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India: Manifesto for Clean Rivers

‘Pune River Revival’ is a passionate team for the citizens’ movement to revive and rejuvenate Pune rivers. The team is led by passionate residents, activists and dedicated ecologists. Amid the o...

India: Villagers oppose pollution

Residents of 32 villages located on the banks of the Buddha Nullah river, a Sutlej tributary passing through Ludhiana (in Indias very northern Punjab region) on Saturday opposed the government move to...

India: Save Doodh Ganga!

Doodh Ganga is a drinking water source for more than 1/2 Million Srinagar residents but this drinking water stream is being polluted by liquid and solid waste. This has been plundered by Illegal River...

India: Water Journalists Round-Table

7-9 November 2024, water journalists from across India held a round-table sharing stories on water crisis & reporting challenges / strategies. Journalists writing on water discussed its intersecti...

India: Groundwater recharge in Guwahati

Unplanned urbanisation and population growth are increasing the vulnerability of groundwater resources, both in terms of quality and quantity in India leading to over-abstraction of groundwater. As ci...

India: the invisible sanitation worker

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the country-wide campaign to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management in India, must focus on the invisible sanitation worker, Prof. Lyla Mehta (In...

India’s urban water crisis

A comprehensive approach involving infrastructure development, improved water management, and effective policies is required to ensure equitable and sustainable access to water for all, writes Vikas K...

India: Yamuna river groans under neglect

Successive governments have spent thousands of crores on cleaning the Yamuna, but the river’s condition continues to deteriorate. But why does a clean Yamuna remain a distant dream, The New Indian Exp...

India: Rising Tide of Water Conflicts

The rising tide of water-related conflicts has emerged as a significant global concern, particularly in regions like Asia and Africa. Between 1990 and 2023, at least 1,473 instances of violence, confl...

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