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Women at a manufacturing unit in Wali village that produces biodegradable sanitary pads at a low cost. (Image: India Water Portal)

Breaking period taboo

A sanitary pad manufacturing unit in a Rajasthan village brings women together and breaks taboo around menstruation.

Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

MGNREGA fails to help drought-hit states

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Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC

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A project, conceptualised by a team of researchers from the University of Chicago, US helps demonstrate that scalable water quality mapping systems can detect and predict water contamination (Image:India Water Portal)

Mapping pollution hotspots in Yamuna

A sensor network system is being used for mapping and monitoring the water quality of river Yamuna.

Cereals and millets at a bazaar in Nizampet, Hyderabad (image: Aditya Madhav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Understanding water footprint of cereals in India

Changes in cereal production practices can contribute to improved efficiency of water use in India.

India's water woes need urgent attention. (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Water management: Still a neglected electoral issue?

India is facing a major water crisis and a number of water sector challenges remain unaddressed even today.

Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

High proportion of antibacterial agents in Ganga: Study

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A negelcted wetland in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity

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Crop irrigation with groundwater, powered by electricity in Gujarat. (Image: Tesh, Wikimedia Commons, CC-4.0A-ShareAlike-International)

Groundwater depletes in north and east India

Study shows a rapid decline in usable groundwater between 2005 and 2013 leading to the risk of severe food crisis and drinking water scarcity for millions of people.

The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)

Making water available for all

Civil society activists champion alternatives to conventional water management solutions implemented by the government.

Fishermen with a fishing net near the Siang.

Damaged habitat affects migratory fishermen

Maintaining natural resources is important for the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity and river-dependent livelihoods.

Canal irrigation has led to altered crop choice, organisation and techniques of production. (Image: India Water Portal)

Water management solutions where users have a say

Private provision of water services is most successful where the operation and maintenance contracts are offered by the local water users.

Biodiversity monitoring is key to assess the efficacy of river cleaning programmes. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

NGT forms Central Monitoring Committee for rivers

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Normal monsoon is good news for India's economy. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

IMD predicts near-normal monsoon this year

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Shape of clouds can be an important indicator of weather. Source: Robert Hensley/Wikimedia Commons

In conversation with nature

This study from Bihar shows that official flood prediction systems are often inadequate to understand the true impact of the floods on the population. Local gendered knowledge can help fill this gap.