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Concrete riverfronts or ecological rejuvenation
A two-day Dialogue on urban rivers held in Pune recently focused on the plight of urban rivers. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports
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Setback for optimal river basin planning
Setting up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi Water Dispute will not help the people or the river. Shripad Dharmadhikary
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India’s national waterways: what are the impacts on rivers, ecology and livelihoods?
“The government has made a strong push for inland waterways but confusion over environmental assessments and clearance processes cloud development.”
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Throwing good money after bad
This article critically examines the proposed push for hydro power projects in the recently released Draft National Energy Policy for
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Expert Appraisal Committee of Environment Ministry Applies its Expertise to Determine Civil Action Groups are Anti-Development
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Turning a full circle
The situation that Maheshwar Project is in, brings sharply into focus the issue of accountability of those responsible for the
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Losing our rivers to grand plans
As per the National Waterways Bill recently introduced in the Parliament, 101 stretches of rivers in the country will be
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Keep our rivers flowing!
A report from the water resources ministry underlines, for the first time, the importance of ‘e-flows’ in river basin planning,
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Pursuing development: The perils of the beaten track
The report of a high level committee led by Vijay Kelkar to promote balanced development in Maharashtra has several important
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Hydropower in Bhutan – Time for a Rethink?
The first international visit undertaken by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came to power in May 2014 with a
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Defining, celebrating and protecting our rivers
India Rivers Week held in November 2014 was a first-of-its-kind gathering in New Delhi, which celebrated rivers and those trying
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Why large dams aren’t a water solution for the future
The uncertainty of the nature and extent of climate change impact on the water sector calls for adaptive and flexible
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Hydropower in the land of Gross National Happiness
The immense untapped potential of hydropower generation in Bhutan has led to several major projects in the offing, with varying
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Preparing the framework for a new Ganga vision
A Consortium of 7 IITs is working on a plan that will form the basis for the long-term vision for
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Will selective plans for the Ganga work?
Rejuvenation of the Ganga has purportedly grabbed a big share of the new government’s focus, but would plans ignoring the
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Lessons from the “other” Indo-Pak conflict
The award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kishenganga hydroelectric project
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Travelling afar for solutions nearby
The plan to erect 12 dams in order to meet the water requirements of cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
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Powerful forces get water for power
The construction of barrages to meet the water needs of thermal power plants in western Chattisgarh shows that irregularities involved
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Hydropower: Will new committee break new ground?
An expert committee set up by the MoEF to study the impact of hydropower projects in the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin raises
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River basin management: Missing the boat
The draft River Basin Management Bill 2012 has been crafted with good intentions but threatens to be counter-productive unless the
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