Unholy mess

The Pampa river in Kerala is dying a slow death

Need to save Goa's lifelines

Goa's water security depends on nine rivers considered to be the state's economic veins

Follow Up

Pact under pressure

Heavy Weather

'People's plan solved water crisis in Dhule'

Dam safety can no longer be ignored if we are to avoid a repeat of Himachal and South Lhonak Lake

Dam authorities have to be more transparent and vigilant; Flood plain zoning of rivers needs to be done on war footing if we are to manage floods …

Unquiet soundscapes: Shipping noise impacts rivers, marine ecosystem

Noise makes it hard for the dolphins to communicate and use echolocation to navigate in shallow water, increasing the risk of getting stranded

Coffee that will keep the Cauvery flowing

It is time we thought long and deep about the origins of our rivers. Their birth is our life

Government denies environmental clearance to five dams in Arunachal Pradesh

Expert appraisal committee finds loopholes in projects presented by dam developers 

The link with a hole

At a time when river networking is being touted as a panacea for the entire country's water woes, the tide of opinion in Karnataka is turning …

Sedimental attraction

A drowning delta can be rescued by changing the nature of its sediments, new theory claims

Kishanganga dam: court at The Hague seeks details of its environmental impact

Final judgement deferred as India, Pakistan fail to submit details of environment flows and impacts of their hydropower projects

Managing a crisis

People of the Arwari basin in Alwar, take proactive measures to battle drought

RIVER CONTAMINATION

MP government to net in fisherfolk's body

No sale

Project to sell river water in Kerala shelved

River diversion affects fish growth

Rivers at risk

Securing water for people does not have to be at the cost of biodiversity

Union Budget 2022-23: Activists express disbelief at sanction of money for river interlinking

River interlinking projects including Ken-Betwa do not have statutory clearances, are sub judice and have hardly progressed in the last two …

Half of world’s sandy beaches could disappear due to sea level rise by 2100

Even assuming better outcome for action on climate change, where global emissions peak around 2040, well 37% of beaches will be lost by 2100

Dwindling tree cover dilates storm havoc

Cyclones that traverse the Indian peninsula from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea are a common enough feature. But over the past few years, …

Virtual realities

Bangalore is in the throes of a water privatisation debate. But the most critical flaws in a new plan for its suburbs have got missed out. s …

Glaciers beating retreat

Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …

Coochie-cooing for oilspills