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May 13, 2021
About time inland waterways feasibility is reassessed
Serious questions about the dependability of waterways
Dredging in progress on National Waterway-1 (Image: IWAI)
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)
June 28, 2019
Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
An analysis of the new Nal se Jal scheme, promising drinking water to every household in India by 2024.
Image for representational purposes only. Image credit: India Water Portal on Flickr
November 21, 2016
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
Policy matters this week
Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
September 25, 2016
Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
Policy matters this week
Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
March 19, 2016
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Fishers livelihoods are being directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods and ecologically destructive fishing practices.
Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)
Will boats float on Yamuna?
Yamuna water taxi project could cut down the travel time and congestion on Delhi roads. But does the river have enough water for it?
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 23 May, 2018 11:38 AM

Here's some good news for the people of Delhi. If the Centre is to be believed, Delhi is going the Kochi way and Yamuna waters will keep the traffic burden off the road much like Kochi’s backwaters and rivers.
Yamuna in Delhi (Image: Wikimedia commons)
New technique to monitor coastal landforms
Better surveillance systems will help to keep a check on the excessive exploitation of coastal resources.
Aditi Jain
Posted on 05 Apr, 2018 01:43 PM

Indian scientists have developed a remote sensing technique that uses satellite data to delineate between various coastal landforms like beaches, mangroves and marshes. This method can help monitor and understand impacts of natural disasters as well as human activities on coastal ecosystem.
The new system will help monitor and understand impacts of natural disasters as well as human activities on coastal ecosystem. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Rs 5,369 crore approved for Jal Vikas Marg Project
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Jan, 2018 08:47 AM

Government approves Rs 5,369 crore for Jal Vikas Marg Project
Navigating rivers through simple boats. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
CRZ clears inland waterway terminal at Haldia
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:55 PM

Green nod to Inland waterway terminal at Haldia
Haldia port in West Bengal (Source: Wikimedia commons)
India surges ahead in science and technology
India has made significant contributions in the field of science and technology. It is expected to grow in the years to come.
Utthan
Posted on 14 Aug, 2017 08:19 PM

As India completes 70 years of its independence, let’s take a moment to introspect the contribution of science and technology to national development. Several scientific and technological developments have touched the lives of common people, though limelight is often hogged by achievements in fields like space and atomic energy.
The blue revolution changed the way India looked at its marine wealth. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
NGT strict over Bellandur lake rejuvenation
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 12:02 AM

Shut down industries around Bellandur lake: NGT to Karnataka govt
Bellandur lake on fire. (Source: NDTV)
Election update: Small state, big promises
Assembly elections will be conducted in Goa on February 4. What do the contesting parties say about managing its waters?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 02 Feb, 2017 09:17 PM

Two hundred and fifty candidates are contesting 40 seats in the elections for Goa's legislative assembly scheduled for February 4, 2017.
The Mandovi that flows through the state.
Inform us about future hydel projects: Pakistan to India
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Jan, 2017 08:50 PM

India should inform us about its future hydel projects: Pakistan
Chenab river (Source: Wikipedia commons)
The sea mouths crisis
The opening of sea mouths in the Chilika is increasing the salinity of the lake, affecting the fish population and the livelihood of the fishing communities.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 06 Jan, 2017 11:21 PM

Lingaraj Jena is a worried man. At 86, he is one of the older fishermen in Berhampura village, an island on the Chilika lake in Odisha. Though he no longer goes for fishing due to old age, he is worried about the opening of new sea mouths; he knows it is not good news for the fishing communities he is a part of that depend on the Chilika for their livelihood.
A view of the Chilika in the evening.
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
Policy matters this week
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:21 AM

Three states will have to pay for water: Punjab House
Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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