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Surface Water
Free online course 'Water in a Thirsty World (WITW)', Open2Study, January 13 - February 11, 2014
Posted on 21 Dec, 2013 08:50 AMTo know more about the open platform 'Open2Study', click here.
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Climate change hits Northeast bamboo crop
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:18 PMClimate change affects bamboo production in the Northeast
![Bamboo hit by climate change Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/600px-bamboo_richelieu.jpg?itok=LzeuDg5h)
South Delhi gets 'smoked'
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:17 PMBlue facades line the Sukhdev Vihar colony in South Delhi, considered plush by Delhi standards. They are in place to shield houses from layers of soot that would otherwise settle on their walls and grills. Soot from a power plant that began operations almost two years ago.
![Facades protect houses from soot](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/protection_against_falling_ash_1.jpg?itok=F4U7qv5k)
Troubled waters of the Northeast
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:12 PMOn a train journey from Nagaland, a friend and I began talking on the subject of water. He said to me, "You have so much water in the Brahmaputra Valley and your lands are always flooded but we have to struggle for a drop of water in the hills".
![Hills of Northeast India Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/smds_1.jpg?itok=2SQkvJwK)
Invite to the 11th International Exhibition & Conference on 'EverythingAboutWater', Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Delhi
Posted on 14 Dec, 2013 06:43 PMFor more information on the conference, please click here.
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Indian troops polluting Siachen glacier: Pakistan
Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 08:24 AMRemove troops from Siachen: Pakistan
![Indian Army, Siachen Source: defenceforumindia.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siachen.jpg?itok=FjixEeFw)
Migratory birds return to Sultanpur lake
Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 07:00 AMAt Sultanpur, migratory birds visit an artificial lake
![Sultanpur bird sanctuary Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_ru_1.jpg?itok=XmUbEvly)
Drilling the hills to devastation
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:50 PMClear blue skies, natural springs and glacial peaks-tranquility. Falling stones, landslides and debris-chaos! Kinnaur, located on the northeastern side of Himachal Pradesh, lets you experience both. It falls in seismic zones IV and V, which means it runs the the risk of damaging and destructive earthquakes.
![100 MW Tidong-I project, Kinnaur HP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc02191.jpg?itok=nFhtGskR)
Hidden cost to cheaper alternate energy
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:01 PMShale gas, like other petroleum products such as oil and coal, is formed from the remains of plants, animals and micro-organisms that lived millions of years ago. However, this natural gas is made up of shale formations, a common name for rock that was once layers of clay or mud. Since these rocks aren't very permeable, gas is trapped in it due to its inability to travel.
![Fracking in shale gas production Source: Wikipedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydraulic_fracturing-related_activities_0.jpg?itok=SHgMNexd)
Digging them into a hole
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:00 PM45 year old Ved Prasad, a farmer in Amatikra village in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, didn't always have a bent back. 20 years ago, he walked in an upright manner but over the last five years, he's had severe back pain, which has affected his gait. 50 year old Bhola Singh from the same village has an identical story to tell.
![Amatikra residents with skeletal fluorosis](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/skeletal_fluorosis_0.jpg?itok=EssOHpB2)