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Read this chapter from the report "floods, flood plains and environmental myths" published by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), that broke many myths about floods in the Himalaya.

A new regional treaty to usher in dams on the Mekong river has drawn flak from environmental groups

Despite vehement domestic and international opposition, China has decided to go ahead with the massive new dam project on the Yangtze

The Punjab government's proposal to increase the height of the 531-metre Thein dam on the Ravi river by 9 m has created considerable consternation in the Jammu and Kashmir township of Basoli.

A draft national policy guideline for the allocation of river waters has run into strong opposition from the states

Villages on its path prepare for the recurrent misery of inundation as an apathetic government looks on

NGOs want an integrated approach to solve water disputes between nations and prevent programme duplication

Imagine living on a bump of land that the river is nibbling away relentlessly...

There is growing evidence that deforestation in the hills does not always swell rivers

THE CREDIBILITY of China's controversial Three Gorges project to build the world's largest dam across the Yangtze river has received a setback. Two US government agencies -- the Bureau of Reclamation

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