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Godavari on the edge: Faith, floods, and the politics
of preparation

The preparations for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela are not merely a logistical exercise but also an act of (re)configuring the Godavari itself reflecting the tensions between religiosity, urban development, and the ecological materialities of a river under stress. Recasting the…
By Shilpa Dahake, PhDJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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The Godavari walk unravels a river waiting to fight back

Nashik’s ancient mythological, historical and contemporary connection with the Godavari is symbolised in the Panchvati area and, within it, specifically in the…
By Nikeita SarafJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
  • Natural Environment
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Groundwater as critical as the Godavari for Nashik’s
water security

Water supply was shut down every Saturday in many parts of Nashik this May, something that has not happened in about 20…
By Prajakta Baste, PhDJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
  • Natural Environment
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De-concretise to revive the Godavari, its ancient kunds

Natural springs kept the Godavari River in Nashik flowing and many of the 17 kunds (reservoirs or tanks) filled with water even…
By Devang JaniJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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‘Build the roads and bridges
for the Kumbh, but save
the Godavari’

Maharashtra’s ancient city, Nashik, by the Godavari is on an overdrive to prepare for the Kumbh Mela 2027 where the devout gather…
By Team QoCJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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Following the Godavari in Nashik: A Fact Sheet

The Godavari is India’s second longest river after the Ganga. The river, which passes through five states – Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,…
By Ankita Dhar KarmakarJune 26, 2026
  • Trees and Forests
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Urgent call: A new imagination of cities with abundant trees

Vast acres of tree covers and forests are being ruthlessly hacked for infrastructure projects and urban development even as extreme heat rises…
By QoC EditorialMay 15, 2026
  • Trees and Forests
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‘What’s the strategic component in Great Nicobar? The logic is entirely financial’

The dense forest of 130 square kilometres in the Great Nicobar, an area equivalent to 38 percent of Mumbai, faces total erasure by a Rs 92,000-crore mega development project of a transshipment terminal, port and airport. “We are signing off…
By Team QoCMay 15, 2026
  • Trees and Forests
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Call it a forest or not, Dwarka matters beyond the definition

Between the Dwarka forest and the road outside, there was a staggering difference of 17 to 21 degrees Celsius on the thermal…
By Ankita Dhar KarmakarMay 15, 2026
  • Trees and Forests
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India’s war on trees

How many hundreds or thousands of trees have been chopped down across India, where has the tree-felling been, and what would the…
By Nikeita Saraf and Ankita Dhar KarmakarMay 15, 2026

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