Cyclone Vardah hits TN
News this week
Tropical cyclone of 2013. (Source: NASA WorldView)
A notification to ensure ecological flow of rivers
Environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta talks about the highs and lows of the new river Ganga notification and how environmentalists can use it to make an impact.
Boys wait to collect coins thrown into the Ganga at Kanchla, Uttar Pradesh.
Breathing life into Baitarani
The river basin of Baitarani is facing many challenges in these changing times. Initiatives are on to protect it.
Pranab Choudhury
For a flood-free Chennai
Chennai’s topography, along with civic apathy, official lethargy and a complete disregard for its natural floodplains see the city reeling under severe waterlogging every year.
Home to over 300 species of birds, the Pallikaranai marsh is being increasingly threatened by rapid urbanisation. (Image: IWP Flickr)
Remembering Amma’s generosity
Apart from her charisma, Jayalalithaa will be remembered for her untiring efforts to make food and water available for the people.
Amma rose to popularity with her many welfare schemes for the poor.
Mining of rare earth minerals poisons land and water
Potential threats of environmental deterioration continue to be ignored in Kollam partly due to the difficulty in regulating an industry that produces resources of high strategic importance.
Sand mining and environmental pollution (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
A cut above the rest
A community reserve in Punjab has precious lessons in conservation for other wetlands which are facing ecological crisis.
Keshopur, a favourite of native and migratory birds in Punjab.
Traditional ways to water security
Reviving traditional water bodies, and not environmentally-unsustainable mega projects which are expensive, is the most viable solution to deal with water scarcity in parched lands like Bundelkhand.
A traditional pond in the fort city of Charkhari, Bundelkhand. (Source: India Water Portal)
Wai celebrates Krishnabai Utsav
Celebrated over eight days, a festival pays homage to the Krishna river which is dammed, stagnant and polluted but still holds hope for many.
The river Krishna at Wai (Source: Makarand Shende)
Grand scheme to befriend farmers
Despite farmers’ apprehension, the new crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, is considered a game changer.
A group of farmers in Karnataka's project on spice value chain development.. (Source: Rakesh Sahai, Wikimedia Commons, 2015)
No land for nomads
The lives of Dhangars in Maharashtra is a perfect example of the threats faced by pastoralists in India due to rapid urbanisation and hostile state policies.
Dhangars are pastoralists in Maharashtra. (Source: India Water Portal)
Namami Gange not holding water
The Ganga clean-up drive may go on but won’t yield result without better planning, execution and coordination between Centre, states and stakeholders.
The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Kanjli: A wetland in despair
Migrant birds skip this Ramsar site in Punjab due to lack of freshwater and high pollution.
Water hyacinth dominates Kanjli.
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