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Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Envisioning the future
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:33 AMLooking through that peephole where the future seems dark and bleak conjures up discomfort. We would all rather envision a better, happier tomorrow but anticipating a possible bleak future is crucial for communities to plan in the context of changes, says Dr. Petra Tschakert, Professor of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
![Floods in Jiadhol river (Source: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319675333_d310b01330_b.jpg?itok=dr7Ip368)
Princely' private ponds
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:14 AMCharkhari, a princely state of India in the colonial period was once a beautiful settlement founded by Saurabh Singh Bundela, a Rajput King. Acceded to India post-Independence, the town is now located in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The place was home to intricate water management systems in the past.
![A talab in the fort city of Charkhari](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/charkhari.jpg?itok=xNS1h9D6)
Water across Northern Railways highly contaminated
Posted on 05 Mar, 2014 11:25 PMWater across Northern Railways highly contaminated, says report
![Water tap at a railway station](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_20140216_093017.jpg?itok=AGmOS3vY)
When natural forests prevailed in Himachal
Posted on 09 Feb, 2014 07:51 PMThe mountain states are at a loss when it comes to a defined livelihood option for its inhabitants. Himachal Pradesh is no different. While the upper reaches of the state have excelled in growing niche products like apple and chilgoza (a variety of pine nut), areas like Chamba that are below 4000 metres, have to depend on farming.
![Himachal's forests help conserve springs](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc02230_0.jpg?itok=LW8ycHvi)
Painting Mumbai blue!
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:12 PMAabid Surti who lives in Mira Road, a Mumbai suburb, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Hindi Sahitya Sanstha by the Uttar Pradesh Government in 2007. He has multiple creative talents. He is a painter, cartoonist, author, playwright and water warrior.
Water warrior?!
![Drop Dead Foundation Volunteers](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wp_20131222_020.jpg?itok=zDFAPRIU)
Authority bans sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:07 PMNo sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark: FSSAI
![Packaged drinking water (Source: Ricardo Bernando)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/packaged_drinking.jpg?itok=SGwZ2XWM)
More people power equals more progress
Posted on 20 Jan, 2014 09:42 AMClean surroundings, clean water and a clean toilet – as much as Cuttack, in Odisha is a thriving centre of trade and commerce, it lacked these three basic necessities. An exploratory survey was conducted in 2009 to understand why the city hadn't reached a better state of cleanliness.
![Community based management (Source: NFI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/community_based_mgt.png?itok=hc_euxQ1)
Pesticide 'thali'
Posted on 20 Jan, 2014 09:39 AMOne doesn't have to look far to find pesticide contamination in food and water in India.
![Toxins are used as ripening agents in vegetables](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/potato_2.jpg?itok=Y67YkoIL)
Which way will the water flow?
Posted on 15 Jan, 2014 11:07 PMIn the 60-odd years since we began managing our own resources, we have managed to throttle and poison all our rivers, suck our groundwater resources nearly dry and shave our forests bald. This is despite a great deal of effort, time, thought and resources that have gone into this 'management'.
![Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary Water Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ramaswamy_iyer.jpg?itok=ma1-lOMP)
Small schemes, big impact
Posted on 13 Jan, 2014 01:54 PMDespite being endowed with adequate rainfall, most parts of the Himalayas are considered water-stressed for both agricultural and domestic purposes. This is mainly due to the seasonality of precipitation, which is concentrated to the monsoon months. It remains dry for rest of the year.
![A recharge pit under construction (Source: HIMCON)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chaal_construction_jpg.jpg?itok=KwEImPNU)