Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Rehabilitation colonies are unliveable
Toilets overflow in R&R colonies, residents resort to open defecation; some claim they used their compensation money to get constructions fixed
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydroelectricity is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable …
More dams will not solve Mahanadi water conflict
Stakeholders in Odisha suggest building more dams on Mahanadi to resolve a water-sharing conflict, but that will make matters worse
Twist in turtle tale
How a concerted effort changed the fortunes of two freshwater turtle breeding facilities at the two ends of Uttar Pradesh
Protesting fishermen detained as PM lays foundation of Bhadbhut barrage in Gujarat
The fishermen have been protesting against the barrage since 2010 as, according to them, the structure will destroy the breeding area of Hilsa fish
Why technical discussions are needed for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The advantages of storing water in the Blue Nile gorge for hydropower generation and flood control have been recognised for decades
Encounter of the third kind
A third dam in their vicinity threatens the livelihoods of the Ibaloi tribals of northern Philippines
An ordeal by water
Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge
For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…
Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs
Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon
Sikkim’s Chungthang dam collapse signals the need for dam safety & emissions reduction
Any hydroelectric project situated downstream of unstable lakes carries the risk of being washed away.
Rain deficit can push Karnataka to worst water crisis in 40 years
Bengaluru and Mysuru are likely to face shortage of drinking water
Barrage project in dire straits
Dam dilemma
Flowing poison
Support withdrawn
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Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Local governance ignored as Gram Panchayats await restructuring
Panchayat-level activities, planning and development are at a standstill for months
Ecology of violence
Violence in Sinai can be explained in its remoteness from Egypt’s power centers. Its desert ecology, mountain covers, and a long coastline …
Power struggle
Nepal's controversial Arun III dam becomes the first World Bank-bankrolled project taken up for re-scrutiny by the Bank's new Inspection Panel …
Maheshwar dam: NGT directs state to sort out rehabilitation problems
In the last two years since completion of dam, many houses have either been immersed or washed away, and people have been left without either a …
Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Ineligible for rehabilitation, many in a fix
Several disqualified from rehabilitation process on absurd grounds, found DTE
Sunderlal Bahuguna: The oxygen for the global green fraternity
Anecdotes from the environmental activist's visit to Kolkata a decade back
Kerala floods: Death toll touches 370
The IMD says the rainfall density is expected to reduce majorly in the next 2-3 days
Cape Town will not run out of water this year
The announcement has been made keeping in mind the May-September winter rainy season