India
India: Encouraging River Revivals
DRP NB 170325: Can we work for more Kham Rivers and Less Sabarmati Rivers? This week’s Dams, Rivers and People DRP News Bulletin brings two encouraging reports about revival of Kham River in Sambhajin...
India: Tap Water for Households
Over 15.51 crore (1 Crore = 10 Million) rural households now have tap water, says govt. Central government in partnership with States and Union Territories, is actively advancing the Jal Jeevan Missio...
India: Development as Domination
Development as domination: inequality and authoritarianism in India. Publication by Blue Community Ambassador Lyla Mehta and Salonie Muralidhara Hiriyur for the Institute of Development Studies IDS. ...
India: Water Loss due to Rising Evaporation
Ponds, dams losing copious water to rising evaporation. Experts attribute it to climate change, green cover depletion. Kalaburagi: Soaring mercury levels across Karnataka – some parts of the state are...
India: Protests to Save Pune’s Riverfront
‘Stop River-Front Development’: Pune residents demand river cleanups instead of concrete embankments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the River-Front Development (RFD) proje...
India: Restore Bengaluru Lakes
The lakes in Bengaluru have often been in the news for the froth, fish kills, encroachments and pollution related issues and the year 2024 has been no different amid growing concerns and govt attempts...
India: Sindh’s Water Crisis
Sindh’s water crisis and the illegality of the new canals on the Indus. Sindh faces a growing water crisis as the illegal construction of new canals threatens its future and livelihoods. Water has alw...
India: Cleaning the Yamuna River
Cleaning the Yamuna: Will Delhi’s new government succeed where others failed? Only 2 per cent of the Yamuna flows through urban Delhi, yet it holds over 80 per cent of the river’s pollution. Crores sp...
8 March: Accelerated Action in India
8 March: Accelerated Action. ‘Jal Sahelis’ show the way before International Women’s Day. On February 2, 2025, the Jal Sahelis (Women friends of water) of Bundelkhand embarked on what was perhaps a ‘n...
