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Mangroves - Wetlands or forests?

Mangroves were treated and managed as forests in colonial times, although they are much similar to wetlands. This led to extensive degradation of mangrove ecosystems in India.

Mangrove forest at Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Shankaran Murugan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Increase in extreme flooding events in the Upper Ganga Basin post 1995

Upstream hydrological modifications altered the basin hydrology, says study

Kathiya Gaon, Tehri, Uttaranchal (Image: India Water Portal)

Will Darjeeling’s thirst be quenched?

Poor access and mismanagement of the available water resources continue to plague Darjeeling. Can there be a way out?

Darjeeling, in the grip of a water crisis (Image Source: Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons)

Water can kill!

Mass fish deaths can pose a challenge to the environment, biodiversity and fisherfolk who depend on them for their livelihoods. Why do they happen?

Algal blooms in a pond in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Sustainable solutions for urban areas

Interactive toolkit for urban ecosystem management

Climate change and severe weather conditions are overwhelming most towns and cities (Image: Parminder Jassal, pxhere)

Potential of rainwater management in Bundelkhand

Building resilient agricultural system through groundwater management interventions in degraded landscapes of Bundelkhand region

Charkhari talab in Bundelkhand (Image: IWP Flickr)

Domain experts with low resource understanding are key

Domain expertise doesn't travel from high-resource to a low-resource setup

(Image: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images, Picpedia.Org)

Peak stubble burning to worsen air quality in North India

Chilly winters due to La Nina may lead to more air pollution

A farmer burning crop residue in his farm to prepare the farm for monsoon crop (Image: Abhiriksh, Wikimedia Commons)

Improving access to climate finance critical

India must collaborate with other countries to create a Global Resilience Reserve Fund to act as insurance against climate shocks: CEEW study.

Bihar floods of 2008 (Image: M Asokan, Public Resource.org)

Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains

News this fortnight

A river in Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Operational guidelines for the second phase of Swachh Bharat and AMRUT released

Policy matters this fortnight

Operational guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission and AMRUT-2.0 released (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Move to amend forest law raises concerns

Comments on the proposed amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Submission to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

Dallirajhara forest of Chhattisgarh (Image: Tanvir Khan, Pixabay)

Equity and justice in groundwater access: connecting the dots

Groundwater law and community practices need to go hand in hand to achieve equity and justice in groundwater access in India, argues this recent study.

Equity and justice in groundwater access, an urgent need (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Celebrating climate action

The UN in India brings together youth climate champions and policymakers to showcase green solutions pioneered by young Indians

Commemorating 76 years of the founding of the United Nations with a celebration of climate action in India (Image: PxFuel)

Uttarakhand floods, a marker of climate change

Flash flood fury in Uttarakhand, a classic example of extended stay of monsoon

Floods in Uttarkashi, India. June 2013 (Image: Oxfam International)

Balancing water security with saving biodiversity in the river Beas

Will it be possible to achieve tradeoffs between meeting water needs of people and retaining river waters to sustain the rare and beautiful, but endangered Indus River Dolphin in the Beas river?