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Surface Water
Chennai's disappearing 'Kazhiveli'
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 12:37 AMThe term wetland is a bit difficult to understand. Is it land or water or land that is wet? It is likely this difficulty in comprehending the term that has led to the sad state of affairs for most wetlands in the country today.
![Kazhiveli' of Pallikaranai near Chennai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7884.jpg?itok=PGkHJcG9)
Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water
Posted on 15 Sep, 2013 05:24 PMChromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial area
![Groundwater contamination (Source:Google Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gw_contamination.jpg?itok=GxVV8HYI)
Resurrecting the dying 'gharats' of Uttarkashi
Posted on 14 Sep, 2013 05:30 PMGharats are water-powered grinding mills found in Himalayan villages. Though these are owned and managed by individuals, they are considered to be the common property of the entire village.
![The improved gharat (watermill) at Ganeshpur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/improved_gharat.jpg?itok=scdK3b6f)
Applications invited for 'Boot Camp: Covering India', Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 04:33 PMFor more information on the boot camp, please click here.
To apply for the same, fill the registration form online here.
![Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cse.png?itok=eSj39r0I)
Invitation for a seminar ' Save Ganga & Save Himalayas ', Save Ganga Movement, Mumbai, October 2, 2013
Posted on 12 Sep, 2013 12:22 PMFor more details on the meeting cum panel discussion, please click here.
Please see below for the attachments that provide more information on the invitation .
![Save Ganga Movement](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/save_ganga_movement.png?itok=hvqy954I)
Invite to International Conference on “Advances in Water Resources Development and Management” (AWRDM-2013), National Institute of Hydrology, Chandigarh
Posted on 12 Sep, 2013 09:58 AMFor more information on the AWRDM-2013, please click here.
To register for the conference, please click here, or download it from below.
![National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nih.png?itok=4lpUF15G)
Ingenious system to manage sewage in Kolkata
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 08:48 PMThey take your pain and give you what you need. They will absorb the excess showers that our cities can’t handle and replenish water underground when our taps run dry. Often underestimated, these shallow water bodies are also home to countless life forms and serve as winter destinations for distant migratory birds. Blame me for being philosophical but I equate wetlands to mothers.
![Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ecw_3_048.jpg?itok=iLgEAhVu)
Coping with floods and erosion in the Brahmaputra plains
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 11:15 AMI began my latest journey in the land of the red river and the blue hills, Assam from Dibrugarh. The first time I saw the Brahmaputra at Guwahati many years ago, I was fascinated on looking at the mighty stream of water in its full glory after the monsoons.
![Floods in Assam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods_1.jpg?itok=Zv4PlvIK)
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PMPOLICY MATTERS
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
![Land reclaimation from the sea at the Mundra Port](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mundra.jpg?itok=U1Y7J03v)
Food Security Bill sees light of the day
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PMPOLICY MATTERS
Food security bill passed
![Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pds_140629f.jpg?itok=F3WzwQRf)