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Sustainability
Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 01:06 AMPrime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country
![A rainwater harvesting set up in a school in Chickmangalur district (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3864313130_d643fc8d6e_z.jpg?itok=ZlDNjffT)
The need for survival edge technology
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 08:58 PMDecentralised and communitarian efforts in soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, afforestation and renewable energy need extensive investment, if the human race is to survive the deepening water, food, energy and climate crises.
![Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/winch-rahul.jpg?itok=T5NZ1vF5)
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
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Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
Posted on 28 Jun, 2019 02:52 PMWater scarcity has a history … and that history is nothing less than the history of government. – Alatout, 2008.
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Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government
Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:04 PMGovernment to launch rural piped water scheme
![Ten thousand litres overhead tank to supply piped water (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20590673448_1992f4ca87_n.jpg?itok=k1CA6yQO)
From water to agriculture, well-being and beyond
Posted on 17 Jun, 2019 06:20 PMSustainable development, still an unfinished agenda
![WOTR’s holistic approach integrates environmental, social and development challenges. (Image Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wotr_sdgs.png?itok=BZyfpDaJ)
Unravelling NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index: Veering to a pragmatic approach
Posted on 14 Jun, 2019 11:34 AMINTRODUCTION
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Surya Ganga: A film review
Posted on 14 Jun, 2019 10:42 AMSurya Ganga, a film directed by Valli Bindana takes an all embracing view of the energy sector, especially the social and environmental consequences of big energy projects in India. The film was released in India recently.
![Ganga's riverflow near Dhari Devi temple in Uttarakhand (Image: SuryaGanga Facebook Page)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dhari-devi-temple.jpg?itok=c9gYZMRc)
Climate change real, warns Pangi tribe
Posted on 13 Jun, 2019 02:14 PMMountain ecosystems are highly sensitive due to ecological fragility, geomorphologic instability but are blessed with vast eco biodiversity.
![Chandrabhaga river through Pangi valley, Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pangi_valley_hp.jpg?itok=C56rIusY)
Air pollution surges to emergency levels in India
Posted on 11 Jun, 2019 03:53 PMUrban India needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does now. The Centre for Science and Environment’s report, State of India's Environment 2019 has come up with startling facts on the state of air in the country.
![Narratives from Korba in Chhattisgarh is proof that breathing the dust laden air near the power plant is injurious to health. (Image: Ishan Tankha)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/photo4.jpg?itok=F3v5umuW)