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The construction of dams, tunnels and roads leaves lasting footprints on mountain landscapes already vulnerable to landslides and ecological change. (Image: Rachit Tiwari)

Fading Kuhls and Gharats: The human cost of hydropower on Himachal Pradesh’s altered rivers

07 Sep 2026

6 min read

The famous Lake Chowmani fish market in Agartala city, where Hilsa is placed on an ice tray and displayed on the right under a special light.

Does the elusive Padma Hilsa fish still reach Agartala? A story of rivers and borders

09 Jun 2026

10 min read

Arghyam marks 25 years of advancing water security through partnerships, innovation and learning. A gathering to reflect on India’s water journey and the challenges ahead.

Arghyam at 25: Reflecting on India’s water journey and reimagining the future

Meghana Dayanand

25 May 2026

12 min read

Tripura Assembly

Rivers and Lakes

Silent Spills: Tracing the impacts of changing waters in Tripura’s gas-producing hills

28 Mar 2026

6 min read

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

Anita Devi lifts her hand and smiles softly. With the foxnuts she collected during harvest in her hands that are rough and wounded.

A Day In Mithila’s Ponds: Women and the Work Behind Bihar’s Makhana

Sharat Chandra prasad

09 Mar 2026

7 min read

60 to 70 years old well in Dadhapur village of Kanpur Dehat District. Once a source of life and a vital part of traditions, the well has now fallen into ruins.

Drying wells and ponds of Uttar Pradesh re-shape rural communities' water security, culture, and connection

26 Feb 2026

7 min read

60-year-old Ramsurat Sahni gathers and harvests makhana. Age has made wading into the water difficult, but his skill remains unmatched.

Inside Bihar’s Makhana Economy: How Mithila’s Ponds Sustain Rural Lives

Sharat Chandra prasad

16 Jan 2026

9 min read

Late Ravi Narayanan

Remembering Ravi Narayanan and the legacy of thoughtful water leadership [Obituary]

Meghana Dayanand

07 Jan 2026

2 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

Farming on the riverbanks of Betwa River

Where sand shifts and rivers flow, life adapts across India’s changing lands

08 Nov 2025

7 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

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