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Shailaja Deshpande, Founder Director Jeevitnadi.

In conversation with Shailaja Deshpande, Jeevitnadi: Rethinking Pune’s Riverfront Development

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

24 Apr 2026

9 min read

The Neermahal of Tripura

Rivers and Lakes

Receding Rudrasagar leaves Neermahal stranded and fishermen without livelihood

23 Apr 2026

8 min read

Untreated wastewater from drains creates localized pollution hotspots

Mapping pollution: Why Patna’s drains hold the key to cleaning the Ganga

11 Apr 2026

6 min read

Urbanisation and the toxic turn of Akkulam–Veli Lake

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When cities swallow lakes: What Kerala's Akkulam–Veli reveals about pollution in urban lakes of India

10 Apr 2026

6 min read

Gomukh, the glacier considered to be the primary source of the Ganges in the Indian Himalayas.

Rethinking a river in crisis: A book review of the Heads and Tails of the Ganga

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

03 Apr 2026

9 min read

The calm waters of Khushal Sar perfectly mirror the houses and distant mountains, symbolizing the lake's rebirth.

Rivers and Lakes

Reviving Khushal Sar lake: Can it survive urban pressure in Kashmir’s shrinking wetlands?

28 Mar 2026

9 min read

Tripura Assembly

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

28 Mar 2026

6 min read

Loktak lake is changing: Satellite study links hydropower, livelihoods, and wetland degradation

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Loktak lake is changing: Satellite study links hydropower, livelihoods, and wetland degradation

21 Mar 2026

8 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

The Mahanadi at Chhattisgarh.

India’s sinking river deltas signal rising flood risks for millions along the coast

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

27 Feb 2026

6 min read

The Turtle Sanctuary, located on the banks of the Ganges River in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, is a biodiversity hotspot. It is the country's only freshwater turtle sanctuary, relocated from Varanasi, and serves as a breeding ground for rare turtles.

Unchecked sand mining activity in Mirzapur, puts rare turtle habitat at risk along the Ganga river

Brijendra Dubey

20 Feb 2026

9 min read

Kharun river at Mahadev Ghat, Raipur

Kharun River Basin: Machine learning warns of rising floods and falling water security

18 Feb 2026

6 min read

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