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…
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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…
The Hidden Waters Of The Himalayas Are Key To Mitigating Disasters
Within weeks of the partial evacuation of Joshimath, an ancient pilgrim town in Uttarakhand, northern…
Best Of ’22: Water In A Climate-Changed Region
Climate change is destabilising the freshwater supply on which all life depends. Multiple disasters in…
Drought Conditions Force Marathwada Farmers To Migrate For Work
It’s 8 p.m. on a rainy day in mid-October and a family of 10 from…
Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Energy Transitions
As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around…
Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly
Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on…
Who Is Extracting Goa’s Groundwater?
Erwin Fonseca, a 47-year-old farmer lives in Goa’s Assagao, a village near the coast in…
Europe Facing Its Worst Drought In 500 Years
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the…
Women’s Lives Get Harder In Bundelkhand As Water Scarcity Grows
Every day during the summer months, Kamlawati Yadav wakes up at 6 am and walks…