Forests

Mahadayi water dispute: Goa to get maximum share of water

Recently, Delhi saw an urban Chipko movement of sorts with the people coming out in large numbers with a single agenda—save the last of the trees left in the city. In the famous Chipko movement of 1973, local communities in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand emblematically embraced trees to demand an end to deforestation through forest exploiting contractors.

India is highly vulnerable to desertification.

The interstate dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi's water is an ongoing one and it looks like both the state governments have no interest in finding a long-term solution.

CAG pulls up water ministry for delay in 16 major irrigation projects

Decline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary

Maharashtra mulls exemption on 'certain' plastic items following crackdown on plastic

Supin, a tributary of river Tons and a part of river Yamuna gushes through the hilly tracts of Uttarkashi district. Like all rivers meandering through the lush terrains and forests of Uttarakhand, Supin too is being aggressively tapped for hydropower generation by the government.

Delhi Jal Board decides to withdraw all cases against Haryana to amicably settle water dispute

For the long-term conservation of critically endangered red deer or hangul in Kashmir, it is necessary to take up conservation efforts beyond protected areas, a new study has suggested.