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Namami Gange: Industrial pollution flowing into Ganga down nearly 60 per cent since 2017Industrial pollution in the Ganga has significantly decreased by almost 60 percent since 2017. This achievement is credited to the Namami G...
From river to muddy trail: Yamuna in Delhi is now just a shallow brown stream, Villagers walk across the dry river bedThe Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...
Delhi government approves Rs 1,000 crore projects for Yamuna rejuvenationThe government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, is working in mission mode for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna and the cleaning of the Naj...
As Yamuna chokes, political heat rises in Mathura ahead of 2027 UP electionsThe deteriorating condition of the Yamuna river in Mathura is becoming a significant political issue ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assemb...
TMC invites PM Modi to have meal for Rs 5 at Bengal government-run Maa CanteenThe Trinamool Congress has thrown down the gauntlet by inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to experience a nourishing Rs 5 meal at a loca...
Vote Yatra: How domestic help exodus exposes urban India's dependenceAs Bengal gears up for elections, domestic helpers have made their way back, highlighting how essential they are to the fabric of middle-cl...
Mamata jabs Modi, says PM can boat on Hooghly, not YamunaWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee highlighted the Hooghly river's cleanliness. She contrasted it with the Yamuna river in Delhi. B...
Noida@50: How Sanjay Gandhi’s Emergency-era idea turned dusty fields at Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh per sq yardNoida, established on April 17, 1976, during India's Emergency, was conceived from an aerial view by Sanjay Gandhi to relocate Delhi's fact...
Extra water flow from Hathnikund barrage helping keep Yamuna clean this ChhathIn a bid to ensure a cleaner Yamuna for the upcoming Chhath festival, Haryana is releasing additional water into the river. This initiative...
How Yamuna controversy sank AAP in DelhiIn the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP, leveraging backlash from Haryanvi-origin voters over AAP's Yamuna pollution narrative, secur...
Your toilet could be the reason behind Delhi’s highest Yamuna pollution since 2020Delhi's Yamuna River faced severe pollution in November. Fecal pollution hit a four-year high. Untreated sewage is a major source. The rive...
Delhi air quality drops to 'very poor' levelDelhi's air quality severely deteriorates with AQI reaching 349, categorized as 'Very Poor.' Despite a ban, firecrackers were used on Karwa...
New data reveals worrying picture on extent of Yamuna floodplains encroachmentAccording to a survey done using satellite and drone data, nearly 75% of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains have been encroached upon. Despite the ...
Environmentalists pin blame on Delhi govt as toxic foam covers sections of YamunaDelhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his nod to hold Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and urged Chief Minist...
Supreme Court to hear Yamuna pollution matter on ThursdayLawyer Shadan Farasat, appearing for the Delhi Jal Board mentioned the matter before the CJI Bobde led bench seeing an urgent hearing in th...
Ban on farming along Yamuna to continueThe green panel said that Yamuna's water was "highly" polluted as it contained "acidic, heavy metals and other high pollutants" which were ...
NGT directs Delhi government to call meeting on Yamuna pollutionThe directions came while hearing a plea of religious group, Ojasvi party, which had approached the green panel against the pollution cause...
- Rs 5,000 fine on those throwing waste, puja offerings in Yamuna
Ahead of the festive season, Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by th...
- Activists protest against Yamuna pollution
Activists gathered along the banks of the Yamuna here to demand an early clean up of the river that is the lifeline to millions in northern...
- Rs 1,656 cr Yamuna Action Plan-III likely to be approved soon
The government is likely to give its approval soon for the ambitious Rs 1,656 crore Yamuna Action Plan-III, which is exclusively focused on...