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Rivers and Lakes

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

12 hours ago

8 min read

Fishermen of Kabartal taking tourists around in the remaining water of the lake.

Rivers and Lakes

Who has the right to Kabartal? Bihar’s Kanwar lake is shrinking under caste-based influence

22 Sep 2025

7 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

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

Groundwater in the Dhanbad area has been badly affected and most of the ground water aquifers were destroyed due to intensive mining in the area

Governance and Policy

India’s water policy: Between scarcity, reform, and a sustainable future

28 Aug 2025

6 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

Hyderabad's Musi River crisis unveiled by new pollution study (Image: Mohammed Mubashir, CC BY-SA 4.0)

From lifeline to drain: How urban growth is destroying the Musi River in Hyderabad

29 Jul 2025

5 min read

Agroforestry for river restoration & climate action (World Agroforestry, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)

Riverine agroforestry restores the Lilagar River in Chhattisgarh, one root system at a time

29 Jul 2025

5 min read

Sediments decoding river health (Image: PxHere; CC0)

How sediments shape rivers and the hidden crisis in its management

26 Jul 2025

5 min read

Global river deltas face critical changes; adaptation is key (Image: Stuart Rankin; Flickr Commons)

Scientists warn: Tackle global river delta changes through adaptation and policy

University of East Anglia

07 Jul 2025

3 min read

India's vanishing water bodies: The crisis of lakes, ponds, and wetlands (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)

Rivers and Lakes

What it takes to revive India’s vanishing water bodies in a changing climate

05 Jul 2025

5 min read

Need for water-centric urban planning in India (Image: Mirza; Wikimedia Commons)

Bringing rivers back into the city: Rethinking urban planning in India

27 Jun 2025

5 min read

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