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Ice stupas, the contested water towers of Ladakh
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 04:38 PMLadakh, the arid Himalayan desert, is a high elevation borderland located close to the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. Water here originates from glaciers in the high altitude mountains that tower over Ladakh’s villages. Simple earthwork irrigation channels tap meltwater from streams that originate from these glaciers.
![Ice Stupas near Phyang monastery (Image Courtsey: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ice_stupa1.jpg?itok=PIUyimQJ)
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 12:33 PMMadhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.
![A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sheshrao_farmpond.jpg?itok=ivphWGF7)
Arrival of northeast monsoon & retreat of southwest monsoon coincides this year; Salt lake and several metro cities shrinking at alarming pace
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 01:36 PMSoon a national framework for e-flows in all major rivers
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_0_1.jpg?itok=HPrqfOFH)
Drinking water availability should be a top priority, concrete action should be taken against water wastage: NGT
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 10:35 AMDrinking water availability should be a top priority: NGT
![Queuing up for water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3729569965_de36d4c1ce_z_1.jpg?itok=0QmFJoJm)
13th Annual Global Water Alliance Conference 2020
Posted on 21 Oct, 2019 04:03 PMAbout the conference:
Manipur’s floating lake at risk
Posted on 18 Oct, 2019 12:37 PMLoktak, the largest freshwater lake in North East India is also known as the ‘floating lake’ for the numerous phumdis or masses of vegetation it supports. The phumdis float around on the lake’s surface due to decay from the bottom.
![A home on Loktak lake in Moirang, Manipur (Image: Sharada Prasad CS, Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-a_home_on_loktak_lake_moirang_manipur_india.jpg?itok=523C5xX9)
Pune groundwater extraction doubles in last decade; Uranium found in Telengana groundwater; Lower Subansiri project gets a boost
Posted on 16 Oct, 2019 02:13 PMStudy finds Pune's groundwater extraction doubles in 9 years
![Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Kakul Baruah via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voice_of_the_river_subansiri._a_tributary_of_brahmaputra_01_0.jpg?itok=qCjkRJBr)
Jal Jeevan Mission: States to bear half the cost, local bodies to decide water charges
Posted on 16 Oct, 2019 02:12 PMUnder Jal Jeevan Mission, state to bear half the cost and local bodies to decide water charges
![Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0063es_0.jpg?itok=OF9YQiEo)
SC stops further cutting of trees at Aarey; Idol immersion in Ganges to attract fine of Rs. 50,000; Household appliances to be rated on water consumption efficiency
Posted on 10 Oct, 2019 12:05 PMSC comes to the rescue of Aarey trees in Mumbai
![Ganesh Visarjan (Source: Wikimedia Commons via Chetan Gole)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1280px-ganesh_visarjan_at_futala_by_chetan_gole_0.jpg?itok=ix34G2s0)
Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
Posted on 10 Oct, 2019 11:36 AMGoa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands
![Aerial view of a Khazan in the Zuari river, Goa.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00424_0.jpg?itok=9Yai2DZ4)