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New Recommendations for a Proactive Flood Policy in India

T.V. Padma 20/09/2020

As India grapples with devastating monsoon floods, a new...

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The Indus Dolphin Is Struggling in India, Thriving in Pakistan

Vivek Gupta 27/07/2020

The Indus dolphin along with the more popular Ganges...

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Should Rights for Rivers Be on the Agenda for the 2019 Elections?

Shrishtee Bajpai and Ashish Kothari 19/03/2019

As several countries rally around the idea of legal...

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The World Needs More Energy but Has Less Water to Spare for It

Deepak Krishnan 05/12/2018

Over 70% of India’s existing thermal-power utilities are likely...

China and India’s Race to Dam the Brahmaputra River Puts the Himalayas at Risk

Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman 01/10/2016

At the heart of the Himalayas, the ongoing conflict...

Photo Story: Living on the Edge of a Rising Sea

Anup Bhattacharya 24/09/2016

Ghoramara Island in the Ganga firth of West Bengal...

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The Indo-Gangetic Basin is Getting Dirtier Faster Than it is Disappearing

T.V. Padma 02/09/2016

Groundwater levels are falling in 30% of the basin's...