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Rivers and Lakes

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.

The Godavari’s sacred economy in Panchavati and the road to Nashik’s Simhastha 2026

07 Jan 2026

12 min read

The Thajiwas glacier in Sonamarg shows bare rock and shrinking ice, where once snow spread thickly across the valley floor.

How Thajiwas glacier tells a larger story of Kashmir’s climate

28 Dec 2025

11 min read

The mighty Ganga, India’s lifeline

Ganga River Basin shows growing drought stress amid changing monsoon

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Dec 2025

6 min read

Farooq Ahmad Dar sits in his boat on Anchar Lake, where he once fished for his family. The lake's pollution has now taken away his livelihood.

How toxic landfill waste is affecting livelihoods around Kashmir’s Anchar lake

17 Dec 2025

9 min read

Hokersar wetland in Kashmir

Rivers and Lakes

Urban pressure is changing soil health in Kashmir’s wetlands

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

17 Dec 2025

8 min read

FAQ: Everything you need to know about the blue economy

FAQ: Everything you need to know about the blue economy

07 Dec 2025

14 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 DDA cleared 20 acres of land from encroachment in Mayur Vihar Yamuna Khadar in the month of May this year. Source: Dainik Jagran

Who owns the Yamuna floodplain: Migrant farmers, landlords, or the DDA?

31 Oct 2025

11 min read

Prayagraj's Triveni Sangam (Image: Juggadery, Wikimedia Commons)

Ganga in crisis: Pollution and health risks rise in Prayagraj’s sacred rivers

16 Oct 2025

6 min read

Groundwater contamination in mined areas

Tainted waters: Uranium mining and radiological risks in Jadugoda of Jharkhand

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Oct 2025

5 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

Dr Priyanka Jamwal and her colleagues at the lake

Rivers and Lakes

Lake Revive: Nature-based solutions tool to restore and sustain urban lakes

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Sep 2025

6 min read

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