FAC gives final clearance to North Koel dam project in Jharkhand

The project will impact 15 villages in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and the people have been protesting against the project

Narmada dam oustees not satisfied with MP govt assurances

They shouted slogans even as activist Medha Patkar held a meeting with a state minister about the fate of those displaced due to the Sardar …

Only a quarter of our longest rivers flow freely to oceans: Study

Most of the remaining long free-flowing rivers now remain restricted to remote regions of Arctic and of the Amazon and Congo basins

Climate change affecting hydropower generation in India: study

The generation of hydropower from the top seven hydropower projects in India has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades

Dams were built to control floods; they are now triggers

Most of the recent floods in the country have occurred due to sudden release of dam water

Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India

Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019

Will PM Modi celebrate his birthday again?

A year ago, Narendra Modi celebrated it by closing the gates of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, even when there were 32,000 families living in the …

Who robbed Narmada?

Farmers in Gujarat prepare for a bleak future and protests as Narmada water disappears from canals after Assembly elections

Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists

Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …

This man saved his village from flash floods, reclaimed surrounding sal forests

He constructed the first check dam in Jamtoli village in Jharkhand to ensure heavy rains don't wash away farms

Dam safety in Himachal Pradesh be damned

Policy makers in the state are busy selling the hydro dream while transferring the risks to ordinary people

Kerala: Floods over, struggle continues

Incessant rains and severe flooding have rendered several people without homes, food or even a livelihood

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 …

Twist in turtle tale

How a concerted effort changed the fortunes of two freshwater turtle breeding facilities at the two ends of Uttar Pradesh

Full reservoirs as monsoon sets in: Why India should watch out for floods

Current live storage available in 123 reservoirs was 170 per cent of the same corresponding period of last year. This does not bode well for …

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 

Libya dam collapse: Engineering expert raises questions about management

Dam failure in Libya could have been prevented ifengineers on site had released water from the reservoir once the storm started

Sunderlal Bahuguna, the green leader of India, will be etched in our memory

Gandhian Bahuguna predicted future generation would realise the adverse impact of Tehri dam; now we realise what he meant

'Maha' dispute over the Mahanadi

The plans of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh to usurp water of the Mahanadi river have reached ridiculous levels

How eco-tourism can promote ecological security, livelihood opportunities in Tamil Nadu

Forest dependents and other tribes who live inside the forest face adverse livelihood issues

How we source water for cities: Lessons Tehri taught

A look at how complex the ecological and social consequences of our urban water management can be

Ensure development doesn’t go against the flow of Himachal rivers, activists ask govt

Activists staged a dharna and sent a 10-point memorandum to the CM demanding clean and free-flowing Himalayan rivers

Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission

Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage 

At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission

Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…