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April 18, 2024
Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin
As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.
Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
February 20, 2024
Sewage will overtake agriculture as the biggest polluter of river sub basins in India
This study predicts that sewage will become the dominant source of nitrogen pollution in rivers due to urbanisation and insufficient wastewater treatment technologies and infrastructure in worse case scenario projections in countries such as India.
The polluted river Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)
October 16, 2023
शोध : गंगा नदी की ही भाँति सरयू नदी में भी पाई गई जीवाणु भोजी बैक्टीरियोफेज की उपस्थिति
अब वह दिन दूर नहीं कि गंगाजल की तरह सरयू जल को भी बोतल में सुरक्षित किया जा सकेगा और वह खराब नहीं होगा।सरयू नदी में पाए जाने वाले जीवाणु एवं विषाणुओं पर अध्ययन हेतु विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय के विज्ञान एवं अभियांत्रिकी विभाग की आर्थिक सहायता प्राप्त की है। इनके निर्देशन में शोध छात्रों द्वारा अस्पताल में संक्रमण करने वाले जीवाणुओं की पहचान और उनकी एंटीबायोटिक प्रतिरोधी बनने पर अध्ययन किया जा रहा है।
गंगा नदी,गंगोत्री
October 8, 2023
India's rivers: From conservation movements to legal personhood
While the current push for legal personhood for rivers is facing obstacles and is stalled, it holds potential as a viable long-term strategy for the preservation of India's rivers
River quality deteriorates as demand for hydropower to support economic growth continues to expand. (Image: Yogendra Singh Negi, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
July 18, 2023
जलांगी नदी को पश्चिम बंगाल चुनाव में 58 वोट मिले
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव-2023 में पर्यावरण एक बड़ा अहम मुद्दा बना। नदी और पर्यावरण राजनीतिक दलों के एजेंडे से कहीं अधिक आम लोगों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बने।
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव
June 17, 2023
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी के सभी कब्जे हटाए जाएं - एनजीटी
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी के किनारे के धनौला गांव में नदी पर अवैध निर्माण गतिविधियों के मुद्दे को सबसे पहले याचिकाकर्ता मीनाक्षी अरोड़ा ने उठाया था, जिनका इस साल 6 मार्च 2023 को निधन हो गया। उनके पति केसर सिंह अब सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी मामले की पैरवी कर रहे हैं।
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी पर अतिक्रमण,फोटो सभागार:- केसर सिंह
Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:04 AM

Assam bears huge agricultural loss from floods
A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during the flood. (Source: 101Reporters)
India gets new water resources minister
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PM

Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Let the river flow
A video tells us why it is important to study the Ken river and its flow properly before implementing any project on it so the ecosystem and biodiversity are not harmed.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 05:08 AM

One of the tributaries of the Yamuna, the Ken, is a major river of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River Ken regulates groundwater recharge and provides vegetation found on its banks.
Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)
Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AM

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains,' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Call for Nominations: Bhagirath Prayaas Samman & Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal 2017
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman constituted in 2014, is an attempt to recognize inspiring, outstanding, sustained efforts of river warriors towards protection and conservation of India’s rivers.
Posted on 27 Aug, 2017 05:37 PM

Nominations
Mangroves: The green coast guard
Mangroves in the country are under threat from rapid development. A video tells us how investing in nature can reverse this ecological crisis.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 23 Aug, 2017 07:09 PM

In our effort to make space for infrastructural developments, India's green cover is declining at an alarming rate. The overall mangrove cover in the country stands at 4,740 sq. km., which is 0.14 sq. km of India’s overall geographical area. 
Mangrove nursery (Source: India Water Portal)
UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PM

Committee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city 
Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:34 PM

Bihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large
Army engaged in rescue operations. (Photo by Pranab Kumar)
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AM

Govt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AM

NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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