Taking the lead

Flood sans river

Madhya Pradesh government cracks down on Indira Sagar dam oustees

They were staging jal satyagraha to demand land compensation and reduction in reservoir water level

Jal Satyagraha forces Madhya Pradesh government to relent

People affected by Omkareshwar dam to get land in lieu of land; water level of reservoir reduced

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

Big dams stage a comeback as concerns over climate change grow

Fund flow for hydropower projects increases in the name of combating climate change but what about social and environmental safeguards?

Access Denied

Narmada crusader says the space for mass movements on water is shrinking

Water crisis: a case study of Jabalpur

Jabalpur's shrinking lakes needs sincere planning and community participation

CAG reports once again flag inconsistencies in central irrigation programme

CAG indicts government for including irrigation projects and schemes under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme, resulting in irregular …

Gujarat’s Sardar Patel statue may face legal hurdle

Activists question authorities over construction of the statue near a wildlife sanctuary without environmental clearance

28 years of Earth’s surface changes on Google

Watch a city expand or a glacier shrink through a series of satellite images; see the altering landscape at four spots in India  

Omkareshwar dam: SC issues contempt notice to Madhya Pradesh over resettlement of oustees

Madhya Pradesh government ordered to follow rehabilitation policy comprehensively

You've got a verdict

Six years of litigation over the Sardar Sarovar dam comes to an end with the Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to construction. The fate of …

96 dams put on high alert in Gujarat

Torrential rains damage dam, inundate eight villages

In Court

How sand mining along the Narmada is choking web of life

Mining has altered the landscape, river flow, water availability and sand deposit patterns; rivers have dried up, farming has become difficult&…

Book review: Environmental issues in India

Book>> Environmental Issues in India: a Reader edited by Mahesh Rangarajan Pearson-Longman 2007

Activists petition PM against dam

Maheshwar dam nears completion; rehabilitation too slow

Narmada, Bhopal are issues of democracy, fair deals

Ahmedabad's Narmada water supply scheme not working out

SC orders land compensation

Recognizes rights of people affected by Narmada canals  

Green tribunal stays filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir

Environment ministry yet to set up committee to supervise lowering of dam gates and partial filling of reservoir

Homeless hilsa

The ocean fish that swims against the tide to spawn in rivers is moving away from Bangladesh

Robbed of water

Gujarat farmers set to lose water from the Narmada canal network

Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights