Hungary resents Slovak dam

Hungarians are raising environmental slogans against opening of the Gabcikovo dam's sluice gates by Czechoslovakia. The dam is built on the river …

Dams and poaching doom dolphins

There are just 5,000 river dolphins left in India and unless strict measures are undertaken to protect the remaining population, warn experts, …

Doomed dam

A five-year-long protest in France resulted in a major victory for conservationists, with the government being forced to abandon plans to build a dam.

Mekong's miseries

A new regional treaty to usher in dams on the Mekong river has drawn flak from environmental groups

Talking about water

Human costs and environmental impact of the proposed multipurpose project on the Mahakali river dominated proceedings at a recent Indo-Nepal …

Death of the Nile? Mega dams have killed the river’s ability to flush carcinogens, slowly killing its delta

Much of the contamination by heavy metals is irreversible, but science-based conservation measures could help, study claims

Rivers across Odisha swell even as cyclone draws near

A cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal will reach the north Odisha coast September 18, according to the IMD

Activist protesting Odisha’s plan to divert river forcibly removed from protest site, in hospital

The Odisha government has filed 1,000 cases and arrested 24 people who ransacked a project to divert water from the Kharosotra river  

Women water activists gather in Kathmandu to exchange notes

About 100 women from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe attend the first Women and Rivers Congress

How the growing “one water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars

Solutions to floods, droughts and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense

In Parliament on November 24, 2016

Here’s a round-up of environmental and developmental issues that were discussed and debated in the Lok Sabha

Turning rivers into killers

The recent tragedy in Manali caused by flash floods in river Beas raises serious questions on the management of dams and barrages in the country.

Temples of irrigation and land management

From the 9th century to the 16th century, south Indian kingdoms did not have irrigation or public works departments. Temples were given the job …

Coming back to life

When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river

A grand water helpline

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. …

Non-profits organise conference to draw up a national river charter

Former environment minister, Jairam Ramesh, criticises Modi government for diluting environment regulations

This study looked at how rivers throughout the world are faring — and the findings are disturbing

Within the next 70 years, certain species of fish could die out completely due to longer periods of low oxygen levels

A tiger reserve declared this year can rejuvenate Vaigai, India’s heritage river

The Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve will provide protection to Megamalai, the Vaigai’s primary catchment, in turn helping water …

Mangrove coverage is declining, but there is hope, flags study

Mangrove coverage can increase despite sea-level rise if sediment supply is sufficient and land accommodation space available, according to the study

Water reserves in 71 of India’s 91 reservoirs have dipped: CWC

A delay in arrival of the monsoon, especially in western India, will worsen the water woes even further

`Bioregionalism could become a global movement'

French architect Didier Prost is an advocate of bioregionalism, which calls for a renewed focus on local people and knowledge to innovate for …

Geomorphologist Robert James Wasson discusses flood risk reduction in India

In this video, Robert James Wasson from National University of Singapore points out that India is the second most flood-prone country in the …

Environmentalists block waterway

Environmentalists have opposed a plan to transform the Paraguay and Parana rivers into a waterway linking the impoverished interior regions of …

Dams and sea deliver death blow to Nile delta

Sandwiched between an encroaching sea and dams that prevent silt from reaching it, the Nile delta seems doomed.

Landslide dams river, and then frees its fury

Through many weary days and nights since March, the residents of a south Ecuadorean valley kept a wary eye on a landslide holding back the rain-…