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Storage and Supply
Making water available for all
Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 06:48 PMIndia, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.
![The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hindon_river_1_2.jpg?itok=To8rG7Ji)
Water management solutions where users have a say
Posted on 17 Apr, 2019 10:10 PMIndia has, over the last 50 years, spent approximately $50 billion on developing water resources and another estimated $7.5 billion on drinking water, with little to show for the money (Devraj 2002).
![Canal irrigation has led to altered crop choice, organisation and techniques of production. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/munak-clc1_0.jpg?itok=JWeUx6XU)
Flourishing water markets in Darjeeling
Posted on 15 Apr, 2019 02:36 PM"Darjeeling today has a thriving water business, with a fleet of 105 trucks plying three or four trips a day from April to June, carrying 5500 to 6500 litres of water on each run"
![Private water tankers, a common sight in urban areas. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/private_lorry_tankers_0.jpg?itok=S61g-Ou5)
Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:32 PMKerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court
![The floods in Kerala took 400 lives and displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500_1.jpg?itok=jWGP2_SF)
Water storage depletes in major river basins: CWC
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:08 PMCWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=m_VyJVaY)
UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions
Posted on 20 Mar, 2019 12:37 PMUN Environment Assembly adopts resolutions on single-use plastics, nitorgen management piloted by India
![Recycling of single-use plastic is a global challenge. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aarohana_9_0.jpg?itok=3EeXxh_L)
Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:03 PMOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0.jpg?itok=riwYAJ0G)
After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 01:29 PMNavigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration
![Farakka Barrage by Sudip Burman via Google Maps, Feb 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farakka_barrage_-_google_maps1_1.jpg?itok=zhzpYUgB)
Can we gain from changing rains?
Posted on 07 Feb, 2019 12:30 PMIndia is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing?
![Changing rainfall patterns in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon_mysteryn.jpg?itok=_K5WDGax)
When water kills
Posted on 09 Jan, 2019 03:54 PMWaterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through
![Waterborne diseases is a serious health problem in India. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_3.jpg?itok=WjUWg9Tn)