Delhi, hold on, this dam will quench your thirst soonAfter 50 years on the drawing board, Renuka Dam, which will provide 23,000 litres of water per second to Delhi in the dry months, looks set...
22 Jun, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
Delhi water crisis: A dam to quench Delhi's thirst, but likely to be ready only by 2030Delhi is in a water battle with Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in the Supreme Court, needing around 33.5 to 36.7 crore liters of water daily....
17 Jun, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Inadequate livelihood opportunities key concern of people in President Murmu's village; Mayurbhanj goes to polls on June 1In President Droupadi Murmu's village Uperbeda, local issues like inadequate livelihood opportunities, irrigation, education, and health fa...
31 May, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Ghaziabad's new name: Three options approved. CM Yogi to decideThe initiative to rename Ghaziabad gained momentum after Allahabad became Prayagraj in 2018. The proposal is now on the municipal corporati...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Cloudburst: House collapses in HP's Sirmaur, five of family feared trapped under debrisFive members of a family are feared trapped under the debris of a house that collapsed after water from a cloudburst gushed into a village ...
10 Aug, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Himachal: Giri river in spate, floods nearby residential areas after cloudburst in SirmaurMeanwhile, the combined death toll from rains, floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh since the onset of monsoon on June 24 reached 223.
10 Aug, 2023, 06.38 AM IST
Renukaji multipurpose project, the Himachal dam to quench Delhi's thirst faces fund crisisThe over Rs 7,000 crore project, to be constructed on a tributary of the Yamuna river, is meant to supply 23 cumecs of water to Delhi and a...
30 Aug, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Six northern states ink agreement for Renuka damThe project is proposed to be executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd.
11 Jan, 2019, 10.27 PM IST
MP Assembly polls: Pollution of Kshipra river now a rallying pointThe polluted and depleted Kshipra river has become a major talking point in the runup to the assembly election scheduled for November 28.
03 Nov, 2018, 07.26 AM IST
Himachal rivers facing threat from developmental activitiesHimachal Pradesh has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna. Yamuna crosses only the south-eastern border of the state,...
14 Oct, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Rename Allahabad as Prayagraj: Seers urge UP CM in meetingThe seers of Nirvani Ani Akhara, Panchdashnaam Juna Akhara and Digambar Ani Akhara among others requested Adityanath to provide them basic ...
12 Sep, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
Government starts multiple waterways transportationThe vessel's journey commenced from Kolaghat on Rupnarayan river (National Waterway- 86) to reach Bhagalpur via river Ganga (NW-1).
06 May, 2017, 10.20 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik calls Parbati Giri 'Mother Teresa of Odisha'Stating that Giri was one of the freedom fighters whom the country and the state look up, Patnaik said she devoted her life for the welfare...
25 Dec, 2016, 01.08 AM IST
Simhastha Kumbh Mela's second Shahi Snan begins in UjjainA sea of devotees have congregated here to take part in the snan that has become all the more auspicious as it coincide with Akshay Tritiya.
09 May, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Group demands Namami Gange like programme for cleaning CauveryAn umbrella group of organisations from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka today urged the Centre to float a 'Namami Gange' like programme for cleani...
08 Dec, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Vishwa Hindu Parishad says rafting in Ganga promotes obscene activities, wants it bannedThey alleged that young people of both sexes come to these rafting camps, "mingle, drink and indulge in objectionable activities on the ban...
27 May, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
- HP sends Rs 735 cr water scheme to Planning Commission
The Himachal Pradesh government has sent a Rs 735 crore scheme to the Planning Commission for bringing water from the Pubbar river to Shiml...
05 May, 2008, 11.57 PM IST