Disaster resilience investment has touched $100 billion in AsiaGovernments, banks and investors have deployed about $100 billion toward climate adaptation projects in Asia over the past five years, with...
18 May, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
What Drained an Entire Lake Overnight With No Storm or Warning? Scientists Have an AnswerLakes in glacial and karst regions are vanishing and refilling without rain, baffling observers. Scientists explain these phenomena through...
27 Feb, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Delhi government approaches World Bank to get funds for drainage master planDelhi's Public Works Department is seeking financial aid from the World Bank for its ambitious drainage master plan. The project, estimated...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Rs 57,000-crore master plan unveiled to rid Delhi of its waterlogging, drainage & sewage woesIf implemented as envisaged, the scheme could mark one of the largest infrastructure overhauls in the capital’s history, tackling an issue ...
19 Sep, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
From dust to flow: UP villagers bring 81km-long dried-up river back to lifeIn Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, the Noon river, once dry due to encroachments and poor rainfall, is being revived through community ...
16 May, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regionsBeijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions bake...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
Search for the mythical Saraswati gains momentumThe Rajasthan government has constituted the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority to revive the Saraswati river.
14 Aug, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Salt invasion in Indo-Gangetic basin has led to 40% increase in human health problems: UNLarge areas of rich irrigated and fertile land in the Indo-Gangetic basin is being lost daily to salt damage, confirms the UN.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
GVK Hancock advances Galilee Basin rail line development in AustraliaThe MCU is the next step to finalise planning for significant rail infrastructure and it follows on from the grant by State environmental a...
18 Sep, 2014, 08.46 PM IST
World Bank to provide $360 million for UP water project"An agreement for credit of $ 360 mn from World Bank for the UP Water Sector Restructuring Project Phase-II was signed here yesterday," sai...
25 Oct, 2013, 04.21 PM IST
- China maps out source and course of Brahmaputra, Indus rivers
Chinese scientists have completed a comprehensive satellite study of cross-border Tibetan rivers determining their exact sources besides me...
23 Aug, 2011, 02.43 PM IST
- Najafgarh drain 11th among highly polluted industrial clusters
There could be bad news for the Delhi government, which is bracing for next year's Commonwealth Games, as the Najafgarh drain basin in East...
25 Dec, 2009, 06.57 PM IST
- Global warming could gulp Sabarmati: Panel
The Sabarmati riverfront development project could be under threat. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has thrown up a scen...
12 Jul, 2008, 03.36 AM IST
- Centre sanctions Rs 8000 cr for flood management
With floods wreaking havoc every year across the country, the Centre has approved Rs 8,000 crore for flood management during the 11th Plan ...
19 Feb, 2008, 09.42 PM IST
- Centre okays Rs 8,000 cr package for flood-affected states
The Union Government on Friday approved in principle, a Rs 8,000 crore package for flood control programmes that includes pending schemes i...
02 Nov, 2007, 09.30 PM IST
- Myopic J&K babus ignore flood plans
As thousands of displaced families are desperately looking for succour and many more waiting for the deluge to inundate their homes, sectio...
05 Sep, 2006, 02.43 AM IST