Karnataka continues to object to notification declaring the Western Ghats eco-sensitive: HT

Declaring regions to be eco-sensitive would prohibit various activities such as mining and setting up of polluting industries.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 22, 2018 · 11:57 am

Uttarakhand’s case points to the challenges of giving a river the rights of a human

The state government has moved the Supreme Court arguing that some points in the order giving rights to the Ganga and Yamuna are ‘legally untenable’.

Omair Ahmad

· Jul 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Do floods play a vital role in ecosystems?

Floods are often seen as a force of destruction. But as river ecologists, we find it hard not to see its positive side.

Nicole McCasker, The Conversation

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R. Keller Kopf, The Conversation

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Paul Humphries, The Conversation

· Nov 22, 2016 · 09:30 pm

The plan to dam Asia's last free-flowing, international river

Economic growth through the development of the biodiverse Salween river basin should not come at the cost of human rights.

Diana Suhardiman, The Conversation

· Oct 08, 2016 · 03:30 pm

How clashes between farmers and monkeys in north India are rising, with no solution in sight

Ignoring expert advice, both state and central governments are failing to balance animal conservation with humans' requirements.

Janaki Lenin

· Sep 02, 2015 · 06:30 pm