In the contemporary discourse on environmental humanities and ecological conservation, the intersection of cultural sacrality and hydrologic reality remains a fertile ground for inquiry. B. Suresh Lal’s Rivers of Grace: Exploring the Majestic Waterways and Timeless Beauty of India offer a comprehensive , interdisciplinary examination of India’s fluvial systems.
During the Ganpati vacation of September 2024, we visited Maheshwar, a small, quaint town on the banks of the holy Narmada just 90 kilometres from Indore.
Patkar was on a hunger strike since August 25 after Gujarat government decided to raise the water level at the Sardar Sarovar dam without making proper arrangements for the people living in nearby villages.
Officials say there is no immediate danger of submergence of residential area but they are closely monitoring the situation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river, saying no other project in the…
Social activist Medha Patkar on Saturday ended her 17-day fast to protest against the government’s ‘apathy’ towards resettlement of those…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday supported the oustees of the Narmada Valley Project and said it was inhuman…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the completion of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project on the Narmada River as a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's economy is based on its rivers and it is because of the…
After completion of the ambitious "Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra" aimed at the conservation of Narmada river, the Madhya Pradesh…
