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Water Management
Water cup works where authorities fail
Posted on 12 Oct, 2017 09:58 AMHistorians will tell you that an explosion of creativity occurs the moment the world starts complaining that there is nothing left to invent, or that the search for solutions has come to an end.
![Effective watershed management can solve the water crisis in Maharashtra. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20785591581_6c2d02a0d4_z_1_0.jpg?itok=uGT8cMZB)
Panel to manage northeastern waters formed
Posted on 10 Oct, 2017 02:19 PMCommittee formed for the management of water resources in the Northeast
![A water body in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204951120_73b6d8d133_z_0.jpg?itok=ujfXlU38)
Idol immersions choke Yamuna again
Posted on 03 Oct, 2017 08:50 AMNon-biodegradable waste clogs Yamuna river after festival immersions
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Delhi's groundwater overexploited: NGT
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:56 AMNGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater
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Sardar Sarovar dam to submerge 40,000 families
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:44 PMPM Modi inaugurates the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project
![Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_0_0_0.jpg?itok=Tc6cqP2H)
Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:10 PMA whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year
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Citizens participate in mapping Bengaluru’s groundwater
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 11:34 AMThe problem of Bengaluru’s water is well known.
![Talapariges, the small traditional water bodies of Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr photo by Mallikarjuna Hosapalya)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2640566205_ea69994db4_z_2.jpg?itok=Dlm0bh_1)
Wetlands wait to be saved
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 10:52 AMIn the afternoons these days, Basai wears a deserted look. Known as a bird’s delight and privileged by the protected status of a national park, the wetland is located just eight kilometres from Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurugram in Haryana. No birds can be spotted foraging the soil of the Basai wetland or its waters.
![Sun sets on a water body inside Keoladeo National Park. (Image: Swati Sidhu, Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunset_on_a_waterbody1_0.jpg?itok=v_5S_YXR)
Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:04 AMAssam bears huge agricultural loss from floods
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Dew as a source of drinking water
Posted on 06 Sep, 2017 03:34 PMWe often notice dew drops on leaves, grass and some sloping surfaces in the morning hours. These dew drops can actually be a source of drinking water.
![A view of the dew harvesting plant at Kothara.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image1_4.jpg?itok=L7K293NA)