Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable water towers: Study
The research, which looked at 78 global water towers, said they were at risk, mostly due to the threats of climate change
Stepwells in Gujarat are a lesson on community-based water harvesting
Gujarat can find solace in its traditional water monuments. For that, it first needs to restore them
Water level in major southern and western reservoirs at 50% of storage capacity
Central Water Commission officials say there is no cause for alarm
Water crisis in the Himalayas: story of urbanisation at the cost of environment
For four years, two academics and a photojournalist researched urbanisation in the Himalayas to bring out the deadly scams of human activities in …
‘Today, people love seeing reality in movies’
Nila Madhab Panda spoke to Down To Earth about his film and doing ‘realistic’ cinema
Two new Bollywood films and a message
Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success
`Indian Ocean has been the central theatre of human existence'
Economist, environmentalist, urban theorist, Sanjeev Sanyal wears many hats. He has written four bestselling books on Indian political history …
Narmada has been killed in Gujarat, say activists
Members of Vadodara-based non-profit say the river downstream of Sardar Sarovar is now seasonal and carries only seawater and sewage
Will the inauguration of Ganga navigation destroy the river’s ecology?
Down To Earth talks to riverine experts on what could happen to the river’s flow, depth and wildlife
‘Plant dyes should be used on an industrial level only if the plants' cultivation is propagated’
Vadodara-based artist Taniya Vaidya recently exhibited her collection of paintings at New Delhi’s India International Centre. She mainly …
‘A generic policy for Kumbh Melas would be a real act of faith’
Experts say such a policy would be wiser than artificially propping up dead rivers for such events
Water birds on the rise, but it is not all good news
Expert speaks to Down To Earth on the findings of Day 1 of the Asia Water bird Census
Sea that isn't
In just 50 years, the Aral Sea - once the fourth largest inland water body - has turned into world's newest desert
