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Though the statistics and numbers from the Swachh Bharat Mission indicate success, there are still gaps within the programme that need to be examined.

A view of the Chilika lake in the evening. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha

Policy matters this week

Project Raahat is a fully sustainable project under the umbrella of Enactus SSCBS in collaboration with the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board. (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus SSCBS)

Operating community toilet complexes

Project Raahat has developed a guide to replicate the best practices to standardise the operations of a community toilet complex.

Many hydraulic factors influence occurrence of floods. (Pic: IWP flickr photos)

Extreme rainfall events need not lead to floods

Many hydraulic factors such as physiography, drainage, catchment size and vegetation cover are critical for peak flood conditions.

Bengaluru hosts the 4th National Summit Sustainable Water & Sanitation

An annual event in Bangalore brought together various stakeholders in water and sanitation to discuss the challenges and way forward.

A river becomes a checkerboard of water and silt. (Image: Ashok Boghani, CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr Commons)

FAQ – Sediment management

A river is a body of flowing sediment as much as one of flowing water. Here’s all you want to know about sediment in action in rivers.

Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)

Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit

News this week

People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Committee for action against water contamination

Policy matters this week

Evidence of sea level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along the coastal river of Saurashtra region found. (Pic: ISW)

Climate change not new

Researchers find signatures of past climate change on the west coast.

Alakananda near Badrinath temple (Image: Shitha Valsan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0 Int)

What's killing the Ganga?

Nothing represents India's environmental problems as well as The Ganga river. Polluted to the hilt and sucked dry by dams, the Ganga suffers as the government pays lip service to its clean-up.

Gangetic river dolphin habitats are threatened by rise in salinity levels. (Pic by ISW)

Gangetic river dolphin habitats under threat

A study finds that rise in salinity level of water threatens Gangetic river dolphin habitats.

Waterborne diseases is a serious health problem in India. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

When water kills

What are waterborne diseases and why are they important? Here is all the information that you need to know waterborne diseases better.

Noorjehan, an entrepreneur who owns a home production unit of lac bangles, plays an active role in demanding that the municipality becomes responsive to citizen's needs. (Image: India Water Portal)

Together as community for better quality of life

The informal settlement of Muskan gali looks nothing like a slum with better water, sanitation and hygiene standards, thanks to the formation of a settlement improvement committee.