Peninsular river basins in India more likely to face widespread flooding than transboundary rivers: Study
Researchers looked into drivers of widespread flooding in seven Indian subcontinental river basins
Kosi River course change not natural; here’s why
River Kosi became very unstable after embankments were made on either side of it
India’s rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study
River water temperatures may rise up to 7°C in summer by 2070-2100
A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga
At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed
‘Baseflow one of most important factors driving river flooding in Peninsular India’
Researcher Shailza Sharma explains flood dynamics in Peninsular India using actual river flow data
Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers
Warmer atmospheric temperatures have the potential to evaporate more water, causing drought and to hold more water, causing extreme rainfall
Jammu’s youth are trying to save river Tawi but they need support
Tawi, a major source of drinking water for Jammu residents, has turned into a garbage dump
From ‘biologically dead’ to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years
More investment is needed in new drainage infrastructure across the city to avoid damage from increasingly frequent storm surges and overflows if …
At 31%, overall water storage in Indian reservoirs lowest in a decade
About 53 reservoirs have gone bone dry, water levels in river basins also declining
Coal mining, waste discharge, encroachment: River Bhogdoi has been dying a slow death
The inter-state river is one of Assam’s most polluted
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 2, 2023)
Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help
Chite Lui River is in danger as it turns into a dumping ground in Aizawl. Citizens’ efforts, lauded even by PM Modi, are making a …
Sabarmati pollution: Inspect all industrial effluent treatment plants, Gujarat HC tells government
Domestic waste water and industrial effluent generated daily by Ahmedabad is discharged into the Sabarmati
Human activity is slowly killing the world’s rivers, study illustrates
The chemical composition of major rivers such as Yangtze, Amazon, Mississippi and Congo have been altered
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal — what that means for other Nile River states
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started filling up in July 2020
Water, Africa’s Gold: The Nile has been contested for long; it should now unite, say experts
As Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile nears completion, experts in the country say the Nile should be a source of …
Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji
The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …
DTE exclusive: 2020 order on floodplain zoning declaring Gomti ‘non-perennial river’ draws flak
Floodplain zone halved to 50 metres, contradicting an Allahabad HC order
Why the Bedti-Varada river inter-linking project is not technically feasible
The adverse effects that will be caused by the interlinking of rivers and diversions from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats terrain, are …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 21, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2023)
Bhilwara: NGT calls local body’s inaction to control pollution of Kothari river ‘tragic’; RSPCB to recover compensation
Open wells in villages near River Kothari were found with toxic levels of chromium, lead, iron, zinc, sodium
CSE alumnus impact: How a green entrepreneur helped restore Kham river
Principles of a decentralised wastewater treatment system was put to use to bring about transformation
Shocking revelation by environment minister: 16 rivers in Karnataka polluted
Root of the problem lies in discharge of waste from 30 cities and towns directly into these rivers, minister notes