India’s National Register of Large Dams: Experts complain of lacunae
The Indian Central Water Commission (CWC) of India’s Union Ministry of Water Resources periodically updates…
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Fisherfolk wave black flag at Narmada Dam stone laying
Bhadbut Dam Fisherfolk show black flags against Modi plan. Hundreds of fisherfolk riding on about…
India’s draft groundwater guidelines to ‘destroy’ the resource
The Ministry of Water Resources of the Union Government of India has on Oct 11,…
Movement against channelling the Brahmaputra mulled
Dhaka – Water activists of Bangladesh and Northeast India at a consultation meeting in Dhaka…
EU leads way to better governance of the oceans
Malta: More than six billion euros committed by public and private actors to better manage…
‘Ken-Betwa project is disaster for Ken Basin People’
In a series of letters that then collector of Panna district wrote when she was…
$7 billion to marine protection
Brussels, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – A global conference organized by the European Union aimed at…
Gomti banks in Comilla offer new tourist attractions
Dhaka, Oct 5–The banks of the River Gomti with several small entertainment centres dotting the…
‘Our Rivers, Our Water Future': International Rivers
International Rivers has just prepared a strategic plan named ‘Our Rivers, Our Water Future. Let’s…
BD DPH sets up 1200 tubewells and 1200 latrines for Ruhingyas
Department of Public Health and Engineering under the Local Government Division constructed 1,200 sanitary latrines…
Do people really need interlinking of rivers?
SANDRP Report In the detailed piece, Himanshu Thakkar rightly says that the river interlinking project…
Rivers Day: Revival of dying rivers must for sustainability
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The severe floods that devastated the Bangladesh’s 27 districts are a…
Gender and sex inequalities in water, sanitation, and hygiene
by Libbet Loughnan co-authors: Craig Kullmann Addressing gender and sex inequalities in WASH is not…
‘Sea monster’ on Texas beach after Hurricane Harvey
A mysterious fanged sea creature that washed up on a beach in Texas following Hurricane…
10 things to know about the future of water and sanitation
Nathaniel Mason and Miriam Denis Le Sève The world is transforming in many different ways.…
BD Food-output loss 23pc sans sustainable river flows
Dhaka, Sept 8 – If Bangladesh fails to maintain environmental flow requirements (EFRs) in river…
Standing for the value of water
by Jennifer J. Sara Last week, water practitioners gathered in Stockholm for World Water Week.…
Are you drinking plastic water
A new research found that plastic fibers have infiltrated the drinking water of cities and…
‘REUTER’s misleading report on Ken Betwa Project’
Posted on September 2 by SANDRP New Delhi – On Sept 1, 2017, Reuters published a…
Plan to re-excavate 921 canals, 1611 large ponds
Dhaka, Sept 01 -The government has taken steps to re- excavate 921 canals and 1,611…
Three solutions for water and sanitation for all
By Oyun Sanjaasuren Stockholm, Aug 28 (IPS) – This week people gather from around the globe…
Madhabkunda waterfall reopens to tourists
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The local administration has withdrawn the restriction on entry of tourists…
Japan launches study into reported Chinese coral poaching
Japan on Wednesday launched a study into whether precious coral was being illegally poached by…
Unsustainable river management causes excessive floods-water scarcity: IFC
GreenWatch Report Leaders of the International Farakka Committee (IFC) said on Friday that excessive floods…
Cancel public hearings on Pancheswar Dam: SANDRP
GreenWatch Report The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) has demanded cancellation…
Tanguar Haor’s unique biodiversity under threat
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Blue skies above, green fields underneath the clean water of the…
Keep four rivers surrounding Dhaka free from pollution
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to strengthen their efforts to…
Value of water is on the rise
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka (IPS) – In the wake of recent water-related disasters in Bangladesh,…
Jointly managing South Asia’s stressed water resources
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Aug 1 (IPS) – Experts and policymakers here say regional cooperation…
Erroneous reporting about Ken Betwa River Link
Himanshu Thakkar leading water activist of India and coordinator of the South Asia Network on…