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Ganga Rejuvenation Must Go Beyond Lip Service

The rejuvenation of the Ganga figured prominently in the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janta Party, which took over the reins...
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Film: Protecting the Teesta River

Teesta river: the lifeline of SikkimSamir Mehta During a recent field visit, freelance multimedia journalist Thomas Clement produced a 5:45 minute video that...
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The Art of Stonewalling

“Hi. This is Bharat from International Rivers. I’m calling regarding an email sent to you on August 4,” I said...
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Guest Blog – The UN Watercourses Convention Enters Into Force

A victory for international water law, but great challenges still loom on the horizon. In a great victory for international...
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A Photo Journey Through Uttarakhand

Earlier this year before the southwest monsoons set in, our regional team decided to pay a visit to the Indian...
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The Power of Congregation

In May earlier this year, around 50 people gathered in the commercial capital of Nagaland to support and promote off-grid...
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Students Washed Away by Manmade Flood in India

In early June, a group of nearly fifty visiting engineering students walked down to the Beas River in the Indian...
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Guest Blog – Big Rivers, Big Ideas at River Rally 2014

Guest Blog by Patrick J. Lynch, the International Director for the Futaleufú Riverkeeper, based in Chilean Patagonia. His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa...
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Experts Recommend Scrapping Dams in Light of 2013 India Floods

From June 2014 World Rivers Review Less than a year after a furious Himalayan flood claimed thousands of lives and...
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Life-Giving Deltas Starved by Dams

The Indus Delta – here at Keti Bandar – is being eroded by the seaEmily Woodhouse The deltas of great...