Dried up for years, Bundelkhand's Noon River sees a revivalThe Noon River in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, once ecologically neglected, is undergoing restoration through community-led desiltin...
24 May, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Govt speeds up irrigation and power projects in Indus river basinFollowing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, the Indian government is prioritizing irrigation and power projects in the Indus basin...
23 May, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
India vs Pakistan: What's really changing on the Chenab river and why it matters nowFollowing the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, India is considering expanding the Ranbir canal on the Chenab river to maximize its water ...
17 May, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
Key Jammu & Kashmir reservoirs' flushing to begin soon as India suspends Indus Waters TreatyFollowing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India is considering advancing the desilting of key hydel plants in Jammu and Kashmir,...
01 May, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
India works on a 3-part plan to halt water flow to Pakistan: Inside centre's short, mid & long-term strategiesFollowing the Pahalgam terror attack, India plans to halt Indus River water flow to Pakistan, outlining short, medium, and long-term strate...
27 Apr, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
India lays out short, mid, & long-term plans to halt water flowIndia is devising strategies to halt water flow to Pakistan from the Indus River and its tributaries, according to Union Jal Shakti ministe...
27 Apr, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
'Not even a drop of water will go to Pakistan': India vows to '100% implement' suspension of Indus Water TreatyIndia is considering measures to restrict water flow to Pakistan. This follows the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. Union Minister CR Paat...
27 Apr, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Mumbai: 5 NDRF units, Army columns, Navy, Coast Guard teams part of BMC plan to tackle monsoonThere would be 22 days during the monsoon when the high tide would be over 4.5 metres, while the city has 487 flooding spots, the BMC said ...
02 Jun, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
Studies should be conducted through satellite application on increasing strains on river systems: Amit ShahA large area in India is prone to flood in which Ganga and the Brahmaputra are main flood basins and Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West B...
16 Jun, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
ONGC, Indian Oil reviving water sourcesThe country's state run energy corporations, ONGC and Indian Oil, are expanding efforts to clean up water sources.
10 Jul, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Celebs heed Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s call for saving rivers, to show up in big numbers at rallyThe rally will be flagged-off by Minister Harsh Vardhan on September 3 in Coimbatore and will end in New Delhi on October 2 in the presence...
16 Aug, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
A national silt policy being prepared to desilt all rivers to deal with floodsSeeking to handle threat of floods in many parts of the country during Monsoon, the Centre will soon come out with a national silt policy w...
17 Mar, 2017, 10.49 PM IST
No lessons have been learnt from Chennai floodsET Magazine spoke to senior officials of the Chennai Corp and the state PWD to find out the preemptive measures taken to ensure that there ...
29 May, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Land scarcity: Reclaim land for industry from rivers, reservoirsSadly, the Ganga and its tributaries flow mostly through backward, misgoverned states where few people want to invest — UP, Bihar and West ...
27 Sep, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Patna High Court orders regular desilting work in GangaPatna High Court directed Inland Waterways Authority of India that desilting should be done every year, to be monitored by the court.
29 Jul, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Interlinking of rivers: CM should seek support of parties, says CPICPI welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's request seeking immediate commencement of work on interlinking of rivers
14 Jul, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Demand in Lok Sabha for Indo-Bangla border fencingTeli sought urgent steps by the Home Ministry to complete the fencing work along the entire border and repairs carried out in the existing ...
06 Aug, 2014, 04.33 PM IST