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
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
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
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 …
Bihar to change Kosi’s course to save ancient site, says Nitish
Government hasn’t learnt any lessons about a river known to change course itself, say environmentalists
Climate change can affect malaria transmission patterns in Africa: Study
Much of the subsequent increase in malaria transmission could be realised by 2041-2070, according to the study
Cauvery faces manifold threats in Tamil Nadu
The delta is up against a subsidence threat due to lack of sediment flow from upstream and seawater ingress
Simply Put: Five trillion economy
Kosi River course change not natural; here’s why
River Kosi became very unstable after embankments were made on either side of it
Simply Put: Durga Puja 2023
Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced
The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most