Multimedia: Sorry state of Ganga downstream of Farakka
The Ganga is facing constant exploitation in Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal downstream of the Farakka barrage; it has put the river’s survival at stake
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Swell waves damage Kerala coast, seawalls worsen impact
A high-energy swell from the Southern Ocean caused extensive damage to coastal areas in Kerala, with some scientists saying that seawalls and breakwaters worsened the impact
They rolled in relentlessly, hiding packs of energy that they unleashed on sandy seashores of southern India, where they crashed as high waves, carving out parts of it, and cracking house walls…Read More
Best of 2017: Fishers turn climate scientists to save beaches
A community-managed shoreline monitoring project in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is tracking changes to beaches to safeguard an ecosystem that is vital for the livelihoods of those who depend on fishing
Classical musician T.N. Krishna recently urged the public to save their poromboke, which means community land in Tamil. Now, local communities have come forward to safeguard…Read More
Fishers turn climate scientists to save beaches
A community-managed shoreline monitoring project in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is tracking changes to beaches to safeguard an ecosystem that is vital for the livelihoods of those who depend on fishing
Classical musician T.N. Krishna recently urged the public to save their poromboke, which means community land in Tamil. Now, local communities have come forward to safeguard…Read More
No bridges over troubled waters
Bigger floods and increased erosion due to climate change are threatening and damaging river bridges in Bihar, in some places forcing people to fall back on temporary pontoon bridges
Every January, fishermen at Beldour and Chautam blocks in Khagaria district of Bihar take part in the rather strange practice of donating boats at the confluence of Koshi and Bagmati rivers…Read More
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