Book review: Christopher V Hill's River of Sorrow
Imperialism is domination, says Christopher V Hill. And this domination is not just of people, but inevitably extends to "subordinating and …
Book review: Waterlines by Amita Baviskar
Rivers are wellsprings of life. They give birth to civilisations, sustain livelihoods and sometimes even trigger wars. Rivers inspire awe and …
Waters of life
Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of waterharvesting. But few know about the economic advantages of …
Controversial plan to sell water from Sheonath river
Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India's first private project to supply water to industry …
Book review: Water: Perspectives, Issues, Concerns
This is a work of encyclopaedic scope. The subjects it deals with range from an in-depth study of the treatment of water in the Indian …
Glaciers beating retreat
Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …
A fish moves west
Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. Silting, dams and pollution pushed the fisher into deep ocean leading to …
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, …
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 …
The past and present of rivers
Author(s): Karuna Futane We are a generation that has turned flowing fresh water rivers to rivers of sewage and garbage. We have lost rivers. …
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
Lives of others
Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …
351 polluted river stretches in India: A list across states
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 identified 351 polluted river stretches in India; Maharashtra has the highest number of …
Dams proposed on five Chilean rivers scrapped
Chilean firm Endesa, which was to construct the dams, said it will work only on projects 'embraced by local communities'
Meltdown in Tibet author Michael Buckley on mining in Tibet
Writer and documentary maker, Michael Buckley, details China's dam and mining operations in Tibet and the effect it will have on all of South Asia,…
Why we celebrate rivers
More than 100 groups in at least 36 countries again pay their respects to rivers on this International Day of Action for Rivers
Book Excerpt: And quiet flowed the Yamuna, from Lal Kot to New Delhi
Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli write about how intertwined the Yamuna is with the story of Delhi
Rivers, Provide and not Serve
Hydro-power, long irrigation canals, sand mining and water for industrial use: these are not what Maa Ganga in its magnanimity provides. These …
Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status — but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems
Simply granting rights to nature is probably not a substitute for strong institutions and meaningful enforcement
Is Cauvery a composite river?
Scientists think an upsurge of land may have brought two rivers together to form what is today the Cauvery.
Snatching someone's baby
Villagers in Rajasthan have revived a dried up river in the region with help of a NGO. Now, their fight is with the state government, which has …
Two sides of the same coin: Shrinking water bodies and urban floods
Water bodies have become even more critical in current times when cities are facing the challenge of rapid, unplanned urbanisation
Sukapaika: Death of a river
How embankments have killed Odisha’s Sukapaika river that was the lifeline of over 0.5 million people
Bleeding blue: Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers
Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, usually blue / indigo in colour, is killing African rivers
Damming a river
Despite vehement domestic and international opposition, China has decided to go ahead with the massive new dam project on the Yangtze
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