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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...
'Holistic' preparations underway for Nashik Kumbh Mela but it's a race against time, say authoritiesNashik is gearing up for the Kumbh Mela with massive infrastructure projects and heritage conservation. Authorities are integrating technol...
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...
Fuel price hike hitting common people, contractors stopping work due to rising bitumen costs: Himachal PWD ministerHimachal Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh alleged that rising petrol and diesel prices are fueling inflation, im...
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...
Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govt prepares 9-point action planUntreated sewage entering the Yamuna from Haryana and UP has on multiple occasions led to an increase in ammonia levels in the river water,...
DJB seeks support from UP, Haryana to contain pollution in YamunaThe Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been continuously working to upgrade and augment the capacities of its sewage treatment plants so that untrea...
Pollution in Ganga: NGT directs UP Jal Nigam to complete sewer work expeditiously
Devarabeesanahalli lake revival hit as sewage flows uninterruptedAdarsh Palm Retreat, a plush gated community located adjacent to the lake, is believed to be the main culprit. had earlier reported on how ...
Pollution in Yamuna: NGT notices to MoEF, Delhi governmentStorm water drainage is the process of releasing excess water from streets, sidewalks, roofs, buildings and other areas.
Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake turns into fish graveyard: Is pollution plaguing water bodies?If untreated water keeps getting pumped into the lakes, it would soon contaminate groundwater resources, as is evident from the higher nitr...
Only 37% sewage treatment capacity in urban areas: GovernmentSewage treatment capacity in urban areas is only 37 per cent of the total amount generated, the government said today.
Gurgaon sewage mixes with water treated for YamunaPollution in the Yamuna seems to be going from bad to worse. The MCG has, for the first time, admitted that untreated sewage water also get...
More than half of untreated sewage flows into rivers: GovernmentForests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 36,874.07 million litres per day (mld) of untreated sewage is discharged in...
- 80% urban sewage left untreated in India: Study
Nearly 80 per cent of urban sewage is left untreated which is "killing" Indian rivers, a study has said.
Around 80% of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systemsNearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use.
- Catfish signals revival of Delhi lakes
The recent discovery of a 3.5 feet long catfish in the shallow Hauz Khas Lake had marked a major progression in the revival of the lake, wh...
- Yamuna a drain, not a drop of fresh water: CPCB
The Yamuna is a drain with not a drop of fresh water in its 22-km stretch through Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informe...
- Ganga pollution: High Court summons top official
The Allahabad High Court today summoned principal secretary of UP Urban Development department along with chief of the Jal Nigam.