Ecology and Environment

In the last 26 years, polluted river stretches rise from 22 to over 300

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra of Barh Mukti Abhiyaan, an authority on the river network of North Bihar speaks to India Water Portal about the flood problems, the skewed flood control policy of the Government, the Kosi breach of 2008 and the gargantuan interlinking of rivers project.

Stagnant puddles, which are a breeding ground for mosquitoes, follow the rains every year causing an increase in the incidence of water-borne diseases. Malaria is the third most common of these diseases in India after diarrhoea and typhoid. 

Petition filed against green nod granted to Dibang hydel project

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase". - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monsoons in the North affect people and wildlife

NGT cancels MoEF's go ahead to 10 irrigation projects 

One of history’s worst dam bursts took place in Gujarat in 1979 when the four-kilometer long Machhu Dam II on the Machhu River collapsed. This led to a deluge in the industrial city of Morbi located five kilometers downstream as well as surrounding rural areas destroying thousands of homes and lives. While this was a tragedy, it was by no means an isolated one.

Introduction: The Ganges

The first discussion was on June 4 2011, in which Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences of working with the government and people’s organisations to save the Ganga.

There are about 227 lakes and wetlands in Sikkim, many of which are revered by the people as holy.