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Call for Abstracts: The 10th Annual Global Water Alliance Conference
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 04:17 PMThe Tenth Annual Global Water Alliance Conference, with the theme“Role of Locals in Implementing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sustainable Development Goals, 2015-2030” is to be held in Kolkata, India from January 4-7, 2017 (Site visits January 5-6).The focus of the co
Release 12,000 cusecs of water to TN: SC to Karnataka
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:20 AMCauvery river dispute: Karnataka to share less water, SC raps the two states over protests
![Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: AmyNorth via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_kaveri_river_karnataka_india_2.jpg?itok=OImBLWSC)
Cauvery row: When source is the cause
Posted on 17 Sep, 2016 09:27 PMEven as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu fight over their rights on Cauvery water, not much thought has gone into the place where the river originates. Kodagu district, earlier known as Coorg, lies on the eastern slope of Western Ghats, a biological hotspot which is home to the Cauvery and is also the primary catchment area of the river.
![Cauvery river at Kodagu. Source: Rameshng/Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery2.jpg?itok=TYWibfh7)
Majuli, world’s largest river island
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:34 PMGuinness World Records names Assam’s Majuli world’s largest river island
![The Majuli river island in Assam. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23046088960_bd7b7be2a7_z.jpg?itok=WSNpUM5N)
Water, water, everywhere
Posted on 09 Sep, 2016 05:42 PMThe city of Udaipur is all about its lakes. If Pichola gets the maximum tourist footfall, the scenic beauty of Fateh Sagar invites solitude lovers. The Udai Sagar lake in the east, which remained the first line of defence for the city, now meets the industrial need for water.
![Pichola lake attracts maximum tourists.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0401.jpg?itok=LCXruAWk)
Water for everyone
Posted on 08 Sep, 2016 05:55 PMThe management of water resources in India has always been a challenge. From the British era till now, the various governments that ruled India have grappled with the fundamental issue of water equity.
![Pradeep Purandare](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pradeep_purandare.jpeg?itok=UyKDlXVr)
Training Workshop on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts in India
Posted on 05 Sep, 2016 04:36 PMAccept refuse: A lesson in wastewater management
Posted on 31 Aug, 2016 01:05 PMThe demand, supply, availability and access of water resources do not always match. Going by the UN estimates, by the year 2022, India is expected to surpass China's population to become the most populous country in the world.
![Constructed wetland at ICRISAT's Patancheru campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water4crops.icrisat.png?itok=DjEWpVtQ)
Run-up to the photo biennale
Posted on 02 Aug, 2016 06:12 PMWhen - August, 4, 2016 between 6PM and 8PM
Where - Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai; No. 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 006
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![PondyPHOTO 2016 - Chennai pre-event](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chennai_pre_event.jpg?itok=k5oDed1b)
Riverbed off limits, farmers fume
Posted on 01 Aug, 2016 08:23 PMChampa Devi has been working as a sharecropper on a two-acre farm at Nilothi village in west Delhi. Until a few years ago, the water she used for irrigation came from the Najafgarh drain that empties into the Yamuna river. This form of cultivation using waste water was a norm in the area till sometime ago.
![Thousands of farmers like Champa Devi (in pic) who were growing edible crops or doing fodder cultivation on the riverbed and its floodplains took the brunt of the court’s decision.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/champa-kewat_0.jpg?itok=ot4vx_ZF)