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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Separated by a spring
Posted on 06 Jan, 2014 10:02 AMNumerous small villages dot the Himalayas. These villages obtain water from springs that are in their turn supplied by small aquifers. Due to the complex folded nature of the rocks that make up the mountains, the area from which these aquifers receive their water may be at some distance away from the actual spring.
![Bedu Naula, in Uttarakhand](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/294.jpg?itok=nQz6szN6)
The indefinite fast continues
Posted on 06 Jan, 2014 08:50 AMNoted activist Shashi Shekhar has been on an indefinite fast since December 10th, protesting the construction of embankments on the Jheem Jamura river. These rivers are a part of the Adhwara Samuh rivers in North Bihar, which originate from the foothills of Nepal.
![Activist Shashi Shekhar (Source: Water-Vagabond)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shashi.png?itok=Cq034bu7)
Environment Minister Moily takes controversial decisions
Posted on 29 Dec, 2013 06:54 PMNew Environment Minister brings in new polices
![Environment Minister Moily (Source: Livenewz)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/moily.jpg?itok=ulYcGEjx)
Drinking water quality worst in Kerala: Report
Posted on 29 Dec, 2013 04:50 PMKerala scores worst in access to potable water: NSSO
![House wells not safe? (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/well.jpg?itok=UUFbvd5S)
How do rural India's toilets measure up?
Posted on 28 Dec, 2013 12:21 AMIndia's rural sanitation programme- Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was started in 1999, with a goal of eradicating open defecation. Renamed to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in April 2012, the focus and approach of this programme was supposed to undergo a paradigm shift.
![Toilets constructed under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet_4.jpg?itok=P0uF3Xes)
Applications invited for 'sandwich' PhD position on 'Climate Policy, Conflicts and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia', SaciWATERs
Posted on 24 Dec, 2013 05:57 PMFor more information on SaciWATERs, please click here.
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A peak at the future: Simulating Coonoor’s water situation
Posted on 23 Dec, 2013 03:40 PMThe Nilgiris have undergone an incredible amount of change in the last 10 years. Coonoor, an area well endowed with natural resources, is the second largest tourist destination here. However, over the last year (2012-13), the town has been reeling under a water crisis [1].
![Coonoor Land Use Map](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coonoor_landuse_map.jpg?itok=gQm0BCWV)
Bihar villagers against asbestos plant
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:40 PM10,000 Bihar villagers file petition against asbestos plant
![Asbestos inflammation (Source: Adam Cohn, Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/asbestos.jpg?itok=a_qW1nQg)
Yamuna Nama: a book review
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 05:51 PMThe Yamuna Manifesto -or Yamuna Nama- is a bilingual book with passages in both Hindi and English, published as part of the Yamuna Elbe project. In five deceptively short sections, the book takes us from the birth to the river to its future.
![Yamuna river (Source: www.pilgrimageindia.net)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna-manifesto_1.jpg?itok=4DIn58eM)
1 dam, 2 projects, many fools?
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 05:49 PMI was looking for Greenko’s 24.75 MW Perla Mini Hydel Project at Perla village near Bantwal, Mangalore. One would think that you wouldn't really have to search for a hydel project site given its size and scale but the villagers at Perla were puzzled when I asked them to take me there as the Project Design Document had noted the project location as Perla village.
![AMR dam across Netravathi (Source: Jerry Pinto)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic1_jerrypinto_panaramio_0.jpg?itok=N9IsWZNJ)