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Brahmani River near Akalipur in Birbhum. Image Source: Pinakpani via Wikimedia Commons.

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Eastern India’s Brahmani and Baitarani basins show signs of rising heat and water stress

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

29 Sep 2026

7 min read

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar-listed wetland on the southwestern edge of Guwahati, remains an important ecological landscape amid rapid urbanisation. (Image: Hirakjyoti Bayan/ Wikimedia Commons/ CCBY-SA 4.0)

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Deepor Beel’s shrinking silence: Can Assam balance development and ecological survival?

Anwesha Mahanta

13 Sep 2026

6 min read

Hydropower expansion in Northeast India is compounding flash floods, dry spells, and rural crises instead of buffering riverine communities against climate change. (Image: Rawpixel)

When clean energy meets climate risk: The hydropower paradox along the Brahmaputra

07 Sep 2026

5 min read

Lower Subansiri Dam: Ecology, Resistance, & Development in NE India

Rivers and Lakes

How the Subansiri Dam changed the debate on rivers and development in North-east India

20 Aug 2026

7 min read

Warming and low oxygen shrink rohu habitat of Loktak lake by 2100 (Image: Zehawk/Flickr)

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Climate change puts Loktak Lake’s rohu fish habitat under pressure

11 Aug 2026

6 min read

Hidden mercury hotspots and toxic risks beneath Sabarmati Riverfront's concrete banks. (Image: Tarun, Wikimedia Commons)

Mercury in the shadows: The hidden story behind India's Sabarmati riverfront

29 Jul 2026

8 min read

Ken river (Image: Sarah Welch)

Ken-Betwa river inter-linking: Inside India’s controversial water megaproject

27 Jul 2026

10 min read

The Yamuna River no longer reliably delivers essential ecosystem services

Can the Yamuna survive land-use change? Unchecked urban growth pushes Delhi's river to the brink

10 Jul 2026

8 min read

Communities in AP, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka braved the summer heat to stand up for river stewardship.

Walking with rivers: How communities across India are reconnecting with freshwater ecosystems

Pallavi Srivastava

26 Jun 2026

6 min read

Sewage, runoff, and unchecked urban growth degrade India's water bodies and threaten water security.

Rivers and Lakes

What a new study reveals about pollution in Aurangabad’s water bodies

18 Jun 2026

7 min read

Deepor beel in Guwahati.

Rivers and Lakes

Why Guwahati’s wetlands matter for food resilience, biodiversity and urban futures of India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

27 May 2026

7 min read

A complex eight-habitat ecosystem was replaced with a rigid concrete channel that prioritizes urban aesthetics over hydrological health.

Gomti Riverfront project: The hidden environmental price of Lucknow’s waterfront makeover

23 May 2026

8 min read

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