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What we should know about National Water Commission
Posted on 29 Jun, 2017 07:26 PMThe landmark report titled A 21st century institutional architecture for India's water reforms submitted by the expert committee chaired by Dr Mihir Shah on restructuring the
![Restructuring water governance. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala_2.jpg?itok=UieNosvW)
Every drop that matters!
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 10:12 PMThe people of the Marathwada region have been facing severe water crisis for more than three decades. Despite adverse circumstances, the Akoladev panchayat in the Jalna district has set an example for other panchayats by solving their water woes through community participation and effective water harvesting measures that suit their geographic terrain.
![Jivrekha river, Akoladev (Source:Dilasa)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscf2613es.jpg?itok=RaOu7rTb)
Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 09:04 PMIndia eases assessment guidelines for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
![Mahakali River (Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sharda_or_mahakali_river_ajtj_p1020802_1.jpg?itok=TqZiGjKC)
Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 10:42 AMCentre gives permission to close Sardar Sarovar dam gates
![Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_0_0.jpg?itok=T_6kB0oK)
Stringent punishment for polluting Ganga
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:49 AMStrict punishments proposed for polluting Ganga river
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1_0.jpg?itok=SRYGniCv)
Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AMMaharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z_0_0.jpg?itok=sbS-Tje2)
River health goes south
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 11:32 AMRajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa, all located in the west of India, have rivers belonging to several different basins. With the exception of rivers in Rajasthan that drain into the Yamuna basin, the other rivers in these states either drain into the Bay of Bengal via the peninsular basins or run from the Western Ghats and into the Arabian sea.
![These iconic falls at Athirapally are threatened by a hydroelectric project upstream. (Source: Arathi Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9115391817_200e9a5370_z.jpg?itok=pVqVpKXO)
Why rivers don’t flow anymore
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 11:13 AMRivers in India are always in the news whether it’s the interstate water sharing disputes, dams, sand mining or the recent order of the Uttarakhand high court declaring Ganga and Yamuna as living entities. Seven major river systems, over 400 rivers and numerous streams have sustained lives and livelihoods in India for centuries.
![A villager washes utensils in the black water coming out of the coal mines at Kodkel in Raigarh district, Chattisgarh.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33389696466_6f9b38a8d3_z.jpg?itok=T4UhXrC0)
Solar irrigation cooperative to solve groundwater crisis
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 08:16 AMIndia's groundwater crisis: Gujarat's solar irrigation cooperative embarks on a solution
![A solar water pump (Source: Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/smsf2_1.png?itok=VqYN_3oZ)
CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 07:29 AMNOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries
![Tubewells in Punjab. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14920806101_b54e9ea69d_z.jpg?itok=x8coY4eY)