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Unbalanced - Bangalore's water supply and demand
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 09:02 PMWater consumption varies based on many factors – how much water is available, where one lives, one’s personal habits, the weather, the seasons and so on and so forth. Each of these contributes to varying usage patterns.
![Integrated water resource management](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/integrated_water_resource_mgt.png?itok=3JstudAD)
The missing water bodies of Western Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 11:54 AMTraditional water bodies such as bawdis and talabs have long since been an integral part of rural life in India providing water, fish and sometimes even just a venue for people to chit chat. The flat plains in Western Uttar Pradesh, where the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meet, is no exception.
![Suraj kund at Meerut; Source: www.meerut-live.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/s_kund_0.jpg?itok=TmJJqMwe)
Tug of war on the Gomti
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 02:44 PMAs temple tanks go, this one is quite beautiful. It is a rectangular masonry-lined tank, about the size of a badminton court. Brick steps lead down to the water. On one of its longer sides is a lovely old temple, shaded by mango trees. Groups of men and women sit and gossip in the coolness. Facing them is an avenue of large trees, below which sit contemplative buffaloes.
![Gomat Taal is reputedly the source of the Gomti](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gomat_tall_lead_image.jpg?itok=_eSQPzWC)
Free online course on 'Designing and implementing successful water supply and sanitation utility reform', The World Bank, September 23 - November 19, 2013
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 08:54 AMFor further details on the online course, please click here.
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Vedanta loses the bauxite battle
Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 04:33 PMDongria Kondhs win the mining battle
![Niyamgiri hills Source: Amnesty International](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pickofweek1_10.png?itok=Wm93HT2W)
The Water Catchers
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 09:58 PM'The Water Catchers’ is a story of an unlikely hero, an unassuming boy living in the concrete, water-deprived city of Mumbai. The boy named Chintu, has a simple wish - to find water in the village called Tintodan of his forefathers.
![A children's book on water Source-Clker](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rwh_2.png?itok=GuuSbnEW)
Tehri dam nears danger mark
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AMWater level in Tehri dam near danger mark
![Tehri dam in lean season](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri_0.jpg?itok=5716_Jl7)
Are Olive Ridley turtles nearing extinction in Orissa?
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 11:00 PMSea turtles, a globally endangered species, have been around since even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
![Olive Ridley sea turtles; Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/olive_ridley.jpg?itok=T6KdAA5K)
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PMFor further details on the invite, please click here
You may download the poster for the festival from below
![Voices from the Waters 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voices_from_the_waters.png?itok=IuP1lPCc)
Amritsar - the pond of nectar
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 02:27 PM“PAWAN GURU, pani pita, mata dharti mahat” (air is teacher, water is father and earth our mother) - thus goes the closing line of the Japji Sahib given by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev. It holds special significance for Amritsar, the holy city, which boasts of the Harmandar Sahib (also known as the Golden Temple).
![The holy sarovar around the Golden Temple](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc01970.jpg?itok=aiqUHjsg)