Saving the degraded river basin

Assam shows how water needs can be met without disturbing a river’s ecology

Islands in the river

The insular but self-sufficient existence of the marine nomads inhabiting the islands that pepper the Brahmaputra river as it winds across …

Talking with the Chinese on the Brahmaputra

An Indian academic shares her experience of interacting with her Chinese peers on the transboundary Brahmaputra river, their mutual concerns, and …

Raging river

Gnaws at its banks in Assam

Bridge to troubled waters?

Assam government says Bogibeel bridge might cause floods

Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts

In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood mitigation

Damn that river

Forty four hydropower projects threaten Siang, the Everest of rivers

Water pact

Assam drenched, devastated

After the heat wave the deluge. Flash floods, triggered by torrential rains over the past two weeks, have rendered at least four lakh people …

At home, almost

In Arunachal, Manori Rabha redesigns her fuzzy plans to go home

Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable water towers: Study

The research, which looked at 78 global water towers, said they were at risk, mostly due to the threats of climate change

Killing the Ganges river dolphin, slowly

The impact of the Jal Marg Vikas Project on Ganges River dolphins, in both the Ganga and Brahmaputra, could be catastrophic

Assamese villagers become trailblazers in adaptive agriculture

From seed banks to rainwater harvesting, one village on the Brahmaputra has spread innovative agriculture through the region – as farmers …

Disappearing Majuli, India’s first river island district

Floods in the Brahmaputra threaten to submerge this river island in Assam which is home to rich biodiversity and culture

Gangetic dolphins declared as official mascot of Guwahati

Citizens voted for the mammal in a three-month-long voting process

Dams and poaching doom dolphins

There are just 5,000 river dolphins left in India and unless strict measures are undertaken to protect the remaining population, warn experts, …

Off course

Official callousness may result in Tezpur's destruction

Drowned

Assam's Dhemaji district faces extermination by floods

Shrinking homes

The population of river dolphin has declined by 50 per cent since Independence

Spurring people into action

Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …

How does water dictate India's relations with neighbours?

China’s dam-building and water division plans along the Brahmaputra River are a source of tension with India

Rising high to defeat floods in Bangladesh

A secure and cost-effective method of raising the height of vulnerable river island clusters is being used to protect them from flooding

Dwindling numbers

Don’t tame the Brahmaputra, train it

A worried Assam government recently asked river hydraulic engineer NAYAN SHARMA of IIT Roorkee to devise ways to contain the mighty river that …

China denies plan to divert Brahmaputra