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

Experts say embankments create a false sense of protection: in reality, the damage from flooding has increased due to embankments

As a massive road-widening project continues to roll through the Indian state of Uttarakhand, residents battle landslides and the future of the environment is unclear

As India’s hydropower hotspot, Himachal Pradesh offers important lessons about the huge risks of building large dams in the Himalayas

India’s top expert summarises his views on the need to factor in the Himalayas in the new water policy

The Kali Gandaki case shows that political leaders at the centre, the provinces and the local governments will lock horns in the quest for water

The engineering solutions put in place to tackle the issue of floods has created more problems than solutions in Bihar, says former IIT professor and doyen of water experts Dinesh Mishra

A shift from water sharing to collective initiatives that focus on building basin-wide resilience could strengthen regional cooperation in South Asia

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

Farming in the delta depends on silt, which is being blocked by dams in other countries upstream