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February 12, 2021
Need to revamp developmental planning in the Uttarakhand hills
The havoc points to the faultlines in the developmental planning of ecologically sensitive areas.
The glacial burst in Chamoli is nature’s way of telling the state not to play havoc with the local ecology. (Image: Down to Earth)
December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
News this week
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
December 11, 2019
Locals reject social impact assessment report of Luhri II hydropower project
News this week
Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
December 6, 2019
Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 27, 2019
CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
Policy matters this week
An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Hotels and industries polluting the Ganga to be sealed
Policy matters this week
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 27 Dec, 2017 11:43 AM

Hotels, industries, ashrams polluting the Ganga to be sealed
Ganga river at Sangam, Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
MGNREGA failed to curb migration: Survey
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 11:44 AM

Survey reveals MGNREGA failed to curb migration
Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Maharashtra to pay Rs 100 crore for river restoration
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Nov, 2017 01:54 PM

SC orders Maharashtra government to pay Rs 100 crore for restoration of Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers
A filthy river in Maharashtra. (Source: IWP photos via Rohit Sharma and Arpita Bhagat)
In Memoriam: A Tribute to Our Dear Friend Latha Anantha
The passing of Latha Anantha, a true crusader and champion for rivers, leaves a void in the water sector. The Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India pays tribute to her.
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Posted on 18 Nov, 2017 07:23 PM

Latha, well known environmental activist and researcher from Kerala, is no more with us physically. Though many of us knew that she was battling with cancer for the last 3-4 years, closely following her ups and downs and also knowing that over the last two weeks or so her health was steadily deteriorating, the question still comes up time and again, why was she taken away from us so early?
Noted river activist Latha Anantha passed away on Thursday after battling cancer for more than three years. She was 51. (Photo credit Latha Anantha Facebook)
Maharashtra mandates reuse of wastewater
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 07:15 PM

Reuse of wastewater becomes mandatory in Maharashtra
Wastewater gets discharged into a drain. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New Delhi
The third edition of India Industry Water Conclave and fifth edition of FICCI Water Awards on Theme : ‘Water Use Efficiency- An Imperative for India’
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 10:12 AM

The theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts. 
Thermal power plants can now use more water
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 31 Oct, 2017 09:04 PM

Norms relaxed to allow thermal power plants to use more water
An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
When elephants and humans cross paths
A video explains how increasing man-animal conflicts can be resolved in a harmonious way.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 30 Oct, 2017 08:37 PM

Elephants enjoy a special place in India. They play a significant role not only in the Indian ecological system but also in its cultural and religious landscape. 
The Asiatic Elephant (Source: Yathin S K, Wikimedia Commons)
Alaknanda leaves Uttarakhand villages high and dry
Dams have reduced the Alaknanda to a trickle and altered the socioeconomic fabric of the villages in its course. A living entity status may just save it from damnation.
Shatakshi Gawade
Posted on 27 Oct, 2017 08:17 PM

The river Alaknanda holds a special, sacred place for Indians. One of the two headstreams of the holiest river Ganga, Alaknanda originates from glaciers at the head of the Alaknanda valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
Rajni Devi carries water to her home. (Source: 101Reporters)
Huge dam proposed in Arunachal
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Oct, 2017 09:48 AM

Niti Aayog proposes 300-metre high dam in Arunachal Pradesh
A river in East Siang (Source: Wikimedia)
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