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Modern infrastructure, like this power pylon, now stands over the rice fields, a sign of the pressures facing traditional farming.

Kashmir’s rice fields are disappearing, and so are its farming traditions

08 Nov 2025

9 min read

As the sun sets over the Bagmati, the ghats of Bihar come alive with women singing, children playing, and the riverbank turning into a carnival of faith and joy.

People and Culture

Chhath puja: When rivers become temples of light and faith

Sharat Chandra prasad

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

Mangroves of the Sunderbans

Sundarban’s aquaculture model earns global FAO honour

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

08 Nov 2025

4 min read

Tap water being supplied at household level (Image: BIRD)

How Bihar’s groundwater filters fail the people who need them most

05 Nov 2025

7 min read

A bleached coral. Image for representation purposes only

When the sea turns silent: How warming oceans are killing corals and changing lives

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

The DDA cleared 20 acres of land from encroachment in Mayur Vihar Yamuna Khadar in the month of May this year. Source: Dainik Jagran

Who owns the Yamuna floodplain: Migrant farmers, landlords, or the DDA?

31 Oct 2025

11 min read

The drugged and poisoned Sabarmati

The drugged river: How antibiotic waste is choking the Sabarmati

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

29 Oct 2025

5 min read

The terraced fields of Kashmir hold drying bundles of rice. The sun casts shadows on the mountains, while the valley glows with the season’s work.

Harud: When Autumn turns Kashmir’s fields to gold

28 Oct 2025

5 min read

Plastic waste on the riverbanks

Water pollution in India: A comprehensive overview

08 Nov 2025

8 min read

Corrugated asbestos sheet roofing (Image: Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

Governance and Policy

NGT mandates policy for phasing out asbestos in schools

03 Nov 2025

6 min read

The Ganga, the lifeline of India

Groundwater powers the Ganga: New evidence rewrites the river’s story

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

"Water is Love" shares inspiring accounts of using regenerative ecosystem design—a strategy focused on natural methods—to dramatically increase water retention in local communities, villages, and entire regions. (Image: Tamera Media)

Documentary review - Water is love: A journey of renewal and connection

29 Oct 2025

4 min read

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