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Can India meet its target of 100GW of solar power by 2022?

Issues relating to land, manufacturing and technology among others need to be dealt with if India is to make any progress towards this ambitious target.

Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan

Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 09:01 PM

The present government has set a target of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity for the country by 2022.

Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Rajya Sabha approves the National Waterways Bill 2015

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:27 PM

Rajya Sabha gives a go ahead to the National Waterways Bill

Navigating rivers through simple boats (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal creates rift between Punjab-Haryana

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:10 PM

Punjab-Haryana at crossroads over the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna canal

Sutlej river in Punjab (Source: Harpreet Riat via Wikipedia)

Groundwater: Pressing problems and future prospects

As India grows to be the largest consumer of groundwater, a paper titled ‘Overview of Groundwater in India analyses the situation in the country.

Roopal Suhag

Posted on 12 Mar, 2016 10:35 PM

Groundwater is the major source of drinking water in both urban and rural India, and an important source of water for agricultural and industrial sectors.

Using a handpump to extract groundwater (Source: Wikipedia)

The abandoned waters of the Red Fort 'baoli'

A unique 'baoli' older than the fort itself where two staircases from two sides meet at a central pool, lies locked up and inaccessible even to visitors.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 12 Mar, 2016 02:13 PM

The Red Fort, located along the western banks of the Yamuna, was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan when he moved his capital to Delhi from Agra and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. Since then, the river has changed course but it’s proximity to the fort ensured that there was abundant water supply as well as protection for the city.

Red Fort: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, hides an unusual L shaped 'baoli' in its midst.

More than 90% of Bangalore's lakes are polluted or encroached

A study by IISc on the city's water bodies argues that poor governance, lack of a sense of belonging, and poor implementation of regulatory norms has caused this situation.

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Posted on 11 Mar, 2016 10:48 AM

India has had very little to celebrate on World Wetlands Day this year as it has lost its wetlands at an alarming rate of 38% in just a decade (1991-2001).

Rachenahalli Lake in Bengaluru (Source: Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar)

One river, two names and a 14-year-long dispute

Goa and Karnataka have been fighting over the Mhadei since 2002. How does this affect the extensive cooperation expected from the states for the interlinking plan?

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 10 Mar, 2016 07:09 PM

The Mandovi river is picture perfect. She is the wide, placid river fringed by the coconut palms and dotted by the boats that we think of when we think of Goa.

The serene Mandovi is the focus of a bitter dispute between Karnataka and Goa

Villagers in Puri, Odisha return to agriculture after a 32 year hiatus

Roadways construction affected the natural water drainage and blocked canals since 1980. Recent restoration works has infused life back into two villages in Madhuban Gram Panchayat.

Jagannath Chatterjee

Posted on 09 Mar, 2016 10:43 AM

Water logging has been a persistent problem for farmers in the coastal areas of Puri, Odisha. Construction of national highways has affected the natural water drainage system and has changed the lands of thousands of farmers since 1980.