Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study
28.6 billion cubic metres of the country’s water is generated outside it, according to the study
The chronicles of Sundarbans
Stories of daily battle for survival of people in the world’s largest delta
Gujarat’s rain-fed Fofal river dries up
This has sent villagers in Saurashtra region into a tizzy owing to the acute agrarian crisis
Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month
India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less
How the planet pays for fashion
The production of a kilogram of cotton takes up around 10,000 litre to 20,000 litre of water
Narmada has been killed in Gujarat, say activists
Members of Vadodara-based non-profit say the river downstream of Sardar Sarovar is now seasonal and carries only seawater and sewage
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Choking Mahananda: How Siliguri’s waste, water crisis is turning on its people
Rapid urbanisation, inefficient waste management and encroachment have turned the Mahananda into a drain. And farmers are losing livelihoods
Ganga and the death of its crusader
Read Down To Earth’s upcoming issue for a detailed analysis of the current state of the Ganga
Book Excerpt: An ancient legend explains why the Chambal is India’s cleanest river
King Rantideva performed a sacrifice in which thousands of animals were slaughtered and their blood turned the river red, making it ‘unclean&…
40 gharials released in Ghaghara river amid lockdown
About 250 gharials have been released in the river since 2014
Series of ash barges sinking raises concerns on Sundarbans ecology
Seeping fuel oil and fly ash could harm aquatic flora and fauna in the area, they warn
Simply put: Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into a dumpyard
New policy to help Indian communities displaced by annual river & coastal erosion drafted
Union home ministry had directed NDMA to draft a policy based on the 15th Finance Commission’s report
World Rivers Day: Does a river exist for us only when it floods?
It’s important to spread river education in its totality, before dams and canals take over ‘rivers’ in the perception battle
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: The rivers that gave Punjab its name, are dying; But is anybody paying attention
The Sutlej and its tributaries in Punjab are extremely polluted; but politicians have only kowtowed to corporate interest
‘Indo-Nepal effort needed to prevent Ganges Basin fish from losing genetic variability’
Steve Lockett, a Mahseer expert, feels the two countries must pool in their efforts to preserve the freshwater fish stocks in the Ganga and its …
Low soil moisture posing threat in most river basins
At least half of 16 river basins have been found to be low in soil moisture across India, says a study
Now, activists seek personhood rights for a fifth river
An amicus brief was submitted to the Constitutional Court of Colombia on August 9 calling for recognition of the rights of the Anchicayá River
Heavy rain alert in Mumbai this weekend; how prepared is the city?
Storm water drains are being cleaned; Mithi river has been widened, but flood sensors are yet to be installed in five rivers and two lakes
Tribunals alone can’t save our dying rivers: experts
Even as the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi river water has snowballed into a political fight, civil society organisations …
Agricultural heritage sites join ancient wisdom with modern adaptation
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System sites can teach us how our ancestors found ways to craft viable landscapes even in very austere …
Another atmospheric river storm is battering California
Emergency declared in the US state; Third such storm to affect it since December 26
Tale of transboundary river conflict: Understanding Kalasa-Banduri dam project
Goa and Karnataka are dependent on each other for their water needs. For the last few years, however, the states have been in a logjam over the …
Scanty rainfall, low-water levels to affect kuruvai paddy yields this year, warn Tamil Nadu farmers
Deficit rain in neighbouring Karnataka also hit Mettur dam water levels