Stagnation as a culture

WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of …

Is it the end?

For two historical water bodies in Hyderabad

Science drowns at land's end

Going public

A unique experiment to involve the people in bringing water to desert communities is under way in Rajasthan.

Water from waste

With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also …

Pollution crackdown

Saving a lake

Welcome to cyber city

Computers cannot prevent floods -- a lesson that the Internet-savvy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is learning the hard way

68 drowned

Pilgrims die as Indira Sagar releases water

AP dam project under fire

Decision to start work on Indira Sagar dam opposed

Madhya Pradesh government cracks down on Indira Sagar dam oustees

They were staging jal satyagraha to demand land compensation and reduction in reservoir water level

Supreme Court clears way for Maharashtra’s Babli irrigation project

Rejects Andhra's plea to demolish barrage; sets up a panel to ensure equitable utilisation of Godavari waters

Polavaram project: Police demolish houses in Angaluru village of Andhra Pradesh

To protest the move, nine tribal youth made a self-immolation bid; another woman suffered a heart attack

Malarial vector back with a vengeance in Rajasthan

Incessant rains and the resultant stagnant water in canals and fields have spawned a malaria epidemic in the western part of the state

SC orders land compensation

Recognizes rights of people affected by Narmada canals  

NHRC raps Centre, Madhya Pradesh for insensitivity towards dam oustees

People affected by Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams had staged jal satyagraha to demand rehabilitation rights

Relocation of wildlife in Indira Sagar Reservoir area affects tribals

India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths

Will add two research vessels for the mining 

Andhra to file review petition in Supreme Court on Babli barrage

Apex court had earlier ruled in favour of Maharashtra, rejected Andhra’s plea for demolition

Supreme Court allows canal work

Overrules high court on Narmada irrigation projects

Rs 212 crore for Omkareshwar dam oustees

Activists allege farmers being shortchanged; demand strict implementation of rehabilitation policy and Supreme Court guidelines

Political symptoms

Drought-proof village in bone dry district

Sehal Sagar village in Rajasthan has won the national water award instituted by the water resources ministry

Lakes do the disappearing act

Several lakes in Hyderabad have shrunk or vanished due to encroachment and pollution

Polavaram ordinance: protests by adivasis intensify

Over a dozen MLAs go on indefinite hunger strike in support of adivasi communities impacted by Polavaram irrigation project