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Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Access to clean water and sanitation: the rural-urban gap closes
Posted on 27 May, 2014 12:21 PMThe rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN
![Many rural areas have free toilets](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sani.jpg?itok=AW3-JY8g)
NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents
Posted on 21 May, 2014 08:48 AM![Singrauli Coal Mines (Source: UA Satish on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/singrauli.jpg?itok=DVQtKAn0)
Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
Posted on 20 May, 2014 10:47 PMEnvironmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
![Launch of Narmada-Kshipra interlink (The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kshipra.jpg?itok=RBQKMPKh)
Open Happiness' or open a can of worms?
Posted on 16 May, 2014 08:11 PM1999 was an interesting real estate year for Mehdiganj village in Uttar Pradesh. Someone began buying up land adjoining a soft drink factory owned by the Parle Company. They also began buying land from the farmers except the farmers had no idea as to whom they were selling the land to. As the boundary wall rose up, problems arose too.
![Nandlal Master - fighting Coca Cola since 2002](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nandlal.png?itok=bV2yB4EQ)
Small steps to win the big battle against water scarcity
Posted on 11 May, 2014 09:29 PMThe recent World Water Development Report by the United Nations has projected that India's demand for water is likely to surpass availability by 2050.
![Every drop counts (Vinoth Chandar via Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_scarcity.jpg?itok=ovS_Qk97)
Will the Rs. 392 crore fund help Raipur's growing slums?
Posted on 10 May, 2014 12:11 PM"The life of the people living in slums in any part of the country is a curse", says Rohit Jagat, a 30 year old resident of Shakti Nagar slum in Raipur.
![Tankers supply water to Maharajh Bandh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04798-children_of_maharajh_bandh_area_taking_drinking_water_from_takers-tp_0.jpg?itok=Ay0dMx-v)
Tribals of Tawa reservoir left leader-less
Posted on 07 May, 2014 11:19 AMTawa reservoir in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, irrigates several thousand hectares of land. It is here that Sunil Gupta, popularly known as Sunil Bhai, rose to prominence in 1995 when he led the struggle of the tribals displaced by the reservoir.
![Sunil Bhai; Source: Samarendra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunil_bhai.jpg?itok=P6TaJz_w)
NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra
Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AMNGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts
![Groundwater extraction (Source: Karuna Society)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/borewell-6.gif?itok=zQX2COas)
From farming to fishing: The journey of the tribals of Dhimbe
Posted on 04 May, 2014 09:10 PMDimbhe dam is located near the tourist spot of Bhimashankar in Maharashtra. With a capacity of 13.5 million cubic meters, the dam displaced 1253 families, submerged 11 villages and partiallly affected another 13 villages when it was completed in 2000.
![Cage farming at Dhimbe dam, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00365.jpg?itok=EBValvHa)
"The Earth has enough to fulfill your needs, but not your greed"
Posted on 02 May, 2014 11:31 PMYoung Eco-Club members of Gargi Girls School, Meerut celebrated Earth Day on April 22, 2014 with two-days of festivities.
![Gagri Girls School celebrates Earth Day](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kids-new.jpg?itok=t0ZX7SyE)