CM Bhajanlal Sharma inaugurates Rajasthan's first semiconductor cluster at BhiwadiRajasthan's Chief Minister inaugurated the state's first semiconductor cluster in Bhiwadi, highlighting 35 pro-investment policies. This mo...
18 May, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Delhi's Yamuna-cleaning plan needs reset, not just money: ReportA new analysis suggests a revised strategy for cleaning the Yamuna river in Delhi. The report highlights the need to stop mixing treated an...
08 May, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Delhi government aims to reduce flow of untreated sewage into Yamuna below 10 pc in 2023-24Of the 765 MGD sewage generated in the city in the last financial year, 28.1 MDG flowed into the Yamuna untreated, according to the documen...
14 Sep, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
National Green Tribunal cracks whip on major waste generators, slaps hefty finesA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar imposed hefty fines on these defaulting bodies for failing to properly manage and...
16 Aug, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
Ganga cleansing: Govt pumps Rs 1,050 crore for sewage treatment in PatnaThe government will set up two sewage treatments plants and develop a 407 km-long underground sewage network under the project.
01 Mar, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Central Pollution Control Board report shows clean Yamuna a distant dreamAccording to Sewage Treatment Plants and Drains of Delhi, “It was observed tha Yamuna ends at Wazirabad and the river virtually start with ...
19 Jul, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Treated water for power plants will need Rs 32,000 crore investmentThe use of sewage water by central and state power generation companies will alone require an investment of up to Rs 32,000 crore.
15 May, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Norms relaxed for utilisation of domestic coal: Piyush GoyalA proposal to relax norms for utilisation of domestic coal to bring down cost of power generation has been approved by the government, Powe...
05 May, 2016, 01.55 PM IST
Only 37% sewage treatment capacity in urban areas: GovernmentSewage treatment capacity in urban areas is only 37 per cent of the total amount generated, the government said today.
08 Dec, 2015, 06.16 PM IST
- Two-thirds of sewage in urban areas flow into rivers untreated: Panel
The government is focusing on managing sewage in towns\cities on the banks of the Ganga, but it could be facing an even bigger difficulty.
17 May, 2015, 09.15 AM IST
'Zero discharge policy' goes for a toss as half the sewage in Ganga is from six cities along itMore than half the total sewage discharged into the Ganga every day comes from six big cities with Kolkata, Kanpur and Varanasi leading the...
29 Apr, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
More than half of untreated sewage flows into rivers: GovernmentForests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 36,874.07 million litres per day (mld) of untreated sewage is discharged in...
23 Apr, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
700-plus grossly-polluting industries asked to monitor effluent flowThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued directions to 794 grossly-polluting industries to ensure real-time monitoring of effl...
08 Dec, 2014, 11.03 PM IST
Rs 5,160 crore given to states to clean riversNational River Conservation Plan and NGRBA programme cover polluted stretches of 42 rivers spread over 21 states at a sanctioned cost of Rs...
08 Dec, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
Rs 6,500 crore and 19 years later, Yamuna dirty as everSix years after Delhi Jal Board proposed interceptor sewers to treat sewage before it flows into major drains, just Rs 51 crore of the Rs 1...
11 Mar, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
Around 80% of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systemsNearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use.
05 Mar, 2013, 04.57 AM IST
- Take clean up of Yamuna as a challenge: Ramesh to Delhi govt
Unhappy with the condition of Yamuna river, environment minister Jairam Ramesh asked Delhi Government to take up its cleanliness as a chall...
05 Nov, 2009, 07.29 PM IST