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 …
Omkareshwar dam: land compensation rights of oustees upheld
Grievance redressal authority follows apex court order which said land allotment as per R&R policy is the state's …
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
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
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
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
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—…
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 …
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
Three villages get land rights 38 years after being displaced by Tehri dam
The villages are now officially recognised and have been renamed as Tehri Bhagirathi Nagar, Ghonti Village and Chhaam
Narmada authority slammed for shoddy canal work, ordered to compensate farmers for losses
Madhya Pradesh High Court says farmers impacted by incomplete canal works of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams should be compensated according to …
Cyclone rains may lead to floods from Hirakud
Activists say water level in dam reservoir dangerously high even after letting out water through sluice gates
Delhi to reuse 80 per cent sewage by 2027
With no new dams in sight, the draft Delhi Water Policy, 2013 calls for reuse of treated sewage to achieve water security in the capital
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
Andhra Pradesh chief minister links Krishna, Godavari rivers
Around 80 TMCs of Godavari water were released into the Krishna for diversion to the drought-prone areas of the Rayalseema region