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Ganga's worst dry spell in 1,300 years: A crisis for 600 million people, warns IIT studyA recent study reveals the Ganga River is experiencing its worst drying phase in 1,300 years, impacting over 600 million people. Declining ...26 Sep, 2025, 12.41 PM IST- NGT takes suo motu cognizance of IIT-Roorkee study on Ganga's summer flowThe National Green Tribunal has initiated proceedings based on an IIT-Roorkee study revealing groundwater's crucial role in sustaining the ...24 Aug, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
- Bengal govt opposed to any pact between India, Bangladesh on Teesta water sharing: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that her government is opposed to any agreement between India and Bangladesh ...29 Jul, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
- View: Yes, glaciers are melting but no need for panicMany readers will be astonished that the contribution of glacial melt can be just under 1% even in the higher Himalayas. The estimates of s...11 Apr, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
- Parts of India face groundwater drought as summer heat rises“Many of these states are now intermittently getting affected by the ‘groundwater drought’ in recent summers,” said Abhijit Mukherjee, lead...17 Jun, 2019, 06.46 AM IST
- Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last yearThe weather office on Friday said that the southwest Monsoon was likely to cover some more parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,...09 Jun, 2017, 09.26 PM IST
- India's water security crisis: Dams, pollution and climate change biggest threats facing Himalayan riversA committee set up by the ministry of environment and forests said hydel projects in Uttarakhand aggravated the June 2013 disaster.05 Jul, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
- Government to form teams to identify source of Ganga pollutionThe exercise, which is expected to be completed before the commencement of summer, would be subsequently carried out in all the Ganga-flowi...02 Nov, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
- Govt to form teams to identify source of Ganga pollutionExpediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project of cleansing the Ganga, the Centre will be constituting 25 special teams to check the...02 Nov, 2014, 10.36 AM IST
- Gomti in need of urgent conservationThe river Gomti is reeling under multiple ailments which need a multi-pronged treatment.More than promises, a strong political will and sus...20 May, 2014, 04.18 AM IST
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial groupRecognizing that the plethora of dams built could almost empty Ganga, an inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects be re-en...11 Apr, 2013, 09.24 AM IST
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial groupAn inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects in Ganga basin be re-engineered to maintain 30-50% of water flow in the lean p...11 Apr, 2013, 02.50 AM IST
- Uma and the GangaUma remembered at the press conference a Hindi poem about a bird leaving a ship now and then but always returning to the vessel which was b...08 Jun, 2011, 05.26 AM IST
- Large dams pose threat to Brahmaputra dolphinsConstruction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river...22 Nov, 2010, 10.49 AM IST
- Mana emerging as a tourist destination in UttarakhandMana, a tribal village situated near Badrinath, is emerging as a tourist destination in Uttarakhand.17 May, 2008, 02.10 PM IST
- 'Himalayan tragedy awaits India, China'Shrinking Himalayan glaciers are going to turn Chinese and Indian rivers like the Ganga and the Yangtze into seasonal rivers that dry up in...21 Mar, 2008, 04.04 AM IST
- 'Himalayan tragedy awaits India, China'Lester Brown, a leading environmental scientist, has warned that shrinking Himalayan glaciers could eventually lead to "politically unmanag...21 Mar, 2008, 03.20 AM IST
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