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India, Bangladesh could economically benefit from better management of shared waterways

Abu Siddique 5 Jan 2023
Barnamali Malik along with other fishermen prepares to venture into the Kharasrota river to catch fish. They returned home empty handed after a seven-hour long sail. Photo by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Illegal fish poisoning threatens traditional fishers in Odisha; authorities say no complaints since 2020

Aishwarya Mohanty 6 Oct 2022
Medicines

Humans are contaminating Earth’s waterways with medicines, pharmaceutical ingredients

Malavika Vyawahare 5 Oct 2022
Fishing on the Teesta River in Bangladesh

Experts call for more effective water sharing agreements between India and Bangladesh

Abu Siddique 27 Sep 2022
Sand mining in Bangladesh

Demand for sand in Bangladesh escalates illegal activities, threatens environment

Abu Siddique 22 Sep 2022
A dolphin in Kulsi river. Photo from Prasanna Kalita.

Gangetic river dolphins in Assam decline in the wake of anthropogenic pressures

Nabarun Guha 24 Aug 2022

[Commentary] Scope for more nuanced reporting by media on the Brahmaputra river basin

Sumit Vij 9 Aug 2022
Civil society members at the project site with banners to protect Mattewara forest and the Sutlej river. Photo by special arrangement.

How Punjab’s civil society prevented an ecological disaster in already polluted Ludhiana

Vivek Gupta 29 Jul 2022

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

Ananya Vyas 19 Jul 2022
Authorities in Kashmir, over the years, have been advising farmers to shift to alternate crops. Photo by Umer Asif.

Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley’s food security at risk

Zubair Amin 12 Jul 2022

Multiple hydropower projects on the Chenab river ring alarm bells

Anzer Ayoob, Mubashir Naik 7 Jul 2022
Protests over dam construction in Arunachal Pradesh have been observed in the Siang River belt. However, most protests against big dams have weaken.

Dams, art and protest in Arunachal Pradesh

Ranju Dodum 4 Jul 2022

[Book review] The Narmada Bachao Andolan through the eyes of lesser-known tribal leaders

Kundan Pandey 20 Jun 2022

Time capsules in fish ears that unpack responses to climate change

Sahana Ghosh 9 Jun 2022

Unaccounted deaths lay bare the dark side of sand mining

Varsha Singh 7 Jun 2022
African catfish in Bengaluru.African catfish find it easier to thrive in new and harsh environments. Photo by Yercaud Elango/ Wikimedia Commons.

Invasive freshwater fish are thriving in the Ganges, aided by increasing temperatures

Sneha Mahale 6 Jun 2022

Dams are a necessary evil across the world, but can we manage their consequences?

Petro Kotzé 3 Jun 2022
Water being pumped through tubewells is also contaminated. Photo by Omkar Singh.

Industries dump chemicals into fields, pollute Ajnar river in Madhya Pradesh

Anil Kumar Tiwari 3 Jun 2022

[Video] When sand mining alters a river, flooding farmlands in Spiti

Munmun Dhalaria 12 May 2022
Displaced people of Lohari village, live in a school because their houses have been submerged. Photo by Kapil Kajal.

As Lohari village is submerged for a dam, homes, farms and memories are drowned

Kapil Kajal 10 May 2022