through Sanganer, a town located 15 kms from Jaipur, is getting murkier by the day as the the textile hand printing industry in the area is getting more prosperous.
![Bleaching, dyeing and printing of cottons causes water pollution at Sanganer](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/textile_printing_at_sanganer.jpg?itok=fgGD2ImX)