Hydropower
NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity
posted 1 year 8 months agoNGT seeks report on constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees

Making water available for all
posted 1 year 8 months agoIndia, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.

Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae
posted 1 year 9 months agoKerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court

Water storage depletes in major river basins: CWC
posted 1 year 9 months agoCWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting

River conservation efforts need to be prioritised
posted 1 year 9 months agoOdisha 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.

What’s forest governance without local hand
posted 1 year 9 months agoThe 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

SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
posted 1 year 9 months agoLower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project

Bullet train project worries activists
posted 1 year 9 months agoActivists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra

Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
posted 1 year 9 months agoThe Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

Hazardous waste rules amended
posted 1 year 10 months agoCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste
