Water sharing: Beyond economic concerns
It is important to look at rivers from an ecological point of view to solve transboundary water issues amicably.
The lower Ganga, just upstream of Farakka, displays bank cutting and erosion. (Source: India Water Portal)
Crop change for better yield?
Crop patterns in India are changing without consideration for local agro-climatic conditions. This puts a burden on environment, incurring huge long-term losses.
Since the introduction of green revolution, four kharif crops have marched to newer grounds.
Saving Tso Moriri
Pristine Tso Moriri attracts hundreds of visitors, both winged and biped. Today, it is the human visitors that threaten the survival of this Ramsar wetland.
Black-headed gull is one of the 40 species of birds at Tso Moriri. (Photo: Keith Goyden)
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