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Water Management
Ryots wronged, take protest to Delhi
Posted on 13 Apr, 2017 05:51 AMA woman stands with a begging bowl and a placard strung around her neck. An old man shuffles along barefoot in the street at Jantar Mantar, the official site of a farmers’ protest in the heart of New Delhi. He finds his way through a group of farmers gathered at the protest site on a hot summer afternoon.
![Tamil Nadu farmers protest for drought relief in Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agitators-final.jpg?itok=wXCtxpeW)
Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:14 PMMarine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study
![Mumbai coast (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/polluted_beach_mumbai_2_0.jpg?itok=0aQHqRRd)
Uttarakhand to conserve its natural resources
Posted on 04 Apr, 2017 06:21 AMUttarakhand takes decisions to save its natural resources
![The Ganga emerges from the Gangotri glacier in Uttarakhand. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9139589493_270208eef1_z_1.jpg?itok=9o-ezg5o)
Ganga, Yamuna now living entities
Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:31 AMGanga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1.jpg?itok=mtVc0-54)
No clean water for millions in rural India'
Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:12 AMSeven percent of rural India has no access to clean water: World Water Day report
![Water scarcity in rural India. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3895634655_e7ef79c2b5_z.jpg?itok=CqOauE3D)
World Water Day- Prioritising water security for a sustainable future
Posted on 23 Mar, 2017 12:58 PMWater is the most precious natural resource available to mankind. We can survive without food for days, but not without water. The availability of fresh water has been taken for granted for centuries. The world’s population has grown from 1.7 billion to 7.5 billion in the last 100 years.
![A lake rejuvenated by United Breweries in Palakkad, Kerala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_lake_rejuvenated_by_united_breweries_limited_in_palakkad_kerala.jpg?itok=sJ6aVzAS)
Interstate river dispute bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 05:23 PMWater ministry introduces interstate bill in Lok Sabha
![The interstate Mandovi river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mandovi_rural_1.jpg?itok=UwGRkNmF)
Water crisis affects power generation
Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 05:03 PMAcute water shortage impacts thermal power generation
![An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370453956_17dc80bf5b_z_1_0.jpg?itok=evntfF59)
India faces severe water crisis
Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 09:56 AMStorage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government
![A reservoir in Coorg, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2351879076_a1c278859e_z.jpg?itok=4byOT_8I)
Water worried no more
Posted on 10 Mar, 2017 01:44 PMLocated 10 km from the Yavatmal city in Maharashtra, the Nilona reservoir has been the primary drinking water source for its residents since 1972. As in many other parts of the country, the 1990s saw the city growing and the population increasing. The Yavatmal residents, who had not experienced water shortage till then, started facing acute drinking water shortage.
![Nilona dam, Yavatmal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32903532661_9a565ef048_o.jpg?itok=Obb-O92W)