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 …

Seven years in, Madhya Pradesh government goes back on its word to not build Basania dam

Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan tells state legislative assembly December 21, 2022 that a company has been notified for construction of the dam

Swollen Narmada displaces thousands in Gujarat — was this an “avoidable” disaster?

Some experts and political parties attributed the situation to the lethargic and unaccountable actions of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) Dam operators

Everyone loves an overflowing dam

Even as the government raced to fill up the reservoir of the Sardar Sarovar Dam by September 15 (one-and-a-half months ahead of the schedule as …

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 …

Scheme to interlink rivers on fast track, govt tells Parliament

Work on at least four such projects is set to start soon as the detailed project reports are ready

Resume provision of basic amenities to Narmada oustees: SC

The apex court’s order came in response to a writ petition filed by the displaced persons

Sparse monsoon 2021: Should Gujarat prepare for drought?

Amid a derailing COVID-19 pandemic, after Cyclone Tauktae devastation, comes a deep deficit in rainfall

Happy birthday PM Modi; here are some messages from those affected by Sardar Sarovar

Filling the reservoir up to the brim may be good photo-op, but a dangerous one. Here’s why

Rare dinosaur eggs found in Narmada Valley show how ancient reptiles shared traits with today’s birds: Study

Eggs belong to 6 species, suggesting a higher diversity of these extinct giants in India

Once upon a time in India, lions were present from West to East, even south of Narmada: Study

New paper enumerates sightings of lions from Bharuch, Seoni, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Kolkata and Dinajpur by analysing British Era records

These satellite images of Indian rivers highlight environmental impacts of sand mining

In India, sand mining grew after the rapid urbanisation brought on by the economic liberalisation in the 1990s

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&…

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;…

India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr

Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity

Athirappally power project isn’t ecologically feasible: MK Prasad

Silent Valley movement architect MK Prasad speaks on why the recently-cleared Kerala project should not be pursued

Just transition in petrochemicals: Bhadbhut barrage coming up on the Narmada estuary in Bharuch, is killing a way of life

The Sardar Sarovar Dam had already reduced freshwater flows to the lower Narmada; the Bhadbhut barrage will kill what is left of the river, say …

Sudden release of water destroyed Gujarat banana crop, allege farmers

Prices of the common man’s fruit expected to rise as standing crop falls 

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units they sold their lands to