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Groundwater contamination in mined areas

Tainted waters: Uranium mining and radiological risks in Jadugoda of Jharkhand

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Oct 2025

5 min read

Coal mining can negatively affect water resources

How coal mining is contaminating groundwater in Central India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Oct 2025

5 min read

The land that remained unsubmerged after the dam was built has now transformed into an island, becoming a key tourist attraction of Dumboor Lake.

Dumboor lake: When fields sank and farmers became fishers in Tripura

10 Oct 2025

8 min read

Residents of Tilthi village take children to safer places during the floods.

Why Does Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Flood Every Year Despite A Steady Decline In Rainfall?

Brijendra Dubey

26 Sep 2025

14 min read

Transforming barren earth into a forest in Pitchandikulam at Auroville. (Image: auroville.org)

The forest that came back: How Pitchandikulam revived land, water, and community

25 Sep 2025

8 min read

Marble slurry dumping is common in Rajasthan

CPCB releases draft guidelines on stone slurry utilisation

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

23 Sep 2025

4 min read

Groundwater gushing out of blasted aquifers in a quarry in Madihan tehsil is pumped away as waste — a routine practice across local mines.

Why Mirzapur’s Pink Sandstone Is Draining Its Water, Nature, Health and Livelihoods

Brijendra Dubey

20 Sep 2025

12 min read

Land subisdence due to shifting of rocks

Ground subsidence in Indian cities and how satellite monitoring can guide smarter urban planning

19 Sep 2025

5 min read

Amit Godse, a Pune based bee conservationist

Buzzing Back To Life: An interview with Amit Godse, India’s bee rescuer

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Sep 2025

10 min read

Boats line the banks of the Jhelum River as workers prepare to collect sand, a common practice in Kashmir despite restrictions on riverbed mining.

Rivers and Lakes

Kashmir’s Rivers Run Dry: How Mining Threatens Farmers and Ecosystems

07 Sep 2025

6 min read

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How groundwater depletion in rural Bengaluru affects drinking water security

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Aug 2025

7 min read

Women fishing in Tinsukia District, Assam, India. Wetlands support the livelihoods of many rural households in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Rethinking wetland conservation and climate resilience in India

30 Aug 2025

5 min read

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