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A woman ferrying a boat across the Kosi River in Supaul district.

Rivers and Lakes

Life between embankments: How Kosi floods shape women’s lives in Bihar

14 Mar 2026

15 min read

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

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

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

Community wells: A shared groundwater resource

Beyond the boundaries: Reimagining our shared resources

21 Sep 2024

3 min read

Can the simple act of drinking water be revolutionary? (Illustration by Chetan Toliya)

Remembering Mahad Satyagraha: Untouchability and water

21 Mar 2020

3 min read

Peaceful on the surface, Renuka lake is a battleground between conservation and religion.

On a wing and a prayer

Chicu Lokgariwar

18 Dec 2016

3 min read

Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)

A river on fire

17 Sep 2016

6 min read

The Brahmaputra river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Water sharing: In China’s defence

09 Aug 2016

3 min read

Water must be equitably distributed (Source: India Water Portal)

Intersectoral water allocation and conflicts

Lovleen Bhullar

17 Nov 2015

3 min read

At Pangi village, several houses have suffered damage due to a hydel project.

People in Kinnaur are making all efforts to stop further destruction'

24 Aug 2015

2 min read

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Privatised industrial water supply in Dewas: A case study of impacts and conflicts- A paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

11 Oct 2012

1 min read

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