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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

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

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

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

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

Fishermen of Kabartal taking tourists around in the remaining waters 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

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

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