A village betrayed

The people of Salehpur get a raw deal from the forest department of Haryana in return for the services rendered by them

An ordeal by water

Die hard

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 …

Rivers' fury

Caught in a crossfire

A proposed power generation project in Laos has become the target of environmentalists' ire

"Sir, did you get a cut on my dam?"

Rainwater rights

The government- NGO friction at Lava ka Baas has opened a Pandora's box water ownership, archaic laws and hopeful communities that want to hold …

Tehri on, regardless

Is the recent incident at the dam site an indication of things to come?

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 …

A radical new order for living well

India is not in synch with G77's new declaration for development that is in harmony with nature and inclusive for all its peoples

Dam in check

In an atmosphere of deepening mistrust on the India-Nepal border, Bihar farmers find it difficult to build check dam

A Maharashtra village revives by reviving a tank

Villagers march to revive the Meghal river

Even as citypeople all over India were finalising their Christmas party-hopping plans, a celebration of a very different kind galvanised Junagadh …

Floods and the Politics

Shalini Dhyani travels to Chinyalisaur to find out how heavy rains coupled with rise in water of Tehri dam has devastated the area.

Repeat and step it up

Rajasthan tackles drought through pokhars

Why we celebrate rivers

More than 100 groups in at least 36 countries again pay their respects to rivers on this International Day of Action for Rivers

This is what Lavasa looks like

High standards for high-risk projects

We need to vigorously defend our remaining rivers from over-damming and strengthen the laws and standards that protect them

A village desperate for nutrition

A water journey

Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they …

Drought hit

Jharkhand’s water table falls three metres in one year

An oasis put to test

Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …