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How a poor labourer became a rich farmer
Posted on 27 Jul, 2017 07:59 PMVasant Baburao Parkale, a 52-year-old farmer, has become a role model for many farmers in the drought-prone Marathwada region. His determination and the will to excel in life have helped him to transform his dreams into reality.
![Vasantrao Parkale (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vasant_parkale_tp.jpg?itok=Voo-3kJd)
Maharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:32 PMMaharashtra cabinet decides on drip irrigation for sugarcane cultivation
![A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9545440464_8775944941_z.jpg?itok=Pf7rzBWF)
Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:07 PMOut of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report
![Floodwaters unsettle Muzaffarpur. (Source: IWP FLickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2246719146_1b717bbdcf_z_1.jpg?itok=VFASvadh)
SC strict over wetland preservation
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 01:02 PMSupreme Court pulls Centre over preservation of wetlands
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_0.jpg?itok=wEVjM9Fm)
Asia is at high risk of flooding: Report
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 12:25 PMAsia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding: Report
![A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3583138166_5e167c6271_z.jpg?itok=ASH6b92H)
Floating national park calls for help
Posted on 13 Jul, 2017 05:43 AMIn a country as diverse as India where the mountain meets the ocean and deserts blend into forests, one hallmark of beauty that is often left out of the travel catalogues is the outstanding Loktak lake in Manipur.
![Loktak lake (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/loktak_lake_0.jpg?itok=S4L9132p)
Ganga and Yamuna not living human entities anymore
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 12:09 PMSC stays order granting human status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers
![Ganga river at Sangam, Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z.jpg?itok=NmvBqupZ)
Locals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link
Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 11:36 AMPanna locals stand against Ken-Betwa river link
![A map of Ken-Betwa river link. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamunarivermap_2_1.jpg?itok=CZWBMT3B)
Uttarakhand against living person status to rivers
Posted on 04 Jul, 2017 02:04 PMUttarakhand challenges living person status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers, moves SC
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1_1.jpg?itok=9QNXKJeh)
A jungle comes to the city
Posted on 02 Jul, 2017 01:56 PMIt’s July now and the temperature is slowly dipping in Delhi. Only a few migratory birds wintered at the Yamuna biodiversity park remain. Others have left for Central Asia and Siberia. Some species of summer terrestrial migrants are expected to arrive while some others can be seen enjoying the park’s wetlands.
![Black spotted butterfly at Yamuna biodiversity park. (Image: Prabhmeet Singh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-black_spotted_butterfly.jpg?itok=t7rKYcWY)