Hydropower

Kerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court

CWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting

Odisha is home to 11 major rivers of which many are interstate rivers such as the Mahanadi. As climate change makes extreme rainfall events more frequent in the state, there is an urgent need to better manage the rivers and their basins. Most of these rivers are faced with conflicts arising from issues of flood control, sharing water and hydropower, diversion of water for industries and flood control. These problems are frequently aggravated by the unforeseen consequences of continual human interference in the river basins.

The recent news on the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribal and other forest-dwelling households from 16 states by a Supreme Court order has again brought the long-debated issue of the role of the state and the community in forest governance to the forefront.

Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project

Activists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

Centre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste

In India, women often travel long distances to fetch water. This in turn affects school attendance for young girls, and has a domino effect on other development indicators. Women and girls are an important stakeholder to be considered in the design of interventions and programmes to ensure access to safe water for all.

On International Women's Day today, we take a look at the critical connects between gender and water.

Not just surface water, pollution leads to deficit in dissolved oxygen in Ganga's riverbed sediment: Study