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The project is expected to submerge 11,600 hectares of mountain area.

Despite controversies around the Pancheshwar dam proposal and the panic it is creating among the villages around, the project is progressing fast.

Frothing Yamuna (Picture courtesy: The Indian Express)

Delhi to take Haryana to court over Yamuna pollution

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A mountain of refuse. (Picture courtesy: India Today)

New policy to manage landfills in Delhi on the cards

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A small canal in Chanaute, Birendranagar, Nepal. (Photo: Janak Poudel (CC BY 4.0 SA)

Water issues: Take account of socio-cultural question

Prof. Frederic Landy, director, French Institute of Pondicherry speaks to India Water Portal on water and socio-environmental challenges.

A fruit stall at the market. (Pictures courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)

Floating filth mars market on water

Kolkata’s floating market that opened to much fanfare paints a picture of neglect within days of its inauguration.

The budget has a slew of initiatives to revive the farm sector. (Image: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)

What budget has for farm and rural sectors

There is a sharp rise in allocations for rural and agriculture sector in this budget.

Asia's largest sewage treatment plant at Bharwara, near Lucknow. (Source: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)

Let’s poka-yoke lives of STP operators

10 safety guidelines to ensure STP operators are safe while on duty.

Fishing livelihoods (Picture courtesy: Conservation India)

Rs 10,000 crore boost for fisheries

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The recently restored Narayanapuram wetland. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

New lease of life for three wetlands in Chennai

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The graph shows the sanitation coverage in rural India.

Toilets for women, women for toilets

Women are leading the way to a Swachh Bharat in the hinterlands of India.

Sprinkler irrigation is one way to save water.

10 water saving techniques in agriculture

There are many ways to reduce water usage in agriculture which can help during climate change.

Increased demand for wetlands pose a threat to fisheries sector in West Bengal. (Source: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)

Conflict around wetland use in West Bengal

Finding a balance between conservation and usage is key to solving conflicts between various stakeholders of wetlands in West Bengal.

Weeds are sturdier than crop plants and could survive climate change. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Weeds to increase with climate change

A new study finds out that climate change could exacerbate weed problem as weeds can better adapt to it than crop plants.

River Cauvery at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Government announces new river revival strategy

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A power plant in Korba. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

India slips to 177th position in green rankings this year

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River Mutha, as it flows through Pune city. (Source: India Water Portal)

Slow death of a river

River Mutha, which was once the lifeline of Pune, is in dire straits. Concerted and systematic efforts involving citizens, experts and administrators need to be made urgently to save the river.

Members of Kodikallavalasa village's Neelammathalli self-help group sit around the cage for fish rearing. Fertilised fish eggs are placed and provided nutrition in this enclosure and harvested as they grow. (Source: 101Reporters)

Fishing for survival

Tribal women in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh have found a solution to their poverty in inland fisheries. They are also winning accolades for their efforts.