Rivers

Genocide by indifference
The people of Chaubari, Uttar Pradesh have lived alongside and have depended on the Ramganga river for generations. Now, an upcoming barrage is poised to wipe them out. Posted on 07 Jul, 2014 03:40 PM

The Ramganga has many impediments in the course of its 655 kilometer stretch from its origin in the mountains of Uttarakhand to its confluence with the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh. In addition to the Kalagarh Dam, there are already two barrages along its length and now a third one is coming up a few kilometers from Bareilly.

Bareilly barrage across the Ramganga in UP
Think again before you order shark fin soup!
India is the second largest shark catching nation in the world and among the biggest shark fin exporters worldwide. Sadly, that's not a statistic to be proud of. Posted on 03 Jul, 2014 01:40 PM

Sharks are very important to the oceans as they control the fish population and maintain the food balance. However, many species of these predators are under threat due to human interventions, specifically shark finning. 

Shark capture in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Poor sanitation brings down enrollment of girls in schools
News this week Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 01:10 PM

Dip in enrollment of female students due to poor sanitation in schools

Girls toilet in a school
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Policy matters this week Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AM

High Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work

State of an irrigation canal at Khargone district
Dam' safety and management!
A recent accident that killed 24 students in Himachal Pradesh has pointed fingers yet again to the much neglected area of dam safety. More than assigning blame, it's time we assigned responsibility. Posted on 24 Jun, 2014 09:10 PM

Twenty four students were washed away in the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh earlier this month. The students, all from an engineering college in Hyderabad, were picknicking in the river on their way back from the tourist town of Manali. While cooling their heels in the knee deep water and clicking photographs, they missed the rising wall of water that engulfed them in minutes.

Dam induced terror (Source: Matu Jan Sangathan)
IMD predicts less rainfall thanks to strong El Nino
News this week Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 11:02 PM

Strong El Nino, less rainfall this year: IMD

IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
The way ahead to reviving the Ganga
The newly formed Ministry must take into account the entire canvas of river science before it creates another action plan to rejuvenate the Ganga. Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 09:15 PM

Scene one, pertaining to promises to clean and revive the Ganga is over. The country is now watching the more complex and challenging scene two unfold. The challenge is for those who are directly involved in fulfilling the promise made by India's fifteenth Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

Ganga near Gadmukteshwar
Ganga rejuvenation priority for new Water Ministry
Policy matters this week Posted on 02 Jun, 2014 02:21 PM

New Water Ministry headed by Uma Bharti prioritizes Ganga rejuvenation

Ganga at Haridwar (Source: Barry Silver)
Use clean coal, NGT tells Mahagenco
Policy matters this week Posted on 27 May, 2014 01:02 PM

NGT tells Mahagenco to use clean coal

Fly ash pollution (Source: The Hindu)
Access to clean water and sanitation: the rural-urban gap closes
News this week Posted on 27 May, 2014 12:21 PM

The rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN

Many rural areas have free toilets
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