by SANDRP | Feb 28, 2018 | Home, Rivers, Sustainable Living
‘To choose safe waters is the route of imposters: Those who love take on the mighty river.’ (Seeking the Beloved, translations of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s Poems) In the inky, starless night, beautiful Sohni plunged into the flooded River Chenab to meet her beloved...
by Himanshu Thakkar | Feb 8, 2018 | Climate Change, Home, News, Pollution Watch, Rivers
The Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitely, presented the last full India Union Budget 2018 of Modi-led NDA government at the Centre on 1 February 2018. Considering impending elections and prospects of facing elections in the next year (possibly earlier as per...
by SANDRP | Feb 7, 2018 | Biodiversity, Home, News, Pollution Watch, Rivers, Wildlife
Much grief, energy, and money can be saved, if we imagine our “tanks” as the wetlands rather than the water bodies in Bengaluru, a city in South India. This is particularly true as the World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2nd February. The theme for 2018 is:...
by SANDRP | Jan 27, 2018 | Biodiversity, Home, News, Pollution Watch, Rivers, Sustainable Living
Undoubtedly, sand is an essential part of the river ecosystem. It helps rivers stay healthy. It is critical for replenishing nutrients in moving water, ground water recharge, supplies lean-season flow to rivers, and provides habitat to numerous forms of aquatic as...
by Muqbil Ahmar | Jan 26, 2018 | Green tech, Home, News, Pollution Watch, Rivers, Solar & Green Energy, Sustainable Living
India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Due to rapid urbanization and reckless development, the environment has been at the receiving end. There is massive pollution; Delhi Smog has been a grim reminder. Pollution kills millions of people every...
by Saidul Khan | Jan 23, 2018 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Home, News, Rivers, Sustainable Living
Man’s unbridled greed is degrading the environment at an unprecedented rate. For example, ‘Excessive’ sand mining is contributing to severe erosion and leading to rivers changing their course in India. Such an incident has come to light in Meghalaya, a...
