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Cyclone Fani hits Odisha, 35 dead
Posted on 07 May, 2019 03:36 PMCyclone Fani, strongest to hit India in 20 years, causes widespread destruction in Odisha
![A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z_1.jpg?itok=3-l9LqYc)
MGNREGA fails to help drought-hit states
Posted on 01 May, 2019 07:07 PMMGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_1_0.jpg?itok=J5nHQ37C)
Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC
Posted on 01 May, 2019 06:45 PMWater level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_1.jpg?itok=W6QRDVv6)
Mapping pollution hotspots in Yamuna
Posted on 01 May, 2019 10:38 AMThe Yamuna was considered a nurturing and life-enhancing goddess in the past. Legend has it that bathing in the sacred waters of the Yamuna, the sister of Yama, the god of death, frees one from the ordeal of death. The 1376-km river is a tributary of the Ganga and originates in the Yamunotri glacier in the lower Himalayas.
![A project, conceptualised by a team of researchers from the University of Chicago, US helps demonstrate that scalable water quality mapping systems can detect and predict water contamination (Image:India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna-1_0.jpg?itok=JORnCP26)
Understanding water footprint of cereals in India
Posted on 30 Apr, 2019 01:05 PMIndia has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91 percent of our freshwater is used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50 percent of the dietary water footprint in India and represent a potential opportunity for reducing water use in Indian agriculture.
![Cereals and millets at a bazaar in Nizampet, Hyderabad (image: Aditya Madhav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cereals_and_millet_at_a_bazaar_in_nizampet_02.jpg?itok=GaJESYZR)
Water management: Still a neglected electoral issue?
Posted on 25 Apr, 2019 12:04 PMIndia is on the brink of a major water crisis. With drought looming over the southern and western parts of the country, the existing water resources are in peril. Rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate.
![India's water woes need urgent attention. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bagledi.jpg?itok=maVTgl6w)
High proportion of antibacterial agents in Ganga: Study
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 02:21 PMGanga laden with high proportion of antibacterial agents: Study
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_5.jpg?itok=vW6zN17g)
NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 10:46 AMNGT seeks report on constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees
![A negelcted wetland in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flickr_0_0.jpg?itok=yQGVaMEk)
Making water available for all
Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 06:48 PMIndia, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.
![The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hindon_river_1_2.jpg?itok=To8rG7Ji)
Damaged habitat affects migratory fishermen
Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 12:48 PMThe Siang River is a transboundary river which flows in Tibetan plateau, China in the name of Yarlung Psangpo and after entering India in Arunachal Pradesh, it is known as Siang which meets river Brahmaputra in Assam, 230 km downstream.
![Fishermen with a fishing net near the Siang.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siang_fisher.jpg?itok=wH-CXLx0)