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China operationalises one of the biggest dams on the Brahmaputra

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 6 months ago

Brahmaputra river in Tibet (Source: Luca Galuzzi via Wikipedia)

Water warriors – Stories on people and their relationship with water

The stories in this yearbook highlight efforts by rural and urban communities across India to take back ownership of their water resources. Swati Bansal posted 8 years 6 months ago

Prayers on the bank of the Kshipra

National Watershed Management Project gets a go ahead

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 6 months ago

Irrigated fields of Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Dolphins in the Ganga and its tributaries nearly doubles in 3 years

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 6 months ago

The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)

Monsoon 2015: Nearly half of Indian districts reeling under drought

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)

India submits its new climate plan to UNFCC

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Climate Change (Source: Sourabh Phadke on IWP Flickr Photo)

Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)

New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Coal mines in Jharsuguda district (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Tribute to Prof. Ramaswamy Iyer

Prof. Iyer, Former Secretary of Water Resources who passed away a fortnight ago touched the lives of many. A few share their thoughts. Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary Water Resources

Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Godavari, Krishna rivers are interlinked

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)

Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 7 months ago

The meandering Teesta river (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

2015 is India's driest year since 2009

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

Sunderbans and Siachen glacier to become trans-boundary protected area

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Farm fields in the Sunderbans (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photo)

India's groundwater: Invisible water, visible crisis

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Water well in Purulia, West Bengal (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

Okhla Bird Sanctuary takes a backseat to real estate development in Noida

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Okhla Bird Sanctuary (Source: Amit Pratap via Wikipedia)

Europe's Rhine river inspires the Ganga revival

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Ganga river at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

Mithi: Recounting a river’s apathetic journey

July witnesses the highest rainfall due to the monsoon but with it comes the risk of flooding, especially in slum clusters in one of India's most populated cities--Mumbai. Swati Bansal posted 8 years 8 months ago

Household waste entering Mithi in the slums of Bhim Nagar

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