Rivers: Not just clean them, revive them
The increasing pollution and the decrease in river water flow have made revival of rivers a non-negotiable need today. The solution is in cleaning the rivers--not in parts but as a whole.
River Krishna at Wai (Source: India Water Portal)
NGT takes note of Chambal river e-flow
Policy matters this week
Chambal river near Kota (Source: Wikimedia commons)
‘Have a selfish interest in environment’
Lawyer Ritwick Dutta says we need to understand how minor changes in environment governance impact our lives in big ways.
Ritwick Dutta (left) receives the Bhagirath Prayas Samman at India Rivers' Week.
Anupam Mishra: The Gandhian I know
Anupam ji’s work can’t be measured in words, least of all by me. Here are some of my memories of him over a few years.
Source: Ted Talks
Identifying WASH barriers
Policies that address the WASH need to acknowledge the presence of a glass curtain that curtails access to its appropriate gender and age-related services.
A coastal village with poor sanitation facilities in South India (Source: India Water Portal)
Stunting in India: The sanitation connect
India has the highest number of stunted children worldwide. Not just toilet numbers, but poor toilet use and hygiene behaviour too need urgent redressal at the policy level to reduce stunting.
Rally on nutrition awareness by Jeebika Suraksha Manch, Odisha (Source: Amir Khan)
Sanitation and the risk of sexual violence
A study finds increased risk of sexual violence among women who defecate in the open due to lack of proper sanitation facilities.
Lack of access to sanitation and the risk of sexual violence. (Source: India WASH Forum)
Saving the Ganga, one step at a time
A walk along the Ganga is all it takes to get a better perspective on the river and its deteriorating ecosystem. Here’s an attempt at it.
Siddharth Agarwal (Photo credit-Siddharth Agarwal)
Open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources
What are the gaps in the recent gazette notification on river Ganga rejuvenation? Dr Brij Gopal, coordinator, Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia writes an open letter for public discussion.
Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river. (Source: Vadaykeviv Wikimedia Commons)
Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab
A book by the late Shri Anupam Mishra, now available in Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, English AND Russian!
Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab: Anupam Mishra
On a wing and a prayer
Renuka lake is a Ramsar site but also has a temple near it which makes it a battle site of conflicting interests. Is a solution possible?
Peaceful on the surface, Renuka lake is a battleground between conservation and religion.
Storm after a lull
After a brief interval, the north-east monsoon made its presence felt through the cyclonic storm Vardah, terrorising both coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
One of the many calamities of cyclone Vardah in Jawahar Nagar near Perambur.
Summer of discontent
A wetland which is one of the Ramsar sites in India, struggles to maintain its character due to lack of water.
An Indian cormorant dries its wings at Keoladeo national park, Bharatpur. (Source: Aastha Singh, Wikimedia Commons)
Water worried, Ranchi looks for a way out
Ranchi, like many other cities in the country, is reeling under severe water crisis. Managing the existing water bodies is one way of taking care of it.
Harmu, a dirty waterway winds through the centre of the city.
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