Steeplechase
There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management
Uttarakhand's hydel projects need urgent review
Projects under way do not take into account ecological impact on the Himalayas and the rivers
Penny unwise, pond foolish
The government should have revived traditional water bodies and ponds to prepare Bundelkhand for drought. Rather, it spent Rs 15,000 crore to …
Centre clears Sardar Sarovar dam height increase
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel rushes to dam site to hold 'pooja' to commence construction work; 245 more villages to be submerged after …
Green tribunal halts Mapithel dam in Manipur
MoEF asked to ascertain if project violates Forest Rights Act. State may now need people's consent to go ahead with the project
‘No need to decommission Mullaperiyar dam’
As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues, T Hanumantha Rao, former chief engineer of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department tells Bharat …
Kerala’s Kadars continue fight for assertion of their community forest rights
Their Gram Sabhas have passed resolutions under the Forest Rights Act as work has progressed on the Anakkayam Small Hydro Power Project
Odisha's gift to Vedanta: penalty waiver for using scarce water
Company's Jharsuguda refinery has using water for free because it has no agreement with the state government on water
A water journey
Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they …
Thermal power plants in Singrauli, Sonbhadra under NGT radar again
In July 14, 2020 order, the tribunal orders remedial action against thermal power plants; directs NTPC Vindhyachal to pay Rs 10 cr in …
Tehri: is it curtains?
The beginning of submergence of Tehri also marked the drowning of anti-dam sentiments. Any strong protest was conspicuous by its absence. Does …
An oasis put to test
Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …
Women protesting GMR's hydel project charged with 'inciting communal riots'
Shifting of 15 km-long tunnel and the power house of Bajoli Holi project in Himachal from the right bank of the Ravi river to the left bank will …
920 million people could face conflict over the world’s rivers by 2050: What our study found in Africa
There’s a real risk that conflicts over sharing water resources will become more common as global temperatures rise
Andhra to challenge Krishna tribunal award in Supreme Court
Final award on sharing Krishna waters takes away most of the surplus water given to the state by earlier tribunal
Madhya Pradesh government lied about rehabilitating people affected by Maheshwar dam
State now tells green tribunal that developer did not release sufficient funds for resettlement and rehabilitation work
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point
Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues
Poll-bound Rajasthan hurries with controversial Parwan dam
Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone. But what about people, including tribals, likely to be displaced and fudging of facts relating to the …
Allahabad High Court continues tough stance on construction along Ganga
Development authority fails to give clear answers on fate of development in the river’s inviolate zone
Age of dissent
Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary
How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
There is no doubt that the dam has become a source of serious tension among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
Government considering pumping funds into Maheshwar dam
LIC expresses interest in funding project even as increased capital costs make power from the project too expensive
Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel
It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam
S Kumars loses defamation appeal against Narmada activists
Narmada Bachao Andolan cites cheating and fraud cases registered by police in support of its press statement against S Kumars and state financial …