India can build hydroelectric projects on Jhelum, Chenab tributaries: World Bank
The World Bank called a meeting in an attempt to resolve a dispute over India's Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectricity projects
Harappa to Harsud: water management in India
We have turned water, the free gift of nature, into one of its dearest commodities, says Sorit Gupto
Here is why India has given notice to Pakistan for amendment of the Indus Waters Treaty
In all the five meetings held from 2017 to 2022, Pakistan has objected to India’s hydropower projects
Work on India’s first dolphin research centre to start in Patna post-monsoon
The National Dolphin Research Centre would boost conservation efforts for river dolphins and would provide an opportunity for in-depth research …
`Indian cuisine is rediscovering itself'
Ethnic Indian food is reinventing itself, says Colleen Taylor Sen, considered to be one of the leading historians on Indian and South Asian food. …
Death of the Indus delta
It was from the port towns of this region that Arab dhows laden with merchandise set sail for distant towns in the days of yore. Today, …
Climate change may have ended these 10 civilisations
Climatic changes have occurred in the past with the exception that they were not human-induced as is the case now
India, Pakistan and dilemma over Indus treaty abrogation
Experts are wallowing in a debate on whether India should review the treaty to teach the enemy state a lesson
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
Ladakh’s mountains of serenity and uncertainty
Battling extreme-weather events is not the only concern for the residents of high-altitude villages
Earliest jigsaw
85 years after it was discovered, few of the critical questions about the Indus Valley civilization are answered. The script they used is yet to …
Peace isn't elusive
After the Pulwama terror strike, the Kashmir debate has reopened. We bring to you an older article from brighter times, which underscores the …
Climate change led to the fall of great civilisations
Scientists probe ancient barley to understand the impact of climate on early farming societies
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 …
Sponsored blight?
Another monsoon. The season of suffering in India's flood plains. And of blaming upstream people for floods. Is there an end to this
Kishanganga dam: court at The Hague seeks details of its environmental impact
Final judgement deferred as India, Pakistan fail to submit details of environment flows and impacts of their hydropower projects
Murdering the Mekong river
The Lao and Thai governments plan to build mainstream dams and irrigation take offs on the river. This will convert this mighty waterway into …
Li's visit yields little on Brahmaputra
China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security