Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

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December 4, 2022
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
What is the status of inland fisheries in India? Read these situational analysis reports to know about inland fisheries, the life of the fisherfolk, governance and tenure in inland fisheries and threats to the sustainability of inland fisheries.
Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)
November 25, 2022
Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India
These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions.
A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)
November 16, 2022
Improving community resilience in ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in India
Adoption of hybrid solutions - grey and green structures appropriate for resilience building
Healthy wetland ecosystems help in reducing disaster risks and managing climate risks (Image: Pxhere)
October 30, 2022
Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book.
Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)
October 6, 2022
Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir
Rapid urbanisation and faulty land use policies are rapidly destroying forests, grasslands and wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir, India and the ecosystem value services they provide. Can these valuable ecosystems be saved?
Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)
August 27, 2022
Himalayan lakes can potentially become long-term sinks of microplastics
Study looks at microplastic types in lakes of Ladakh
(Vinay Goel, Wikimedia Commons)
Videos
An overview on wetlands in India
My disappearing land- Majuli
Tragic tale of Erai
Cauvery Water Management Authority comes into being
Policy matters this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 05 Jun, 2018 07:22 AM

Union government constitutes the Cauvery Water Management Authority 
The contentious Cauvery (Picture courtesy: NDTV)
Delhi to amicably settle water dispute with Haryana
News this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 05 Jun, 2018 07:14 AM

Delhi Jal Board decides to withdraw all cases against Haryana to amicably settle water dispute
The parched Yamuna (Photo courtesy: The Indian Express)
Water supply crisis hits Shimla hard
News this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 29 May, 2018 11:55 AM

Shimla reels under severe water crunch
No water supply for seven consecutive days in Shimla leaves residents angry. (Photo courtesy: The Hindu)
Centre’s draft Cauvery Management Scheme approved
Policy matters this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 22 May, 2018 10:29 AM

SC approves Centre’s draft scheme for sharing Cauvery river water among riparian states
Draft scheme expected to ease distribution of Cauvery water.(Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
Indore bags India's cleanest city tag
News this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 22 May, 2018 10:17 AM

Swachh Survekshan 2018: Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh emerge as India's top three clean cities
Indore is India's cleanest city. (Picture courtesy: India.com)
Sewage to blame, Dal turns dull
Years of indiscriminate dumping of sewage turns Kashmir’s beautiful Dal Lake into an eyesore.
Nusrath Sidiq
Posted on 17 May, 2018 01:09 PM

Srinagar's prime tourist attraction, Dal Lake, is no more the scenic beauty it used to be. It's turning into an eyesore, thanks to sewage discharge and weed growth.
A Kashmiri boy on a boat among lotus leaves on Dal Lake. (Pic courtesy: Safeena Wani/101Reporters)
Hyderabad's sewage-filled drains cleaned manually
News this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:50 AM

Ahead of monsoon, workers made to clean stormwater drains filled with sewage in Hyderabad
Manual scavenging in a new avatar (Picture courtesy: The New Indian Express)
Call for Admissions for Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University
A first of its kind academic program offering a multi-disciplinary perspective on water with a special focus on policy and practical solutions.
Posted on 08 May, 2018 03:59 PM

Entering its second year, the Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University envisages a multi-disciplinary classroom, engagement and content delivered by some of the best minds globally – experts on water who have worked on ground realities, made policies and initiated change.
High resolution maps of Ganga to aid cleanup
News this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 08 May, 2018 11:33 AM

Entire stretch of the Ganga to be mapped using GIS technology 
Maps to rescue Ganga. (Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
Delhi against in-principle nod for alternate landfill sites
Policy matters this week
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 08 May, 2018 11:09 AM

Delhi government opposes in-principle approval for two landfill sites on Yamuna floodplains 
Delhi's garbage (Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
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