Moon River: The Chenab, a symbol of lovers, today symbolises pain of partition & consumerism, says Surjit Patar

Down To Earth speaks to prominent Punjabi poet about the Chenab as the inauguration date of the bridge over it nears

Simply Put: The black river

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza’s health system — the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

It is uncertain what the health system of Gaza will look like in the future 

Alarm bells ring as groundwater levels dip in 10 districts in Bihar during monsoon

Nearly 48 per cent rainfall deficit till date in state

The heat is on: Reservoir, groundwater levels dip in Bihar amid high temperatures, poor pre-monsoon

Bihar has recieved 99% less than normal rains during the first week of June

Simply Put: Wilting Arctic, wallowing Yamuna

Alarming dip in groundwater levels in 11 Bihar districts: Report

Groundwater level in Katihar, Begusarai at 25 & 24 ft respectively

How big a challenge is sustaining India's open-defecation free status

Indian packaged foods least healthy globally: Survey

Packaged foods from the UK ranked the healthiest, followed by US, Australia

Giant Viruses found in water samples from Mumbai

No cause to worry; all viruses are not disease causing

Simply put: Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into a dumpyard

The demise of rivers

The ecology of rivers is irreversibly damaged through riverfront projects in India

Book Excerpt: Listen to the land

India's rich, diverse landscapes are brought nearly to waste by misguided decisions in name of development. The cracks in the land hold valuable …

World Environment Day 2023: Springs need urgent revival for water security in the Indian Himalayas

The neglect of springs and aquifers in the context of rivers and watersheds has led to large gaps in developing a national response to spring …

Aquatic animals will grow larger, not shrink in size, in warming waters: Study

The findings contradict the theory that aquatic animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming  

Guinea worm: A nasty parasite is nearly eradicated, but the push for zero cases will require patience

The final push to full eradication requires patience and faith on the part of institutions and governments supporting the effort; also, people …

The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime

This year the OECD reported that only one in four people in low-income countries can swim

Resource wise: This panchayat head in Tamil Nadu uses tech to curtail water and power wastage

K Kanchana Kannaperumal installed sensors in eight villages of her panchayat; the move has benefitted 750-odd households

Gandhian Sanitation: How Kolhapur combined toilet design, biogas to treat faecal sludge

Almost 75 per cent of the district depends on properly designed septic tanks; around 25 per cent of it uses biogas-linked toilets at …

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 

Tackling marine plastic pollution

According to a 2017 study, the Odisha coast has the lowest quantity, and Goa coast has the highest quantity of beach debris

Great change for Little Rann: Finance for solar panels and the road ahead

Salt farmers cannot apply for bank loans to buy pumps and subsidies promised are delayed

Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery

Water quality and levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the Cauvery influenced by the monsoon season, according to a study

In a first, 4 West African countries commit to cooperate on Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin

The Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin is the largest in West Africa; Four countries have now agreed to cooperate on sharing it peaceably, …

World water day: How a village in Maharastra turned a dying lake into a birding paradise

Seven years ago, Paraswada lake in Gondia was nothing more than a stinking swamp filled with weed species that were killing its biodiversity