Rivers

Ponds--once a lifeline of India's agriculture--are being revived by some Punjab farmers
Farm ponds, rediscovered by a few farmers in Patiala, could be the answer to the state's growing groundwater crisis as they can harvest rainwater and cushion against flooding.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 10:45 AM

The northern region of India is facing drought for the second consecutive year.
Harmesh Singh has taken to rainwater harvesting on his farm since the groundwater has gone down.
Wildlife Board panel not to consider projects in and around protected areas
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Nov, 2015 08:23 PM

Panel not to consider projects until eco-zones are clearly demarcated
Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan (Source: Vasundhara Deogawanka via IWP Flickr Photos)
Mansarovar or Gaumukh: Which is the source of the Ganga?
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:11 PM

NIH scientists to probe if Mansarovar is the source of Ganga
Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:00 PM

Centre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital
An undisturbed forest (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Srinagar's Dal Lake shrinks by 36% in the last 37 years
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:43 PM

Study shows half of Srinagar's water bodies have disappeared in the past century
Dal Lake in Srinagar (Source: McKay Savage via Wikipedia)
How much water should flow in the Yamuna?
Considered sacred, the Yamuna is gasping for breath today choking on the unprecedented load of sewage and industrial effluents that drain into it. Can its ecological flow be worked out?
Vikram Soni
Shashank Shekhar
Diwan Singh
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 05:17 PM

Rivers are the not just the lifeline of our country, but life itself. We may revere them, even worship them but we continue to pollute, choke, and poison their waters. A river, its catchment area, and its floodplains have evolved over millions of years, and once damaged, may not be easy to reclaim.
For a river to be healthy & maintain all its associated functions, free flow must be close to 50-60% of the total flow all year round (Source: Wikimedia)
Environment Ministry allowed to clear hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basins
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:10 PM

MoEFCC can approve hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi river basins: SC
Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
China operationalises one of the biggest dams on the Brahmaputra
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:01 PM

China's Zangmu Hydropower Project, one of the biggest dams on Brahmaputra, is operational
Brahmaputra river in Tibet (Source: Luca Galuzzi via Wikipedia)
After Cyclone Aila, farming nurtures food, faith in Sunderbans
In 2009, Cyclone Aila caused significant damage to livelihoods in the Sunderbans. While saline soil is subversive to agriculture in the area, integrated farming gives many the courage to start afresh.
Usha Dewani Das
Posted on 14 Oct, 2015 09:53 PM

“Another flood like Aila should never happen again, but if it does, we have the knowledge to start working on our soil again”, remarks Binota Munda of Nebukhali village in Hingalganj block, North
Seed-banks are an effective instrument to preserve local varieties and keep people together
National Watershed Management Project gets a go ahead
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Oct, 2015 01:50 PM

Cabinet approves the National Watershed Management Project, worth Rs.2,142 crore
Irrigated fields of Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
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