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Ulsoor lake in Bengaluru. Image by Ramesh NG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Environmentalists concerned over size-based buffer zones for water bodies

Aisiri Amin 2 Dec 2025
Toxic pollutants from industries on Bellundur lake in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

How excess rains and poor wastewater management send microplastics into city lakes

T. V. Padma 30 Oct 2025
Plastic pollution along the shores of Bhoj wetland. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay.

Evidence of microplastics in a wetland sparks concern about water security

Manish Chandra Mishra 8 Oct 2025
Achan landfill. Image by Farzana Nisar.

The landfill that ate a wetland

Farzana Nisar 3 Oct 2025
Deepor Beel is Guwahati’s major stormwater storage basin, and is facing stress from unregulated urban runoff. Image by Arnie via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Algal blooms choke a wetland, threatening biodiversity and livelihoods

Barasha Das 29 Sep 2025
A man rows past a bus partly submerged in flood water in Rishikesh in June 2013. Extreme rain during the monsoon led to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides during this time in the Western Himalayas. (AP Photo)

What are cloudbursts? Why do they occur and how can cloudburst risks be reduced? [Explainer]

Max Martin 27 Aug 2025
A bronze-winged jacana in Vembanad lake. Estimates say the lake is home to some 20,000 water fowls, otters and various varieties of fish. Image by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

From choking backwaters to cleaner currents [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 13 Aug 2025
Bellandur lake seen from neighbouring residential societies. The decades following the 1970s saw rapid development and encroachment of lakes in the city. By the 2020s, only 183 choking lakes remained. Image by Amol.Gaitonde via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The city of lakes battles a deepening water crisis

Phalguni Ranjan 25 Apr 2025

[Commentary] India needs a dedicated national wetland inventory programme

Ritesh Kumar 31 Jan 2025

1 in 4 freshwater species around the globe at risk of extinction

Kristine Sabillo 22 Jan 2025

When citizens take ownership of urban commons

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2023

[Podcast] Imprints: Lake hopping with Anoop Ambili

Sahana Ghosh, Kartik Chandramouli 3 Feb 2023
A fisherwoman pulling up her Chinese net using the traditional Khu-il Chingba method in front of a homestay. Photo by Victor Ningthoujam.

Authorities announce “clean up” of Loktak lake; locals fear loss of fishing commons

Donald Takhell 9 Aug 2022

[Explainer] What’s causing mass fish death in India’s ponds and lakes?

Ananya Vyas 19 Jul 2022

Surveying maps, roping in authorities and building a community for Bengaluru’s lakes

Shoma Abhyankar 6 Dec 2021

Rethinking tourism could save Udaipur from its pressures

Archana Singh 14 Sep 2021

The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects

Prachi Pinglay-Plumber 5 Apr 2021

[Video] A mugger crocodile on shared space, fear and future

Sejal Mehta, Kartik Chandramouli, Taarini Ravjit 2 Apr 2021

Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter

Nabarun Guha 30 Mar 2021

Managing waste to save the wetlands of Himachal Pradesh

Snigdha Nalini Oreya 16 Mar 2021