Rivers

SC comes to the rescue of Aarey trees in Mumbai

The execution of India’s institutional framework for preventing and solving conflicts over river water is still evolving. A new thinking on federalism in the field of water management to meet local aspirations and national ambition is needed.

National rural sanitation strategy launched to sustain open defecation-free (ODF) status 

"River conversations are critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnect civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions and open streams of thought for a future with exciting possibilities," says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication who has conceptualized a new series of quarterly river conv

Reservoir levels increase to 85 percent of overall capacity this year

NGT orders DDA to ensure farming on the Yamuna floodplains is stopped by 2020

Government identifies 100 wetlands for restoration in next five years

Sardar Sarovar dam fills up while ignoring thousands in submergence area

Ahead of UNCCD COP14 in Delhi this week, India pledges to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030

A study published in the Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, analyzing the cooling effect of the city of Ahmedabad’s water bodies, has thrown up some interesting findings. The east bank of the Sabarmati river, which flows through Ahmedabad, was found to be significantly cooler than the west bank, witnessing a greater drop in temperature even during summer.