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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)
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 11, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
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)
September 5, 2022
Rivers of Bengaluru: A map-infographic reflects the rivers’ state
In an attempt to present a perspective on how rivers are used and abused, a map of the Bengaluru rivers illustrate how waste flows through natural river corridors, polluting the rivers and altering their status.
Vrishabhavathi river flow at Thagachguppe Bridge, Kumbalgodu (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 11, 2022
India’s rivers in trouble due to high fertilizer load and heavy monsoons
This could lead to water quality crisis reinforcing the need for basin-specific management strategies
Around the world, more than a fifth of nitrogen released by human activity ends up in aquatic ecosystems (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Bihar canal collapses before inauguration
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:47 AM

Bhagalpur canal in Bihar collapses during trial run
Bhagalpur canal after collapse. (Source: Press Trust of India)
Sardar Sarovar dam to submerge 40,000 families
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:44 PM

PM Modi inaugurates the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project
Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)
Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:10 PM

A whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year
A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
A fishing holiday for marine health
Can seasonal fishing ban improve fish production and biodiversity? A video has the answers.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 15 Sep, 2017 02:29 PM

"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed”--Mahatma Gandhi 
A fisherman shows juvenile fishes. (Source: India water portal)
Maharashtra gets Rs 60,000 crore for river interlinking
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:34 AM

Centre allocates Maharashtra Rs 60,000 crore to link its rivers
A map shows how rivers would be interlinked. (Source: NIH)
Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:04 AM

Assam bears huge agricultural loss from floods
A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during the flood. (Source: 101Reporters)
India gets new water resources minister
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PM

Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Let the river flow
A video tells us why it is important to study the Ken river and its flow properly before implementing any project on it so the ecosystem and biodiversity are not harmed.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 05:08 AM

One of the tributaries of the Yamuna, the Ken, is a major river of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. River Ken regulates groundwater recharge and provides vegetation found on its banks.
Ken river gorge (Source: By Syed Zohaibullah, www.commons.wikimedia.org)
Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AM

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains,' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Call for Nominations: Bhagirath Prayaas Samman & Shri Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal 2017
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman constituted in 2014, is an attempt to recognize inspiring, outstanding, sustained efforts of river warriors towards protection and conservation of India’s rivers.
Posted on 27 Aug, 2017 05:37 PM

Nominations
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