Political
Empowering, involving local communities crucial for reviving Yamuna: Study
Posted on 07 Sep, 2020 12:56 PMThere aren’t many studies on understanding the socio-economic impact of river pollution, and the handful of those available miss out on capturing the voices of the local communities who are most affected by river pollution.
Swollen rivers engulf houses and erode banks wreaking havoc in Bihar
Posted on 04 Sep, 2020 08:16 PMFloods coupled with erosion increase the woes of Bihar
IUKWC Virtual User Engagement Initiative 2020
Posted on 04 Sep, 2020 07:24 AMIUKWC has put together a set of interviews with researchers from six Indo-UK projects that provide an overview of their research outputs and how these can support water operations, management and/or decision making.
Fully interactive - interviewees will be available to answer your questions during two hour windows
Webinar Series - Critical Engagement with Floods in India
Posted on 03 Sep, 2020 03:49 PMAbout the webinar:
Ganga's riverine communities in troubled waters
Posted on 01 Sep, 2020 03:04 PMA large section of the population living in the Ganga river basin still depends on the river for daily use activities and livelihood. Hence, the cleaning of the Ganga river’s water and making it safe for use remains a major goal for policymakers.
Is the draft EIA notification 2020 anti-environment?
Posted on 30 Aug, 2020 04:48 PMEconomic development and creation of jobs have been India’s most critical challenges, and continue to be an overriding priority for the government. India’s rise in the World Bank’s global ranking on the ease of doing business is complemented with a successive downturn in its position on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from 2014 to 2019.
Holy waters, unholy outcomes!
Posted on 28 Aug, 2020 05:52 PMRivers are revered and considered holy since times immemorial in India and mass bathing in some rivers is an age-old ritual. A holy dip and a holy sip of the river waters are considered to be a highly purifying. But is the dip really cleansing at all when almost all the rivers in India are known to be highly polluted?
Drying veins of Ganga: Can we have ‘Nirmal Ganga’ with dying tributaries?
Posted on 27 Aug, 2020 05:22 PMIndia’s Himalayan rivers have been a cradle of civilisational development and a centre for faith and culture for ages. Ganga being a fertile basin has been a significant contributor to our agricultural economy as well as our river-based agrarian development.
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore tops in cleanest city category
Posted on 25 Aug, 2020 09:19 PMIndore once again tops the Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the cleanest city category