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Surface Water
A national action plan to ensure sustainable and responsible business on the anvil
Posted on 23 Mar, 2020 12:19 PMCentre to finalise National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
![An industrial area in Chhattisgarh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23242374375_229a4cd22e_c.jpg?itok=YAsKvrqZ)
Poisonous encounters: Nitrates in drinking water
Posted on 16 Mar, 2020 10:07 AMNitrogen pollution of water can lead to severe consequences not only for the environment, but also to human health. Current evidence shows that nitrogen pollution of water is on the rise not only in developing, but also in developed countries.
![Polluted drinking water, a grave health hazard (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chennaiw_3.jpg?itok=4u5_z3dK)
Under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, states to open water testing labs
Posted on 12 Mar, 2020 02:39 PMDDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public
![Residents of a village testing their water (Source: Arghyam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5745669328_6f35b3414e_c.jpg?itok=YC3PPfQd)
Mahadayi river water dispute receives final award
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:05 PMKarnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project
![The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_2_0.jpg?itok=9OhD2S67)
UP's Banda exemplifies water conservation efforts
Posted on 05 Mar, 2020 02:00 PMLimca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts
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Parasite – the film and India’s disaster management
Posted on 25 Feb, 2020 02:36 PMParasite, the South Korean movie released in 2019 has gained attention worldwide especially after its historical win at the Oscars 2020. The film takes on two different worlds co-existing in a country but set apart by class and wealth.
![A still from the movie Parasite (Image: Christiano Betta, Flickr Commons: CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/parasite.jpg?itok=ebHf23tq)
Revival of non-monsoon flows in rivers
Posted on 24 Feb, 2020 11:41 AMNon monsoon flows of Indian rivers are declining
Recent evidence shows that monsoon flows in Indian rivers are almost unaffected, but the non-monsoon flows show a declining trend. This has manifested in the form of:
![The river Karamana in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/karamana.jpg?itok=7HnRjC4I)
Sixty river stretches found polluted in the northeast: CPCB
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:53 PMNortheast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB
![A river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204968388_46ba61faf2_c.jpg?itok=1i_F20GH)
Waterways spell disaster for Gangetic dolphins
Posted on 10 Feb, 2020 02:50 PMNoise pollution, a rising threat
![The Gangetic dolphin (Image Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphins.jpg?itok=h9rbxiCU)
Budget 2020: Is the allocation enough to meet the piped water dream
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 09:25 PMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget announcement on February 1, 2020 made a push for piped rural drinking water supply and promised full coverage of all households by 2024.
![Just 21.4 percent of India’s households have access to piped water, as per NSSO data (Image: Niyantha Shekar, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tap_3.jpg?itok=UvTVvyzY)