Ecology and Environment

Pranab Choudhury has been actively engaged with the causes of the poor and the environment for more than a decade.

Chennai’s drainage system--both natural and man-made--is unparalleled. Three rivers flow through the city--the Kosasthalaiyar to the north, the Cooum cutting right through the centre and the Adyar to the south; around 16 major drains criss-cross the metro in addition to the mammoth Buckingham canal along the coast.

Deot Masih’s family has been extracting lotus root from the marshy land in his village near Gurdaspur for several decades. Delicate and crunchy, the edible roots are in high demand going as far as Srinagar in the north and Delhi in the south. Similar is the case with chestnut grown in this swamp.

Conflict between India and Pakistan over Indus Water Treaty continues

Although droughts are not new in India, we are seeing more of it of late.

The Krishnabai Utsav, a festival celebrating and revering the river Krishna as it flows through Wai, begins tomorrow in the town of

Constitute a committee to monitor Ken-Betwa river link, suggests NTCA

Dhangars, a semi-nomadic group in Maharashtra, are traditionally pastoralists.

A couple of Swan boats are lying beside the library wall. The cages to keep animals and birds are rusting while weeds have taken over the compound which hosts a few swings and a restaurant.