Hamlets reborn

Although Bhaonta-Kolyala village walked away with the Down To Earth-Joseph C John Award, the judges came across several such communities worthy …

Working women

In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way

Awarded : Bhaonta-Kolyala

... for reviving the Arvari river, for showing that a healthy ecology and good water management mean prosperity, for proving that drought is a myth

Watery grave

Encroachment is killing Guwahati's only river and wetlands that can save the city from perennial floods

Training engineers, not Ganga

Sand mining lobby uses tricks to evade MoEF scrutiny

Ministry panel visiting Greater Noida finds even leased mining areas do not have any environment clearance

Punjab slips for sand mine, again

Ropar authorities plan mining in 776 hectares when only 30 hectares is allowed

Prayers for a little

Rivers’ flows must be maintained to protect the services they provide, but India has no legislation  

A belief in tradition

It was a unique ceremony for a unique award given to a unique rural community of India. In what is perhaps the first ceremony of its kind, …

Going off course

As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico-legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed

Water crisis in Tripura town

Feni river dispute fuels water shortage in border town

Emergency

Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …

Water proved crucial for BJP’s victory in Maharashtra election

Chief ministerial candidate Devendra Fadnavis was instrumental in unearthing the irrigation scam; many candidates who worked on water …

Saranda forest: new mining projects put on hold

Projects will be considered for forest clearance only after Jharkhand completes comprehensive environmental assessment of the area, says …

Ganga saga part II: redesign dams, not rivers

Living made difficult

Sundarbans at risk

Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

Just like a forest

Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape

World's longest underground river in Mexico

Saving future

Solution to crisis: start planning now

Hard rain down the drain

What's eating up the state's water

Orphans of the river

Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy …

SC order likely to stall only proposed hydel projects in Uttarakhand

What happens to those that are under construction or have already obtained green clearances?

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