Depth of decay

The scenic Kodaikanal Lake is facing a range of threats—from the spread of Alligator weed to deteriorating water quality

The skyway to disaster

The proposed elevated roadway along the Lyari river bed is expected to worsen the already polluted inner city.

Drying off

Polluted rivers are threatening ecosystems the worldover

Water and society

A comparison to show the difference that social organisation makes to the state of rivers and the environment

Dams: under scrutiny

Dams in the us are being dismantled to restore riverine ecosystems

SOUTH AFRICA

Lake in jeopardy

Large dams may spell doom for Lake Geneva

Measured efforts

Complete restoration of ecosystems may not be good

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 17, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Who will save the Ganga?

The river continues to stink, in the fifth year of the Modi government

"Drowned and dammed: Colonial capitalism and flood control in eastern India

SAVING THE RIVER

Melting into thin air

The 25-km long Gangotri glacier, fountainhead of the Ganga, is receding at an average 18 metres annually

Changes in pattern of water releases from dams can help restore aquatic diversity

A new study shows how dams can be strategically operated to restore lost ecological functions  

Politics over world’s largest hydropower project

The hydropower project on the Congo is unraveling into a political ploy with disregard to the affected people and the environment

Unholy mess

The Pampa river in Kerala is dying a slow death

Road to Amarnath

Rivers at risk

Securing water for people does not have to be at the cost of biodiversity

Glaciers beating retreat

Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …

Bid for Mahadayi

Should Karnataka divert the Mahadayi's water to end the water crisis in its three districts?

Deluge of dams without any impact assessment

Strict environmental policies

The struggle to restore river normalcy gathers momentum in the US with strict sanctions on dam construction

Case for dam destruction

How many dams have to be brought down to restore the salmon population? What will it cost?

Droughts after deluges

As the glaciers recede, the frequency of natural hazards such as floods and cloudbursts will increase

Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River

The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people