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Microplastics in tributaries of the Upper Ganga River
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 11:23 AMMicroplastic contamination has appeared as pollution of global concern in the aquatic as well as the terrestrial environment. In India, very few studies are available on microplastic load in freshwater ecosystems, despite the fact that rivers play a major role in transporting microplastics into the marine ecosystem.
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River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PMRivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I
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Water storage in river basins dips in 2021, drier than normal conditions to blame: WMO
Posted on 15 Dec, 2022 06:07 PMSignificant drop in the volume of Ganga river water and groundwater in the river basin, reveals WMO report
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Classifying rivers for setting up stone crushers is illegal: NGT to Uttarakhand government
Posted on 14 Dec, 2022 02:33 PMUttarakhand’s classification of rivers to set up stone crushers violates NGT Act
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Assessing the health of river Ganga
Posted on 08 Dec, 2022 07:07 PMDams can bind and gag rivers
Structures such as locks, dams, barrages, and weirs are known to drastically reduce the longitudinal connectivity of rivers, impact downstream flow, and alter riverine ecosystems.
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Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India
Posted on 25 Nov, 2022 04:20 PMWe invite your feedback and contributions to this article. Please view the maps by clicking the link at the end of the article.
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Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Posted on 18 Nov, 2022 12:19 PMMoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island
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Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
Posted on 31 Oct, 2022 10:13 AMThe accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.
― David Harvey, The Limits to Capital, 2006 [1982]: 418
No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PMMahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
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Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
Posted on 06 Oct, 2022 05:55 PMA river or a cesspool of waste?
![Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Vrishabhavathi%20river.png?itok=wBBOejU2)