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Indus and Zanskar rivers' confluence in Ladakh.

China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

Pintu Kumar Mahla

17 Jul 2025

6 min read

Hidden in hindsight: Decoding desludging challenges in Uttar Pradesh

Hidden in hindsight: Decoding desludging challenges in Uttar Pradesh

16 Jul 2025

5 min read

Simply Put: Yamuna biodiversity

Simply Put: Yamuna biodiversity

15 Jul 2025

1 min read

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Keta Lagoon, also known as Anlo-Keta lagoon, is the largest of over 90 lagoons that stretch along Ghana's 550-kilometre coastline.

Ghana study flags heavy metal contamination in Keta Lagoon fish, high cancer risk for children

14 Jul 2025

2 min read

Gurugram has revived its Wazirabad lake. Can it replicate this success with other water bodies?

Gurugram has revived its Wazirabad lake. Can it replicate this success with other water bodies?

18 Jun 2025

5 min read

Flood fix

Flood fix

Pradeep Kumar Mishra

16 Jun 2025

4 min read

UNOC3: Global shipping charting a course for ocean recovery, turning from polluters to protectors

UNOC3: Global shipping charting a course for ocean recovery, turning from polluters to protectors

13 Jun 2025

6 min read

UNOC3: Deep-sea species, migratory sharks under significant pressure due to unsustainable fishing, finds FAO report

UNOC3: Deep-sea species, migratory sharks under significant pressure due to unsustainable fishing, finds FAO report

Rohini Krishnamurthy

11 Jun 2025

3 min read

UNOC3: Brazil and France launch initiative to encourage ocean-focused action in national climate plans ahead of UNFCCC COP 30, six countries join

UNOC3: Brazil and France launch initiative to encourage ocean-focused action in national climate plans ahead of UNFCCC COP 30, six countries join

Rohini Krishnamurthy

10 Jun 2025

3 min read

Aparna Sahu works as a supervisor at the Jaunpur faecal sludge treatment plant in Uttar Pradesh

Breaking barriers

Subrata Chakraborty

07 Jun 2025

2 min read

Ocean protection needs $15.8 billion funding annually, but is receiving only $1.2 billion: Report

Ocean protection needs $15.8 billion funding annually, but is receiving only $1.2 billion: Report

Rohini Krishnamurthy

06 Jun 2025

4 min read

Why is land in South Africa rising? Droughts may have a role to play

Why is land in South Africa rising? Droughts may have a role to play

26 May 2025

4 min read

Pahalgam attack: What suspension of Indus Water Treaty means for Pakistan?

Pahalgam attack: What suspension of Indus Waters Treaty means for Pakistan?

Hridayesh Joshi

28 Apr 2025

2 min read

There is need for terrain-specific strategies — for high-rainfall areas, interventions include flood management, better drainage and waterlogging-resistant crops. In arid regions, efficient irrigation (drip/sprinkler), rainwater harvesting and soil moisture conservation methods are essential.

Soil moisture depletion contributed to sea-level rise, finds study

15 Apr 2025

4 min read

Supreme Court demands detailed report on encroachment along Ganga

Supreme Court demands detailed report on encroachment along Ganga

09 Apr 2025

2 min read

Blogs

Indus and Zanskar rivers' confluence in Ladakh.

China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

Pintu Kumar Mahla

17 Jul 2025

6 min read

Hidden in hindsight: Decoding desludging challenges in Uttar Pradesh

Hidden in hindsight: Decoding desludging challenges in Uttar Pradesh

16 Jul 2025

5 min read

Bending the wetlands loss curve requires urgent scaling up of investments to conserve and restore

Bending the wetlands loss curve requires urgent scaling up of investments to conserve and restore

15 Jul 2025

6 min read

It’s vital for food safety to irrigate crops with water that is free of disease-causing microbes.

Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg

Loandi Richter-Mouton

03 Jul 2025

4 min read

Land acquisition for rivers can help maintain small watersheds critical for India's river systems

Land acquisition for rivers can help maintain India’s critical small watersheds

25 Jun 2025

4 min read

Mauritius is facing a water crisis: harvesting water from its rivers with 10 reservoirs can help — research

Mauritius is facing a water crisis: harvesting water from its rivers with 10 reservoirs can help — research

19 Jun 2025

4 min read

International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: India’s arid landscape now receives more rains and floods

International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: India’s arid landscape now receives more rains and floods

17 Jun 2025

8 min read

Gujarat’s surface water shifts mapped using Sentinel-2 & Normalised Difference Water Index

Gujarat’s surface water shifts mapped: 746 sq km water gain in Kachchh, losses across Saurashtra

Vivek Kumar Sah

16 Jun 2025

4 min read

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