Expert panel opposes desilting of Mysuru's Kukkarahalli Lake

A two-member committee recommended that the existing polluted water should first be pumped out and then the lake should be filled with clean …

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

Deluge despite deficit

This year, floods have occurred even in areas that are arid or have received less than normal rainfall. As erratic weather events become more …

One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study

Most rivers in the United States appear green or yellow possibly due to human activities

Sedimental attraction

A drowning delta can be rescued by changing the nature of its sediments, new theory claims

Uttarakhand flood of 2013 not an 'act of God', says NGT

The green court has asked Alaknanda Hydro Power Company to pay Rs 9.26 crore as compensation 

Rivulet resurrected in 45 days

Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh

Passive neighbour

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

Myth of power

Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be …

Tigers fall prey to development

In southern Maharashtra an area rich in wildlife is being opened for plantations and mines

Sinking deltas have not got much attention

River deltas, which have been the seat of most great civilisations in the world, are fast disappearing, says James Syvitski, chairperson of …

Ship erodes Goa beach

Over 10 per cent of 105 km state shoreline threatened by erosion

Gold rush

World's biggest gold valley was flooded by the metal three billion years ago

Himalayan blunder

Sea change

Dam construction facilitates

Port end

Drying up of an empire

Water crisis behind the decline of Angkor Wat

Ganga changes course in Haridwar

Erosion may be speeding shift

Sinks below and stays there

Sulphur breathers

Anoxic ocean beds were found to harbour multicellular life  

Wetlands can cope with sea rise

Vegetation and rate of sedimentation are crucial to wetlands’ resilience

20 months of despair

Little help for people from the Bihar government since Kosi changed course

Expressway on sliding sand

Can Bangladesh trap silt?

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited