920 million people could face conflict over the world’s rivers by 2050: What our study found in Africa
There’s a real risk that conflicts over sharing water resources will become more common as global temperatures rise
Andhra to challenge Krishna tribunal award in Supreme Court
Final award on sharing Krishna waters takes away most of the surplus water given to the state by earlier tribunal
The god of ecological things
Madhya Pradesh government lied about rehabilitating people affected by Maheshwar dam
State now tells green tribunal that developer did not release sufficient funds for resettlement and rehabilitation work
A dark tunnel
Twenty-nine workers were killed in a landslide at the Tehri dam. The contractor building the dam has blamed the "weak mountains" for …
Maheshwar dam land acquisition award lapses as developer fails to cough up rehabilitation amount
Officials not clear about the fate of the project
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
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No freeloaders
Disquiet in Dibang
Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point
Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues
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The laboratory of development
Poll-bound Rajasthan hurries with controversial Parwan dam
Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone. But what about people, including tribals, likely to be displaced and fudging of facts relating to the …
Allahabad High Court continues tough stance on construction along Ganga
Development authority fails to give clear answers on fate of development in the river’s inviolate zone
Age of dissent
Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary
Subansiri dam protests: Akhil Gogoi goes on indefinite fast
WAPCOS completes cumulative impact studies for dams in Subansiri and Siang sub-basins
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How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
There is no doubt that the dam has become a source of serious tension among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
Government considering pumping funds into Maheshwar dam
LIC expresses interest in funding project even as increased capital costs make power from the project too expensive
Make India drought-proof
Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel
It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam
S Kumars loses defamation appeal against Narmada activists
Narmada Bachao Andolan cites cheating and fraud cases registered by police in support of its press statement against S Kumars and state financial …
Murdering the Mekong river
The Lao and Thai governments plan to build mainstream dams and irrigation take offs on the river. This will convert this mighty waterway into …
Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too
Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts