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 …
Simply Put: Head in the (river) sand
Simple Put: The green activist vs the greed activist
Our detergents have a hazardous chemical in them: Study
It calls for an immediate stop on the use of the chemical, nonylphenol
Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected
For instance, the average concentration of lead recorded in the Wiwi and Subin rivers was 0.018-0.031 mg/l and 0.035-0.055, respectively
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
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
Dissolve Central Water Commission to save Ganga: Experts
The panel has its hands full, say activists at India River Week
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
Gujarat’s rain-fed Fofal river dries up
This has sent villagers in Saurashtra region into a tizzy owing to the acute agrarian crisis
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
Sukapaika: Death of a river
How embankments have killed Odisha’s Sukapaika river that was the lifeline of over 0.5 million people
Simply Put: A river runs through it
The demise of rivers
The ecology of rivers is irreversibly damaged through riverfront projects in India
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
Nepal: A sitting duck for climate disasters
The country’s geography and ever-looming threat of climate change make it very vulnerable
Overflowing pitcher of disquiet
It is high time to start investing and investigating ecological cost of holding the Kumbh
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
China and India’s border dispute is a slow-moving environmental disaster
Almost half the world’s population and 20% of its economy depend on Himalayan rivers. China and India’s …
Will the new Yamuna River Project clean up the river?
A study by the University of Virginia on cooperation between India and Spain aims at rejuvenating the Yamuna as it flows through India’s …
Rewind 2018: Is India’s head above water?
Here’s a lowdown on how India struggled to get its act together as its groundwater levels dipped and water bodies diminished
Watered down: Almost half of India’s rivers still remain polluted; here is why
India has mostly focussed on cleaning only major rivers; most states have recently started reviving their small rivers, but the progress remains …
World Rivers Day: Adopt bottom-up approach, says student who cleaned Vadodara stream
Down To Earth talks to Sneha Shahi about the issues facing Indian rivers and her own experience of working with two of them
Chalk streams: why ‘England’s rainforests’ are so rare and precious
England’s chalk streams support a wide variety of biodiversity; but anthropogenic pressures are destroying these icons of English culture
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydroelectricity is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable …