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Water Management
SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:37 PMLower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project
![Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Kakul baruah via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voice_of_the_river_subansiri._a_tributary_of_brahmaputra_01.jpg?itok=DpM9VlgI)
Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2019 11:03 AMThe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3_1.jpg?itok=vgWYqvps)
Technology helps provide access to safe drinking water
Posted on 22 Mar, 2019 12:37 PMAccording to WASH watch report (2017), over 150 million people in India live without access to safe drinking water. A majority of these people reside in underserved or unserved sections of the society that lives beyond the pipe. As a result, they are dependent on water sources that are not safe for drinking, leading to waterborne diseases.
![Piramal Sarvajal’s water ATM.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water-atm-banner.jpg?itok=rspX-3hk)
UN World Water Development Report out
Posted on 21 Mar, 2019 07:48 PMUN releases the World Water Development Report 2019
![UN report suggests better management of water resources to ensure equity of water. (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14359141204_d19037b441_z.jpg?itok=Y0JUhMnv)
UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions
Posted on 20 Mar, 2019 12:37 PMUN Environment Assembly adopts resolutions on single-use plastics, nitorgen management piloted by India
![Recycling of single-use plastic is a global challenge. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aarohana_9_0.jpg?itok=3EeXxh_L)
Dumping waste effectively
Posted on 16 Mar, 2019 03:51 PMAccording to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets has improved in India and 28 out of 36 states and Union Territories are now open defecation free (ODF). While that’s good news, managing faecal sludge in ODF states in an eco-friendly way continues to be a big challenge.
![Evapotranspiration community toilet at Shankarnagar, Kumhari (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/47005133532_8ca91c5965_z.jpg?itok=zoNPFHRZ)
Protecting Surajpur wetland
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 05:29 PMThe migratory bird season is in full swing and avid bird watchers have flocked to Surajpur wetland to sight the charismatic Common Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Bar-headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Northern Shoveler and Gadwall.
![The forest department and local activists discuss the threats on Surajpur, an urban wetland encroached upon by private real estate as well as the government. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/surajpur-lead.jpg?itok=BaS_kuLW)
Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:03 PMOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0.jpg?itok=riwYAJ0G)
Pollution affects Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:45 AMNot just surface water, pollution leads to deficit in dissolved oxygen in Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study
![The Ganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z_0_0.jpg?itok=S6UFc-xc)
Earth not for humans alone: NGT to Assam
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:17 AMNGT takes a stand on Deepor Beel
![Waste dumped near the Deepor Beel (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/13225001263_8fe96c17b7_z_1.jpg?itok=lKkit_gj)