Your dirty clothes could be causing Yamuna to froth: How the government plans to stop Delhi’s river from turning whiteDelhi's Yamuna River is frothing due to high pollution, particularly surfactants from detergents. A TERI study proposes a multi-departmenta...
26 Oct, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
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...
22 Oct, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
"Our proposal is to run ferry here, will sign MoU for it", says Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on river YamunaWhen asked if cleaning of Yamuna will attract tourism to Delhi, Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said, " Our proposal is there to run ferry her...
05 Mar, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Delhi AQI: National capital wakes up to 'very poor' air quality, againDelhi woke up to 'very poor' air quality on Saturday morning. The average Air Quality Index (AQI) was 358 at 9 am. Bawana and New Moti Bagh...
09 Nov, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Woman washes hair in Yamuna with hazardous foam in viral video; Social media exclaimed 'not shampoo'; Here's clipHindu devotees in New Delhi celebrated Chhath Puja. They bathed in the Yamuna river. The court had warned against it. The river is heavily ...
08 Nov, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
Delhi AQI today: Smog blankets city, visibility impacted due to pollutionDelhi pollution news: Delhi experienced its eighth consecutive day of 'very poor' air quality, with AQI reaching 383, causing low visibilit...
08 Nov, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
"This is Kejriwal Model": BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla attacks Delhi CM over toxic foam floating on Yamuna's surfaceBharatiya Janta Party leader Shehzad Poonawalla accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of spending thousands of crores given by the C...
20 Nov, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Delhi: Devotees stand in knee-deep toxic foam in Yamuna for Chhath PujaAs part of Chhath Puja, devotees across India worship the sun, concluding with offerings to the rising sun. In Delhi, devotees stand amidst...
20 Nov, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
Accused of spraying 'poisonous' chemical on Yamuna, DJB official bathes in river waterSanjay Sharma, the Director of Treatment Quality Control, DJB, told PTI he bathed in the water to prove that it was not harmful. "I have be...
30 Oct, 2022, 08.32 PM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
Delhi government installs bamboo structures, sprinkles water to remove froth from Yamuna; faces criticism for 'cover-up'An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said bamboo nets have been installed on the stretch at Kalindi Kunj to capture t...
10 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Delhi govt deploys boats to collect forth in Yamuna with ropesThe Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) conceived the plan and implemented it with the help of the Irrigation Flood Control Department...
10 Nov, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Yamuna's toxic foam 'gift' to Delhi from UP, Haryana govtsAam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha said that the toxic foam found floating on the Yamuna river was a...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
At least 3-5 yrs needed to upgrade sewage treatment plants to reduce frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govt"The upgradation of all STPs in UP, Haryana and Delhi to treat the wastewater as per the latest standards, which will substantially reduce ...
28 Jan, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
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,...
07 Jan, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
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...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
- Durga Puja 2012: Filth, stench mar idol immersion in Yamuna river
The city saw off Ma Durga on Wednesday with light steps and heavy hearts. The thump of dhak and dancing on the Yamuna’s ghats could not sup...
25 Oct, 2012, 11.26 AM IST