Murky Waters
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Assam: Students form human chain on banks of Brahmaputra in protest as river gets polluted
The state government had said on Saturday that the river’s water has become unsuitable for daily use after an ‘unusual phenomenon’ of excessive turbidity.
Scroll Staff
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Assam sends water samples for testing as Brahmaputra becomes muddy, say reports
The river’s tributary, Siang, turned black in the past two months in Arunachal Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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As the Siang river in Arunachal turns black, China is the usual suspect. But is it really to blame?
With no clear answers in two whole months, experts say the Indian government needs to be more transparent about its rivers.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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‘This water has poison’: In Chennai, thousands of dead fish wash up on shore of Adyar estuary
Experts say the Adyar river does not have enough oxygen for fish to breathe. Fishermen are worried that their livelihoods will be hurt.
Vinita Govindarajan
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As pollution, encroachment hurt Jammu and Kashmir’s water bodies, livelihoods suffer
Fishing and other rural communities that have traditionally depended on Wular Lake are now struggling to earn a living from it.
Athar Parvaiz
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Will the Indus Waters Treaty ride out the latest India-Pakistan face-off?
The neighbours have so far managed to uphold the treaty that provides mechanisms for resolving disputes over water-sharing.
Athar Parvaiz
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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I wouldn’t enter the sea off Mumbai – it’s too dirty, says champion who has swum in all five oceans
United Nations Patron of the Ocean Lewis Pugh, who assisted in a clean-up initiative, says he has never seen so much litter on a beach.
Mridula Chari
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Sewage from Mumbai and Karachi is killing fisheries in the Arabian Sea
Sewage and factory waste from cities like Mumbai and Karachi is nurturing a kind plankton that stifles organisms eaten by fish.
Nayantara Narayanan