Vrindavan, the small dusty twin town of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, has a special place in the Hindu mythology. This is where Lord Krishna is believed t...
Understanding the Yamuna and life around it
Sarla Yadav, a resident of Yamuna Ghat 24 is a treasure trove of stories on the river Yamuna. She runs a boat business with her son Shyam who provides...
What happens when you throw away pencil cells?
Indian market is still dominated by non-rechargeable batteries, mainly because they are cheaper and are preferred over the expensive ones. Of the dry ...
Water management: Still a neglected electoral issue?
India is on the brink of a major water crisis. With drought looming over the southern and western parts of the country, the existing water resources a...
River conservation efforts need to be prioritized
Odisha is home to 11 major rivers of which many are interstate rivers such as the Mahanadi. As climate change makes extreme rainfall events more frequ...
Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan...
Technology helps provide access to safe drinking water
According to WASH watch report (2017), over 150 million people in India live without access to safe drinking water. A majority of these people reside ...
Plastic on the green menu
Plastic or non-biodegradable waste can prove to be highly fatal for terrestrial or land-based ecosystems as well as marine ones. While the impacts of ...
What’s killing the Ganga?
An eternal life free of sins” is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes pla...
Manual scavengers get under-reported
States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage The Centre has identified 54,929 people across 170 selected dist...