Live storage at 64% capacity in 123 reservoirs
5 of 36 dams in south India are 100 per cent full and need close monitoring
Seismic fault as recharge well
Inter-state agreement to replenish groundwater in 800,000 ha
Floods spell losses for states
Citizens' reports indict Gujarat government for Surat floods
The floods of August 2006 are among the worst Gujarat's Surat city
Drowning villages for 8 paise
The Par-Tapi Narmada Link project will earn 8 paise on a rupee
Rivers' fury
Supreme Court questions viability of river linking project
Directs Centre to submit detailed report on project cost and land acquisition
Flood alert in Gujarat
Dam-induced floods feared in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts
Why Hirakud dam failed to check flood
The river has strayed from its flood control route
Dams induce severe floods
They were built for flood protection by attenuating rivers’ flow
Why floods despite dams
Adivasis protest Vedanta’s zinc smelter plant in south Gujarat
Tribal communities say Vedanta’s zinc smelter in Tapi has been planned without their consultation
From 19% seasonal deficit to 106% excess rain in 24 hours: Warning signals from Gujarat
Gujarat showed a complete reversal of circumstances in a matter of 10 days; its drought changed into deluge
Mughal system stilll supplies water at zero cost
Mughal builders are known the world over for the Taj Mahal. But their water engineers built a supply system in 1615 that still provides water to …
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage
At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…
India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr
Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity
Iran-India gas pipeline laid low by geopolitics
Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As Minister for Petroleum and …
Whitley Award winner's mission hornbill
Hornbills, the awkward-looking birds with over-sized beaks, are important for the regeneration of Himalayan forests in north-east India. They are …