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Society, Culture, Religion and History
A case against small hydropower
Posted on 28 Sep, 2014 07:34 PMAs Hari Singh led me towards his fields, I wondered if he was trying to play a joke on me. Large rocks were scattered in the area and there was no sight of any arable land, neither was there any clue of the irrigation channel which Singh claimed ran through his farm.
![The Mani Mahesh hydel project near Saho village.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03597.jpg?itok=NXghpCvn)
The eight-fold path to gender inclusion
Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 09:18 AM"The men say that the well is perennial", I said. "Do you use it"? "No", replied the women. "It might be perennial, but the water is unclean. Our dals don't cook, and there are sometimes worms in the water".
![Meetings as usual: Men talk, while women watch](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/what_not_to_do.jpg?itok=Y0jBkGLm)
Supreme Court gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:25 PMSC gets strict with illegal river sand miners
![Sand mining in the Narmada valley](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9717150558_f144071956_b.jpg?itok=DgUyqeQ-)
Plastic bags don't just pollute, they kill!
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:07 AMIf one takes a walk on the coastal towns of Neelankarai and Marina in Chennai between December and April, distinct tracks in the sand will be visible from the beach till the shore. These are the unmistakeable tracks of the Olive Ridley sea turtles that nest on these beaches.
![Hatchlings ready for safe release into the sea](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ready_for_release_0.jpg?itok=xBwqH9JA)
3 major decisions to revive the Ganga within 3 years
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:27 PMGovernment identifies 11 states along Ganga for sewer link
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z.jpg?itok=Mb-7p29d)
Kuhl, kohli and a lost tradition
Posted on 22 Aug, 2014 03:02 PMRanjit Singh is elated that someone has come to his village enquiring about his work. He says not many people recognise the worth of traditional occupations like his. “This is especially true of government officials and policy makers who feel everything old is useless”, he points out.
Ranjit is the kohli of Mjately village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
![Kuhls carry glacial melt to fields for irrigation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03452_0.jpg?itok=1TmWdYme)
Uttarakhandi women 1, Ultra Tech Cement 0
Posted on 15 Aug, 2014 12:42 PMWhen Basanti Devi entered the village of Bachwadi in Uttarakhand's Takula block on one of her routine visits, she knew that something was wrong. Instead of the normal hustle, groups of men stood about talking quietly.
![Uttarakhandi women are a force to be reckoned with](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mansa_lead.jpg?itok=cJ23TcaN)
Ponds of Darbhanga deconstructed!
Posted on 11 Aug, 2014 02:37 PMThe vast plain in Mithilanchal (now a part of Bihar) wore a festive look despite the early hour. People had been gathering since the wee hours of the morning. Children wore their festive best while women, flowers in their hair and anticipation in their eyes. The air was redolent with the fragrance of the ceremonial fire and the aroma of roasting gram and fried sweets.
![Harahi talaab, Darbhanga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/darbhanga_lead_0.jpg?itok=LTQfiIla)
A bridge on the river Kosi
Posted on 03 Aug, 2014 03:05 PMIt is difficult to make small talk with a woman who has lost her all.
![A boy stands outside his home on a spur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nh57_lead.jpg?itok=RsWCeroP)
Sanitation and trees' are rural employment guarantee scheme's top priorities
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:40 AMCentre allocates 50% MGNREGA funds to sanitation and green cover
![Proper sanitation in India: A poster](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2597188770_020d046c97_z.jpg?itok=vjDp8nSC)