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Photo feature: Ganga back to dirty ways
April 22, 2019
Within a few weeks of the end of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Ganga is again flowing dirty and lean, as the water released from the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand has been stopped again, and pollution continues unabated
The curse of hydropower?
April 19, 2019
A new global study on the effects of hydropower dams on conflict, poverty, economic growth, debt and environmental effects finds that beneficiaries are far away, while those who lived near the projects suffer the most
The great rewetting on the edge of Tibet
April 18, 2019
Herders benefit from a vast effort to restore wetlands. But how many yaks is too many for the grassland ecosystem?
Green promises for India’s polls, but no fresh idea
April 16, 2019
As India heads to elections, both the governing party and the main opposition look at issues ranging from solar energy to pollution to climate adaptation
Water is big issue before India’s elections
April 15, 2019
The manifestos of India’s main national parties, the BJP and the Congress, lay a great deal of emphasis on water management, but there are few new ideas to manage the big crisis
Bangladesh’s fishing boat communities struggle for recognition
April 12, 2019
Displaced fisherfolk on Bhola Island are locked in a long fight to gain national identity cards to access basic services – as sea level rise and river erosion makes life ever more precarious