Under threat
A proposed dam is set to change the landscape in the Pindar ghati--host to the last free flowing tributary of the Alaknanda. Bharat Lal Seth …
Pindar’s last gush
Dam proposed on the last unrestricted tributary of Alaknanda stirs valley residents
FIR against dam activists
Devsari hearing postponed
Tree rings hold the key
They are natural archives of yearly waterflow pattern of rivers
Power ministry gets a jolt
World Bank won't fund Luhri hydropower project in Himachal
Move to withdraw US $ 650 million follows inspection and review by USAID of environmental and social impacts of the project
Warring over water
While issues like Cauvery water sharing and Indus Treaty figured prominently in 2016, other inter-state water conflicts could be on the anvil as …
Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: Study
The Satluj basin has total of 2026 glaciers of different sizes totaling 1426 sq. kilometers area. Smaller glaciers will melt faster
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 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 24, 2020)
Kinnaur hydroelectric project: A setback for Himachal’s natural resources, culture
The proposed 804 mega watt Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelectricity project over the Satluj threatens life, livelihood and ecology in the basin
Re-negotiate Indus Treaty with Pakistan in light of climate change: Standing Committee on Water Resources
The 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan did not take present-day issues like climate change into account, a new parliamentary …
Rivers have always been a part of Punjabi and Sikh identity, memory
For 5,000 years, the five ‘torrents of water’ that flow through its plains, have fashioned Punjabi life and character
Indus Water Treaty: Has it prevented Jammu & Kashmir from using their own resources?
The people of the region blame the treaty for their underdevelopment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2023)
Gharial seen in Pakistan’s Punjab after 3 decades; it likely crossed over from India
Gharials were reintroduced to the Beas river in 2017, having been extirpated in the Punjab region now divided between India and Pakistan
WWF confirms the presence of gharials in Pakistan’s Punjab
Gharials may have been in Okara and Head Sulemanki nearly a year ago
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