Look what’s swelling the sea
By: Bharat Lal SethUse of groundwater accounts for 0.8 mm sea level riseGroundwater is becoming important to sustain agriculture, industry and drinking water. But as we exploit aquifers, more water...
View ArticleTraining engineers, not Ganga
Hydropower is important. But how important? Is it important enough to dry up stretches of our rivers? Or is there a way to balance the need of energy with the imperative of a flowing, healthy river? I...
View ArticleGanga saga part II: redesign dams, not rivers
Engineers require re-training, not the Ganga. This is where I had left our conversation last fortnight. Why did I say this? The inter-ministerial committee I participated in as a member was discussing...
View ArticleBreaking the impasse of 2013
When I look back at 2013, I hear a cacophony. There was huge dissent about the way we are mismanaging coal reserves; the Supreme Court shut down iron ore mining in Goa; there was outcry about rampant...
View ArticleGanga needs water, not money
It was way back in 1986 that Rajiv Gandhi had launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money has flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we...
View ArticleThe new extreme reality of floods
Floods are destroying vast parts of the country because of how we have mismanaged our floodplainsread more
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