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Take Action for Human Rights Defenders in India

On October 2, without any provocation or warning, Indian police commandos showed up at Jiten Yumnam’s doorstep demanding his appearance...
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Latest Report Restores Hope for Indigenous Communities Fighting to Save River Teesta

Earlier this year, in March, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) asked four members of its Standing Committee comprising wildlife...
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Dam Planning Under the Spotlight in India

In the past decade, the central and state governments of India threw caution to the wind when approving hundreds of...
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Member-Exclusive Happy Hour

Every year International Rivers’ staff comes together – from Brazil, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia – to re-energize our efforts...
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The Struggle Over Riverbed Mining in India

This is a guest blog by Kanchi Kohli* Humans have always had a special relationship with rivers. They provide fresh...
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Experts Reject Flooding Forests for Tipaimukh and Dibang Dams

(UPDATE: In April 2014 a second attempt to get forest clearance for the 3000 MW Dibang multipurpose project was rejected...
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Nepal Supreme Court Stays Indian Power Project

Originally published in The Economic Times Kusaha, Sunsari District of Nepal. By Ratan Bhandari Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday...
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Dams Lite?

Published in World Rivers Review August 2001 Run-of-River Projects No Panacea Are huge reservoirs a thing of the past? Today,...
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Multilateral Development Banks: Projects to Watch

International Rivers has begun a new quarterly blog that highlights dam projects to watch out for in the investment pipelines...
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India’s Himalayan Floods a Man-made Disaster

The following is a guest blog by Himanshu Thakkar, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Homes, farms and...