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Water for future
Posted on 22 Dec, 2017 03:12 PMWater, the most precious commodity is being abused to such an extent that there is fear that this might lead to another world war or it may be difficult even to get drinking water. Water is indeed an integral part of human body as it accounts for 66 percent of it.
![Water is a precious commodity. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5074354980_fd5a2d389c_z_4.jpg?itok=j9Yi0bOZ)
MGNREGA failed to curb migration: Survey
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 11:44 AMSurvey reveals MGNREGA failed to curb migration
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_1.jpg?itok=jSIsmi8h)
Farmer suicide cases decrease: Govt data
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 11:22 AMGovernment data shows decreasing suicide trend among farmers for the second consecutive year
![A farmer in his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_8_0_0.jpg?itok=r_FRCyNI)
India faces superbugs
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 10:53 AMThere is a huge dearth of cleanliness in India--open defecation is rampant; garbage management in most cities is in shambles; toxic hospital and industrial wastes and sewage are allowed to drain into water sources and food products are laced with chemicals.
![Highly polluted rivers such as the Yamuna can breed superbugs. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_garbage.jpg?itok=9ewv5Tgy)
Is it worth the salt?
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 12:22 PMThe fields are silvery white with raw salt crusts in the vicinity of Nawa, a small town on the northwestern banks of Sambhar lake, India’s largest inland lake. Nawa lies about 90 kilometres east of Jaipur. Also an extensive saline wetland and a Ramsar site, the blinding white salt flats stretch as far as one can see.
![Ramachander Singh, a salt worker who has been raking salt for decades now at this salt pan or kyari dotting the lake bed of Sambhar, Rajasthan.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/salt-sambhar1.jpg?itok=B6NXpcYP)
Soil health is declining in India: Report
Posted on 12 Dec, 2017 11:24 AMCarbon content in India's soil decreases
![India's soil health needs attention. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z.jpg?itok=-S0K2P84)
Saving Chorao through its people
Posted on 10 Dec, 2017 12:37 PMLocated just 5 km away from the capital city of Panaji, Chorao island, along the Mandovi river, is one of the largest islands in Goa. The island has a unique ecosystem that is different from the other sanctuaries in the state.
![Chorao island (Source:GIZ)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chorao_island.jpg?itok=zino6iV1)
Why fishermen fear Netravati river diversion
Posted on 09 Dec, 2017 04:36 PMRathnakar Salian is a traditional catamaran fisherman from Sasihitlu village in Mangaluru district of Karnataka. He learned how to throw the net, how to pull it out, and how to look for fish in the sea from his father and uncles.
![Pipelines wait to be laid for the stormwater lift project. The Karnataka Niravari Nigama Limited (KNNL), which is undertaking the Yettinahole stormwater lift project, is constructing a massive pipeline corridor along the Salkeshpur-Hemavati belt. The project is estimated to be 35 percent complete.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mlore1_4.jpg?itok=kHs0lUdl)
Cyclone Ockhi hits south-west India
Posted on 05 Dec, 2017 03:51 PMCyclone Ockhi makes landfall, affects Lakshadweep islands, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
![A severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31642433665_20dc424529_z.jpg?itok=rr94aMvd)
For a better Bandi
Posted on 01 Dec, 2017 05:12 PMA seasonal river in Pali, Rajasthan, the Bandi is nothing short of a sewer. The textile town has witnessed rampant industrial growth, raw sewage discharges and toxic contamination of its waters. The river, which is devoid of lean season flow, is polluted up to 55 km downstream. The river water is unfit for drinking as well as irrigation.
![Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai speaks at the India Rivers Day.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahaveer-lead.jpg?itok=nliH7Zo7)