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The Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Downstream of this, the river flow has reduced due to increased abstraction. (Image courtesy: Manas Chakrabarty; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0)
Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:37
Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do
River Ganga’s uninterrupted flow is as important as making the river pollution free if the Ganga rejuvenation drive has to show desired results.
India will see more droughts in the future. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:25
Dealing with droughts
There are many reasons why we see more droughts in India these days. Here is all the information that you need to know droughts better.
An off-taking canal that promoted flow irrigation. The system has become a relic of the past. There is a demand to revive this colonial irrigation system whose bund is over 17-km long and has 28 distributaries. (Image: India Water Portal)
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 13:17
A future without water?
Once abundant with water, Sikri village is fighting a losing battle to meet its water needs.
The Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)
Sunday, 25 November 2018 12:26
Two states and a river: More power or more water?
The latest addition to India’s interstate river water conflicts, the Mahanadi will soon go water deficit if Odisha and Chhattisgarh don’t control their hunger for coal-fired power.
A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)
Saturday, 3 November 2018 8:33
The unique Himalayan wetlands
The Himalayan wetlands are under threat due to unregulated urbanisation and unsustainable tourism. Urgent attention at the policy level is the need of the hour.
The implementation of the rural drinking water programme in Odisha has many deficiencies. (Photo: IWP flickr photo)
Thursday, 25 October 2018 11:01
NRDWP: Poor show by Odisha
A CAG audit finds out an ineffective implementation of rural drinking water schemes in Odisha with the least covered and quality-affected habitations ignored.
  • FAQ – Sediment management
    What are sediments? Why do rivers carry sediment? Where does it all go? What happens to the sediment along the way? Have human actions modified the way a river works or carries sediment? How can sediments in rivers and reservoirs be managed? Here is all the information that you need to know about se...
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  • Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
    Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit A performance audit of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the period 2008 to 2017, has revealed that the Centre's flagship irrigation scheme is laden with delays, deficiencies in ...
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  • What's killing the Ganga?
    "An eternal life free of sins" is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes place once in six years is just around the corner. Starting January 15, crores of people from around the world will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam—the con...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 week 2 days agoread more
  • Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
    Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways Following the National Green Tribunal's discussion with the environment ministry on whether environmental clearance with respect to inland waterways is required or not, over 50 experts have written an open le...
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  • Manual scavengers get under-reported
    States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage The Centre has identified 54,929 people across 170 selected districts as manual scavengers. The state governments, however, have confirmed the involvement of only 25,015 people in the job in the final ve...
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  • Multiple positions at National Water Mission, New Delhi
    Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR.  For more details download the vacancy announcement fr...
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  • Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
    Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater  The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has issued new guidelines for groundwater extraction to conserve groundwater. As per the new notification, a water conservation fee (WCF) would be levied on industries for...
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  • Saving Ganga: Just clean-up won’t do
    Until a few decades ago, the Ganga flowed with gay abandon and descended with rapidity into the plains. Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry. The demand to restore and maintain t...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Dealing with droughts
    Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where agriculture is the livelihood of 60 percent of the population. This year too, 255 districts of the country have received deficient o...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24
    Most nations lack the political will to fight climate change: COP24 According to a recent report, Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019, released by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute at the 24th Conference of Parties (COP 24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang...
    swatiposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
    Put aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government Taking note of the authorities' neglect of pollution in Bellandur and Varthur lakes, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the Karnataka government to put aside Rs 500 crore towards the cleaning up of these lakes. The tribunal ...
    swatiposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • A future without water?
    Sikri is a small village that lies 65 km north-west of Bharatpur on the Alwar road. The village used to depend on a traditional irrigation system that assured water throughout the year. A local saying related to the water availability at Sikri goes thus: Lakh daal le chittri, jay rahoongi Sikri ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Human activities reduce catchments’ climate resilience
    The impact of global warming on the hydrological cycle should be of paramount concern to all because global warming affects rainfall patterns in various ways like triggering more extreme rainfall events. Unpredictable changes in runoff make it difficult to plan infrastructure to manage water resourc...
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  • Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
    CWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river The Central Water Commission (CWC) has given a go-ahead to the Karnataka government to prepare a detailed project report on the construction of a reservoir on the Cauvery river near Mekedatu. The Tamil ...
    swatiposted 1 month 2 weeks agoread more
  • Farmers stand up for their rights
    Thousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis On November 30, thousands of farmers from across the country reached the Parliament street for the Kisan Mukti March organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, a coalition of 200 farmer groups from acros...
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  • Training course on 'Data Analysis, Visualization and Interpretation' by Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF)
    About WLF: Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF) is an NGO based in Hyderabad, India. WLF strives towards achieving water security and livelihoods enhancement of poor through community development initiatives, action research & innovations and skill development. C...
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  • NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
    Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore With an aim to curb pollution in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 10 projects worth Rs 1573.28 crore. A major part of the funds has bee...
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  • Two states and a river: More power or more water?
    A new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joi...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 3 weeks agoread more
  • How can small farmers' income be increased?
    As per the agricultural statistics of 2014, nearly 430 people depend on farming in India while 263 million people are either farmers or agricultural workers. Farmers are major contributors to the growth of Indian economy and their concerns impact policies in the country.  Nearly 87 percent of ...
    swatiposted 1 month 4 weeks agoread more
  • Bengaluru drinks poisoned water
    India is running out of water fast. As if this is not bad news enough, it has been found that even the available water is highly polluted with organic and hazardous pollutants. Infact, a recent Water Aid report finds that India is among the top countries with the worst access to clean water clo...
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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Thu, 2019-01-17 10:11
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.

What are sediments? Why do rivers carry sediment? Where does it all go? What happens to the sediment along the way? Have human actions modified the way a river works or carries sediment? How can sediments in rivers and reservoirs be managed? Here is all the information that you need to know about sediment and its management better.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-01-15 10:59
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Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit

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Posted Date : Fri, 2019-01-11 17:45
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.

"An eternal life free of sins" is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes place once in six years is just around the corner. Starting January 15, crores of people from around the world will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam—the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna. A lot of water will be required as devotees gather to bathe in the sacred river to wash their sins away. The waters for this will come from the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand. Tehri has been filled to the brim for Ardh Kumbh.

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-01-07 07:14
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Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-01-07 06:55
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States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-19 17:21

Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR. 

For more details download the vacancy announcement from below. 

December 15, 2019 12:00AM

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-19 12:07
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Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Thu, 2018-12-13 14:37
River Ganga’s uninterrupted flow is as important as making the river pollution free if the Ganga rejuvenation drive has to show desired results.

Until a few decades ago, the Ganga flowed with gay abandon and descended with rapidity into the plains. Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2018-12-13 12:25
There are many reasons why we see more droughts in India these days. Here is all the information that you need to know droughts better.

Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-12-11 14:38
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Most nations lack the political will to fight climate change: COP24

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A river becomes a checkerboard of water and silt. (Image: Ashok Boghani, CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr Commons)
Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:11
FAQ – Sediment management
Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:59
Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:20
Committee for action against water contamination
Evidence of sea level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along the coastal river of Saurashtra region found. (Pic: ISW)
Monday, 14 January 2019 12:17
Climate change not new