Chennai coast chokes on oil
Lack of preparedness by government authorities in dealing with the massive oil spill on the Chennai coast has transformed it into one of the worst crises on the coast.
Oil sludge being manually removed from the rocky coast. (Image courtesy: The Indian Express)
Election update: Small state, big promises
Assembly elections will be conducted in Goa on February 4. What do the contesting parties say about managing its waters?
The Mandovi that flows through the state.
Wetlands in deep water
On the World Wetlands Day, save a thought for India’s Ramsar sites, most of them at various stages of deterioration.
Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
The search for a shelter
The sorry state of urban slums are testimony to poorly implemented policies for the rehabilitation of migrants.
Residents struggle for a pot of drinking water at Bhuri Tekri, Indore.
They said it!
During a dismal year that spelt doom for the conservation of the country’s natural resources, some politicians made headlines with their bizarre ideas and statements. Here’s a roundup.
Ken river that flows through Panna Tiger Reserve. (Source: K Gagan, Wikimedia Commons)
All eyes on agriculture
With the budget 2017-18 round the corner, we look at the needs of the agriculture sector in the country and what the budget can offer to support its growth.
Farmers thresh paddy during harvest at Sangrur, Punjab. (Source: Neil Palmer, CIAT, 2011, Wikimedia Commons)
Election update: Free power is Punjab’s albatross
The manifestos of the major parties swear to extend the ill-conceived scheme of free power despite its impact on the water and the people.
Punjab elections are keenly watched for the contest between SAD (B)-BJP alliance, Congress and AAP.
NGT to hear PIL on Ganga clean-up
Policy matters this week
Ganga near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
What WatSan needs from budget
The water and sanitation sector in India is in urgent need for funds to show results. The budget 2017-2018 should look into it.
Drinking water source in a village at Kawardha, Chhattisgarh
Can we save our wetlands?
We are losing our wetlands fast. Taking the case of Madhya Pradesh and its wetlands as an example, environment expert K.G. Vyas explains how the wetlands can be saved from further deterioration.
K.G.Vyas (Source: India Water Portal)
Capital punishment
While Delhi gasps for fresh air, its green lung, the Delhi ridge, is shrinking in space due to encroachment.
Kamala Nehru forest in the northern part of the ridge is home to several historical monuments. (Source: Harsha NH, Wikimedia Commons)
Saving Ramgarh Lake
All efforts to rejuvenate the lake near Jaipur have failed as authorities continue to ignore obstructions to its natural flow.
The reservoir that has been dry for the last 10 years.
No man's land
The state of the poromboke lands in Chennai signifies the deteriorating nature of its ecology. Saving them is important not just to preserve a tradition but also to safeguard growing urban spaces.
The Ennore creek choked by fly ash. (Screen grab from the Chennai poromboke paadal)
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