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
Monitoring guidelines for sand mining released
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Jan, 2020 11:39 PM

Guidelines to monitor illegal sand mining released

For the first time, the Environment Ministry has released Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020 to monitor and check illegal sand mining in the country.
Illegal sand mining continues in the country unabated (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Jan, 2020 08:57 PM

Gangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river traffic
The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
The Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (KJA) set up a Task Group to draft a new water policy for Karnataka in December 2017 and the report is now in public domain. What are the suggestions that the report makes?
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 20 Jan, 2020 11:42 AM

The water crisis in Karnataka has not only led to severe agrarian distress in the eastern plains region but also created an acute shortage of domestic water, in both rural and urban areas. The 21st century has seen significant changes in demography, economy and agriculture, increasing the demand for water in the state.
Groundwater depletion, a growing challenge (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Water-related crime doubles in India: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Jan, 2020 08:28 AM

Number of water-related crimes double in India: Report
Water-related crime doubles in India (Image Source: Sourabh Phadke)
Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Jan, 2020 08:17 AM

Environment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules
Deepor Beel, a wetland in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Groundwater variability: The tale of two states
Gujarat shows good groundwater storage while Rajasthan shows severe groundwater depletion, inspite of both states in western India receiving good rainfall. Why is this so?
Rakesh Meghwal
Deep Shah
Vimal Mishra
Posted on 12 Jan, 2020 09:28 AM

India, a groundwater stressed country
Groundwater decline in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 11:13 AM

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers
Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PM

India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study
Delhi-NCR shrouded under toxic haze (Source: India Water Portal)
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 Dec, 2019 10:31 AM

Study finds, only one out of five river basins in the country can cope with climate change
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Nov, 2019 12:06 PM

MoU signed for groundwater management through community intervention
An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
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