Reservoirs losing capacity

Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns

Citizens' reports indict Gujarat government for Surat floods

The floods of August 2006 are among the worst Gujarat's Surat city

One river dried, Agartala eyes another

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Karnataka to divert Mahadayi water

Goa cries foul. Supreme Court orders tribunal to settle dispute

Cauvery gouged

Ten years after the Tamil Nadu government took over sand mining from private players, illegalities continue, harming agriculture and draining the …

Fancy wall for Sundarbans

Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …

Growing fences

Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …

Near ready for take-off

Environment ministry panel clears Navi Mumbai airport; hotel and golf course put on hold

Climate change affects low-lying areas, puts poor at risk

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2020)

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2020)

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

EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission

The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now  

Salmon hatcheries deplete wild stocks

Introducing farmed salmon in the rivers doesn't help

No respite for Ridleys

Turtle excluder devices can reduce turtle deaths. But a web of politics and government laxity prevents their use

Mithi is a river, not real estate

Jagdish Gandhi wears many hats. A historian writing a book on Mumbai’s colonial past, he was among those responsible for restoring the …

Yours unilaterally

Nepal suffers as India builds dykes along a trans-border river without informing the neighbour

Singapore taps its water

The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water

Downstream of India

Rivers of discord

Against the flow

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Passive neighbour

India remains indifferent as China builds dams on upper reaches of Brahmaputra  

Centre seeks to expedite interlinking of rivers

Water resources ministry publishes draft guidelines for water sharing amongst states seeking greater role for the Centre in water resource development

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