Rivers

India builds dykes on Kaliganga, causes misery to Nepal

CWC recommends scrapping of 15 dams planned across Siang

Eco-Watch, Centre for Environment & Sustainable Development, based in Bangalore, and more active in North Karnataka, is organizing the event, namely “Aghanashini River Festival” at Aghanashini village situated on the bank of the River‘Aghanashini’ in Kumta taluk, Uttara Kanada district.

The Sabarmati Riverfront Development has been hailed as a project towards urban regeneration & environmental improvement, which will transform the river to a focal point of leisure and recreation.

The course intends to interact with field personnel engaged in reservoir operation and management in the country, and train them in the use of the software. A two-way interaction with the participants so that requirements of the field organizations are clearly identified, experiences are shared, and requirements for further modification and additional modules can be discussed.

PMO approves law to protect Ganga river

Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation

Chennai's drinking water seeps down the drain

It's been years since Bhutahi Balan, a small tributary of the Kosi river in Madhubani, North Bihar, has been causing devastation on both its banks. Dinesh Mishra in his book 'Story of a ghost river and engineering witchcraft' objectively analyses the failure of embankments, which are raised banks to contain the river's flooding.

The name Tripura originated from 'Twi' meaning water and 'Para' meaning land. The indigenous population, which is about 32%, refer to Tripura as Twipra, meaning land of water. However, the state no longer seems to be living up to its name.