River deltas are 'drowning', threatening hundreds of millions of people
Better management of river sediment is vital to improve the outlook for the world’s deltas
Ancient Venus was potentially habitable for three billion years: Study
The planet had stable temperatures — between a maximum of about 50°C and a minimum of about 20°C — and water worth a shallow ocean
Rivers' dry run
Ten of the 15 monitored river basins registered a dip in their reservoir levels between May 2014 and 2019
Groundwater situation: Levels fell in most wells in 2017-18
In states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, the number of wells having groundwater at greater depth have increased according to a …
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
Will the inauguration of Ganga navigation destroy the river’s ecology?
Down To Earth talks to riverine experts on what could happen to the river’s flow, depth and wildlife
Kerala's Thrissur district is recharging 4.5 lakh wells
Inititated in 2008 to arrest fast depletion of groundwater, the community scheme received the Danish Water Air Food Award 2018 for offering …
This indigenous tribe of Kenya needs the world’s attention
The Sengwer hunter-gatherer people of the Embobut forest are being criminalised and dispossessed of their ancestral lands by the Kenyan State
Crisis in the Himalayas: Nearly 50% perennial springs in the region have dried up
Known as the Earth's water tower, drying up of springs at such scale will not only affect 60% of Himalayan population but also the major water …
7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?
Data suggests that the Earth can support at most one-fifth of the present population, 1.5 billion people, at an American standard of living
One of the biggest threats to the environment - desertification, explained
At an ongoing global workshop on desertification, the Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said desertification threatens 30% of India’s …
Here comes the megacities
By 2100, at least 10 cities are predicted to have population over 50 million. How can society keep pace?
A village island in Kerala is about to vanish
10 of the 13 wards in the village are partly submerged and life gets difficult by the day
UNESCO publishes first status report on ocean sciences around the world
The objective is to identify strengths and weaknesses of this science, which has a direct impact both on global economy and environment
Parched hills
Women are the worst sufferers of the water crisis in Uttarakhand. Why are the hills going dry?
Tawang: Paradise threatened by Mega Dams
On May 2, 2016, police fired at a group of protestors in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang District. Two people were killed and 19 others were injured. …
Maha-drought no worry for IPL
The inaugural match of the Indian Premier League 2016 will be held as scheduled at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on April 9. Meanwhile, large …
Interlinking rivers: is it a utopian idea?
The river linking project has two major components—the Himalayan Rivers Development and the Peninsular Rivers Development
What Namami Gange has achieved in one year
This animation explains whether the new government's ambitious scheme to clean the Ganga has brought any results
Down under water
WATER IN AUSTRALIA: MANAGING ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY REFORM Edited by Michael Johnson and Stephen Rix Publishers: Pluto Press …
Troubled waters
A draft national policy guideline for the allocation of river waters has run into strong opposition from the states
Final diagnosis
Scientists have developed a product that will go a long way in helping standardise measurements of water pollution
Chittaur kept head above water in drought
Perched high on a hill in Rajasthan's Chittaurgarh district, this 8th century fort had an intricate water system capable of harvesting three …
Let peace flow like water..
WATERSHED: THE ROLE. OF FRESH WATER IN THE ISRAEU-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT Stephen C Lonergan and David B Brooks Published by: International …
The water war
The watermark offailure on the Government of India's mantle glares everybody in theface, as two warring riparian states flex their muscles in …