-The Telegraph The get together is no longer confined to Muslims, people across communities are coming together to spread message of camaraderie The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. - Richard Bach Kolkata: Put aside the incendiary remarks by hate mongers. Ignore the ones who thrive on divisiveness. When it comes to the festive season, it is all about throwing...

-South Asia Netwrok on Dams, Rivers and People In addition to destruction of Rivers eco-system and disruption of environmental services to riparian communities, the illegal and unsustainable sand mining practices in India have also been causing avoidable violence and accidents resulting in scores of human deaths and injuries on annual basis. However, there is no comprehensive picture emerging on this man made disaster. To fill the gap, SANDRP has been trying...

-TheCitizen.in 7 dams, 3 weirs, 2 tunnels and a canal A people’s movement against a River linking project in Gujarat and Maharashtra has won a significant victory in south Gujarat, where Adivasi dominated areas have been on the boil the last few weeks over plans to execute a Par-Tapi-Narmada interlinking project that would divert the “surplus water” of these Rivers in the Western Ghats to water scarce areas in Kutch and Saurashtra. Media...

-TheCitizen.in Eight years on GANGNAULI: On the banks of the Krishna River, in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, toxic chemicals discharged by nearby industrial units have turned the drinking water of villages around the River poisonous. This toxic River might be the reason for life threatening diseases like cancer, hepatitis, paralysis, mental illness and congenital bone deformities prevalent among people here. Back in 2014, former Haryana Pollution Control Board scientist Dr Chandraveer...

-Hindustan Times These plantations will include Riverfront development programmes, afforestation, and agroforestry schemes, according to a report on the overview of detailed project reports for rejuvenation of major Rivers through forestry interventions prepared by the environment ministry. New Delhi: India intends to grow plantations over 4,68,222 sq km, an area larger than the entire state of Rajasthan, by 2027 in 13 major River basins to meet its international commitment to sequester carbon...