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Water Management
Ganga's faecal coliform level high at inter-state boundaries
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:25 AMAt most inter-state boundaries, Ganga's faecal coliform level exceeds limit
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Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AMNearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_1_1.jpg?itok=D7ytUwkT)
Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam
Posted on 26 May, 2019 11:47 AMMahakali, also known as Sharda in India, gushes through the hilly tracts of Nepal and Uttarakhand, collecting its water from the numerous streams it receives on the way.
![The proposed Pancheshwar dam raises concern about safety due to seismicity, slope instability and large sediment mobilization. (Image: Vimal Bhai)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pancheshwar.jpg?itok=jkFFx9Sp)
Reservoir storage in western India below normal: CWC
Posted on 23 May, 2019 04:49 PMThe recent data from the Central Water Commission (CWC), released on May 9, 2019 reveals a reassuring situation of water storage in the river basins of India. The overall water storage in the 91 reservoirs monitored is slightly more (105 percent) when compared to the average water storage over the last 10 years, the data shows.
![Mulshi dam reservoir in Maharashtra (Image: Rohit Gowaikar, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mulshi_1.jpg?itok=8DbjGyT9)
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AMCentre issues drought advisory to six states
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Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient: IMD
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:14 AMIndia witnesses 22 percent deficient pre-monsoon rainfall this year: IMD
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Call for Nominations: 7th Edition of FICCI Water Awards
Posted on 20 May, 2019 04:18 PMFICCI is organising 7th Edition of FICCI Water Awards under the aegis of FICCI Water Mission. The Mission instituted the Awards on annual basis to recognize excellence in water conservation and sustainable water management practices.
Cyclone Fani ravages Odisha's ecological hotspots
Posted on 15 May, 2019 06:12 PMOdisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone
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Groundwater depletion: NGT raps green ministry on inaction
Posted on 15 May, 2019 11:40 AMNGT raps green ministry for failing to curb depletion of groundwater
![Groundwater depletion adds to water woes. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_well_new_0_0.jpg?itok=YFuzKxkg)
What women want
Posted on 08 May, 2019 04:02 PMAs the world’s largest democracy is all geared for its biggest test - for voters to select their Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister, the top issues that dominate the electoral agenda at the national level have been increased jobs opportunities, controlling inflation, and reducing farmers’ distress.
![Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pv_wateraid_2019_day_2-7566.jpg?itok=mIGaNbLQ)