How Do The 5 States Going To The Polls Stack Up Economically?
With India’s national elections less than a year away, key state assembly polls have stirred…
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Is Water Sector’s ‘Uncomfortable Knowledge’ Missing At COP28?
A year ago, in the final declaration from COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the global…
Report Says More Action Is Needed To Protect Freshwater Ecosystems
The COP28 U.N. climate summit, which begins in just a couple of weeks, aims to make…
Ecologists Explore The Murky Future Of India’s Urban Waters
Close your eyes. Now imagine that you are seated next to a stream that is…
Water As A Source Of Hope In The Middle East
Water is a central element of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza…
The Role Of Caste In Shaping Water Access Is Overlooked In India
Independence Day-eve this year marked the death of little Indra Meghwal, a nine-year-old Dalit boy…
Can Greening Be Prioritized In Neighborhoods Considered Vulnerable?
“I live in an area that has barely any trees. There is little shade and…
Should Rural India Drink Urban Wastewater?!
It is early August and Kolar is shades of brown and green. Unexpected showers in…
Ruza, A Traditional Water Harvesting System For Water-Scarce Mountains
“Rainfed agriculture in India is a risky enterprise, owing to uncertainties in rainfall,” reads a…
Residents Near AP Uranium Mine Fear Health Issues From Contamination
For a decade, the uranium tailings pond near Tummalapalle and other villages in the YSR…
Himalayas Losing Glaciers, Snow, More Hazards In Offing: New Study
“As scientists, what worries us the most is the scale at which the glaciers are…
The Indian Voice For Environmental Justice At Global Platforms
When the Earth Commission released its third paper on earth system boundaries in 2023, one…
Reclaiming Wastewater: A Sustainable Path For Water Use In India
On 21 April, during a high-level committee meeting on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna river,…
India’s Palm Oil Drive Faces A Reality Check
Palm oil has become essential to India’s food security in the past three decades, replacing…
Sikkim Reels Under Water Woes, Faces Hottest June
Gangtok, in Sikkim, was reeling under acute water shortage, after a cloud burst-induced landslide on…
Condition Of Our Water Bodies Is Concerning, Say Experts
India’s first water body census, which primarily focused on small water bodies like ponds, tanks,…
‘Himalayan Glaciers Warming At Alarming Rate’
“I can assure you one thing that the mountains are changing. And they are changing…
Why India’s Palm Oil Plans Fail To Account For Climate Change
India’s ambitious drive to expand domestic palm oil production fails to consider the subcontinent’s changing…
Human Rights Calamity: Billions Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water
Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN water conference in…
Why Do Pipes That Crisscross Sikkim Run Dry
Every day, Bidya* spends three to four hours getting water from the thulo dhara, or…
What’s Driving Hydropower Construction In AP?
Tone Mickrow, a member of the indigenous Idu Mishmi community, lives a few hours’ drive…
Treated Wastewater Reuse Could Cut 1.3 Million Tonnes Of Emissions
Reusing treated wastewater in irrigation in India could have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3…
‘Ganga, Brahmaputra Flows To Reduce Due To Global Warming’
Source: PTI UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the…
Green Hydrogen Production: Concerns Remain About Water Availability
India is targeting production of five Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of green hydrogen by 2030….
India’s Push To Use Sugar For Fuel May Lead To Problems
Over the past few months, huge chimneys have been belching thick smoke incessantly on the…