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Rapar ends its long wait for water
Teaser: How an arid, saline land where migration in search of water and jobs was a way of life, boasts of plenty of water now. Summer temperatures soar to a gruelling 50ocelsius in Rapar, a little...
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Rice and shine
Teaser: How paddy grew in popularity in Punjab and continues to steal the show, thanks to lack of alternatives for farmers.Take the roads of Punjab during the monsoon and you will find most fields...
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Impact on the roof structureDear IWPEven though I have kept the vegetable/ flowers growing bags on a plastic sheet on my roof, still I find wetness on the floor. How it will impact the roof and how can...
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Kerala's lake islands sinking
Teaser: News this week Small islands in southern Kerala lakes sinkingThe small islands--formed by the backwaters of Ashtamudi lake and Kallada river--in Kerala are sinking due to the rise in sea level...
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Groundwater revival comes a cropper
Teaser: An NGO’s effort to recharge the groundwater in an area finds little success with water-guzzling crops that rule the market. Water crisis is a reality in most of India. After the summer of...
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Thanks to dirty water, Indian children stunted
Teaser: News this weekIndia has largest number of stunted children in the world: StudyAccording to the recent report by WaterAid, India has the largest number of stunted children in the world, thanks...
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Living in fear of water
Teaser: The proposed Mohar reservoir project is expected to submerge two villages and adversely affect 10 other villages when completed. Needless to say, the villagers are anxious.Farmer Ravikant...
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Riverbed off limits, farmers fume
Teaser: With the sewage-fed vegetable cultivation on Yamuna riverbed banned, the farmers are worried about their livelihood.Champa Devi has been working as a sharecropper on a two-acre farm at Nilothi...
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Rejuvenating traditional water system in Maharashtra
Teaser: Caught between Malguzaars and the state government, the Malguzari tanks were left to die many years ago. A lone man spearheaded their revival in 2008.Malguzari tanks were ponds made for water...
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Children of a lesser God
Teaser: Underprivileged children are the most affected by Assam’s annual floods. Their schools washed away and health affected, they also fall prey to nefarious activities.In what is considered the...
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A tale of two sparring states and a river
Teaser: Goa and Karnataka lock horns again over Mahadayi water sharing. How long will it go on before a consensus is reached?The small town of Navalgund of Dharwad district in Karnataka with a...
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Interlinking project needs reanalysis: IIT Study
Teaser: News this week Not enough water available for interlinking rivers: IIT Study The analysis of the weather data for 103 years, conducted by IIT Mumbai and Chennai, shows a significant decrease in...
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Art of Living guilty of damaging Yamuna floodplains
Teaser: Policy matter this week World Culture Festival damaged Yamuna floodplains, concludes NGTThe committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal has found that Art of Living's World Culture...
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Spike in farmer suicides
Teaser: News this week India witnesses 40 percent rise in farmer suicides in a yearBetween the years 2014 and 2015, farmer suicides in the country have increased by over 40 percent. In 2015, the...
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Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for Godavari projects
Teaser: Policy matter this week Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for irrigation projects across GodavariBringing an end to their dispute, the Telangana and Maharashtra governments have finally signed a...
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Poor dam management behind Bihar flood
Teaser: News this week Farakka behind Bihar flood: CMThis year, Bihar witnessed one of its worst floods in four decades and has already claimed 156 lives and affected nearly five lakh people across 12...
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Accept refuse: A lesson in wastewater management
Teaser: There is a new technology available now to reuse domestic and industrial refuse. This could just be the solution to India’s increasing water problem.The demand, supply, availability and access...
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People of Chattisgarh and Odisha join hands to save the Mahanadi river
Teaser: The issue at stake in the Mahanadi basin is not one of Chhattisgarh Vs Odisha, but one of agriculture versus industry.The Mahanadi is the lifeline of the people of both Chhattisgarh and Odisha,...
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Water for everyone
Teaser: How can we regulate water resources in an equitable way? Expert Pradeep Purandare speaks to India Water Portal.The management of water resources in India has always been a challenge. From the...
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Majuli, world’s largest river island
Teaser: News this weekGuinness World Records names Assam’s Majuli world’s largest river islandThe Guinness World Records has declared Majuli riverine island of Assam as the largest river island in the...
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