Opinion: An equation to restore river basins in South Asia

November 05, 2020

Non-profit organisation INTACH has developed a model of basin management that prioritises the flow of medium-sized and minor rivers in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins

Rare green immersion stands out after Durga Puja

November 03, 2020

In most places, the annual Hindu festival caused serious water pollution this year as well

Arsenic-laced water kills over one million in India’s Ganga basin

October 27, 2020

Over thirty years since high levels of arsenic was found in groundwater in West Bengal, little has been done to avert a slow-burn health crisis

Caste tensions at depleted Kanwar lake ahead of Bihar elections

October 26, 2020

Kanwar lake in north-east India was once a thriving ecosystem that supported migrating birds and fishing communities, but it has been devastated by government neglect and encroachment

Indigenous residents protest huge coal mine plan in India

October 09, 2020

West Bengal government’s dream to develop the world’s second-largest coal mine becomes a nightmare as elections loom

Room for the river: Mitigating flood risk in South and Southeast Asia

October 08, 2020

Land use on floodplains needs better regulation so that rivers have space to flood and contribute ecosystem services