Water levels in Himalayan river basins drop as world warms
Rising temperatures are changing the water cycle, with less water is being replenished in river basins in the Himalayas, which has serious implications for water security in India
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Best of 2019: Free flowing Ganga to remain a dream
The Ganga won’t be revived until there are controls on the massive amount of water extracted from the river basin and till the time dams are decommissioned
Photo feature: The Ganga and its people
Travelling slowly on foot along the Ganga provides everyday glimpses of how the river is an intrinsic part of life of the people that live beside it
Ascetics, environmentalists, and a forgotten Ganga
River expert Himanshu Thakkar speaks on environmentalists and ascetics, hunger strikes, hydropower projects, and a Ganga that might be holy, but is nowhere near clean
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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