Along Fouled Ganga, Fresh Resolve to Make India’s Mother River Clean Again
Courts and Prime Minister Modi press for new operating system to stem pollution.
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The Stream, January 6: Groundwater Declining in India’s Uttar Pradesh
The Global Rundown Groundwater is under increasing stress in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, and water levels continue to drop in the Dead Sea. Researchers in Belize found more evidence that severe droughts brought down the Maya civilization, while researchers at NASA will launch a satellite this month to see how soil moisture affects weather. Thailand […]
Infographic: World Food Supplies Concentrated in Brazil, China, Europe, India, and United States
The amount of food in storage around the world is on the rise, but stocks are still historically low.
This is India — “Maybe Tomorrow”
Reflections of the banquet of bedlam that is modern India Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Much of the world’s tea is raised in northeast India. Workers pick tea leaves in a tea garden in Assam. Click image to enlarge. GUWAHATI, India — Beggars prowl the sidewalks of every city I’ve visited — […]
The Stream, November 25: India’s Green Tribunal Directs Action on River Pollution
The Global Rundown India’s top environmental court has ordered action on harmful river pollution. Indonesia has been slow to reclaim polluted mine areas, an El Salvador city voted to ban mining, and a United States judge issued an injunction to stop federal action restricting Alaska’s Pebble mine. Canada’s oil sands industry pledged to cut water […]
India’s National Green Tribunal Challenges Government and Industry To Follow the Law
Four-year-old court emerges as global leader in securing resources, promoting economic gain. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Courtroom Number 1 in session at the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi. The interior design conveys institutional significance, and sound and independent legal judgment. Beneath the gold and green, though, lies the spirit of […]
The Stream, October 9: Farms and Businesses Compete for India’s Groundwater
Water Supply The overuse of groundwater in India is creating tensions between farmers and businesses, adding to the urgency of developing a better management system, Bloomberg News reported. For example, farmers in Uttar Pradesh say that a nearby Coca Cola plant has drawn down groundwater reserves so far that they are repeatedly forced to dig […]
The Stream, October 2: India to Tackle Sanitation
India India’s new prime minister is hoping to vastly improve sanitation in the country by making toilets accessible to every home and school by 2019, as well as changing ideas about who cleans up after society, Reuters reported. Poor sanitation is estimated to cost India 6.4 percent of its gross domestic product annually. United States […]
The Stream, September 8: Floods Bring Cooperation Between India and Pakistan
India Both India and Pakistan have offered to assist each other after monsoon rains caused deadly floods in the Kashmir region, Reuters reported. The two countries have long been at odds over Kashmir, but the death of at least 239 people in the floods prompted cooperation. Unlicensed bottled water plants supply just as much water […]
The Stream, August 18: Himalaya Floods Hit Northern India
India At least 28 people have died and 1,500 communities have been flooded in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state following heavy rainstorms in the Himalayas, Reuters reported. Dams in the mountains are already overflowing and exacerbating the flooding, which is expected to continue with more rain forecast for the region. A break in a major […]
The Stream, August 14: India Spending $US 1 Billion To Clean Waterways
India will spend $US 1 billion by 2017 to clean up waterways and make more water available for irrigation, Bloomberg News reported. Government officials say the plan will allow an additional 500,000 hectares of land to be irrigated. Climate Change Water supplies in some of Asia’s major rivers may be at risk as glaciers on […]
The Stream, August 1: Landslide Deathtoll Reaches 51 in India After Heavy Rains
Floods Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Maharashtra state this week, burying towns and trapping at least 100 people, CNN reported. A death toll of 51 has been confirmed, but rescuers are still hoping to find survivors in the debris. Floods in southwest Romania raised water levels in some rivers to levels seen […]
