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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

Rivers and Lakes

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

Rivers and Lakes

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

Ghoramara Island’s 50-year erosion crisis

Ghoramara island is disappearing and exposing India’s coastal policy gaps

18 Feb 2026

6 min read

Riverbed sand mining on the Damodar near Nabagram village in West Bengal, showing an influx of JCBs and trucks on the riverbed. The various anthropogeomorphic landforms induced by sand mining are also visible such as, sand mounds, excavated sand pools, and levelled sand tracks created by mining activity.

Rivers and Lakes

How sand mining is reshaping riverbeds and water quality in India

Priyank Pravin Patel

12 Feb 2026

8 min read

Fishermen sitting together in their boats on the calm waters of Wular lake, resting after a long day's work

Rivers and Lakes

“We are beautifying the wound”: Wular Lake, restoration, and the people of Kashmir

10 Feb 2026

10 min read

The future of this micro-economy is intimately tied to the ecological health and cultural centrality of the river itself. Efforts to clean the Godavari, regulate effluent, and maintain safe, accessible ghats are not just environmental or heritage projects – they are, in a very real sense, livelihood protection measures.

How the Godavari at Panchavati sustains Nashik’s sacred economy of priests, pilgrims, and vendors

07 Jan 2026

12 min read

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