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Sustainability
Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
Posted on 22 Jul, 2019 11:56 AMA Future Earth Conference
Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis
Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
Posted on 21 Jul, 2019 11:10 AMThe state of Rajasthan has an immense range of ancient and ingenious water harvesting systems, like the famous johads or step wells managed by communities in the arid Thar desert, which receives very low rainfall.
![The design of Chand baodi (stepwell) in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan, was intended to conserve as much water as possible (Image: Unseen Horizons, Flickr Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chand_baoli-abhaneri-.jpg?itok=_hila_Ug)
Floods grip Assam and Bihar
Posted on 17 Jul, 2019 01:54 AMBihar and northeast India reel under floods
![People take a boat to cross the flood-ravaged Brahmaputra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11798489896_4f25d0c9d7_z_0.jpg?itok=nCoPFeG7)
Certificate Programme by Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS)
Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 12:37 PM
To apply for this programme, write to waterpractitioners@gmail.com
The many facets to the fluoride problem in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Posted on 11 Jul, 2019 03:26 PMChikkaballapur is a district in the state of Karnataka, just north of the capital Bengaluru. A peri-urban area that was once an agricultural centre for this region, today Chikkaballapur is facing a unique problem.
![A can of 20 litres of RO filtered water costs around Rs. 20 in Chikballapur. Image credit: Karthik Seshan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image1.jpeg?itok=nYRdZchZ)
Budget 2019 talks big on water
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 02:04 PMNirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister alluded to gaon, garib and kisan as the centre of all policies of this government, while announcing a clutch of schemes aimed at the rural and urban poor.
![Indian children tapping water (Image: Global Water Partnership, Flickr Commons, CC BY NC-SA 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indian-children-tapping-water.jpg?itok=otjkRpho)
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Posted on 10 Jul, 2019 12:01 PMGovernment cuts budget for Jal Shakti Ministry by 9.4 percent; increases funds for rural drinking water mission
![Irrigation well in Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image credit: Manu Moudgil for India Water Portal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_z.jpg?itok=xFFPOQHJ)
Cultivating more millets to make food production climate resilient in India
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:32 PMCrop production is highly influenced by the sensitivity of crops to variations in climate and can have major implications for food supply and rural livelihoods. The effects of climate change are increasing in India, where extreme rainfall events have become more frequent and spatially more variable.
![A millet crop ready for harvest in rural India (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/millets_india.jpg?itok=7eqh--AG)
Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
![The main bazaar of Leh (Image: Christopher Michel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1024px-main_bazar_leh_ladakh_14515433177.jpg?itok=kjCYrIOg)
Go green this Van Mahotsava
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:44 PMVan Mahotsava is an annual tree planting festival which was initiated by Shri Kulapati Kanaiyalal Munshi, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, Government of India, in 1950 to create awareness about the importance of trees and conservation of forests.
![Chilepata core forest area in Buxa, Alipurduar district of West Bengal (Image: Tridib Choudhury, Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chilepata_core_forest_area.jpg?itok=h7L2XO5x)