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...
03 May, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
TMC invites PM Modi to have meal for Rs 5 at Bengal government-run Maa CanteenThe Trinamool Congress has thrown down the gauntlet by inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to experience a nourishing Rs 5 meal at a loca...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Mamata jabs Modi, says PM can boat on Hooghly, not YamunaWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee highlighted the Hooghly river's cleanliness. She contrasted it with the Yamuna river in Delhi. B...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
Noida@50: How Sanjay Gandhi’s Emergency-era idea turned dusty fields at Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh per sq yardNoida, established on April 17, 1976, during India's Emergency, was conceived from an aerial view by Sanjay Gandhi to relocate Delhi's fact...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
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
Rs 8,000 cr spent in 32 years, yet Yamuna’s on death bed. Can it be revived in 3 years?Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that the Yamuna is "poisoned" in Haryana is inaccurate. The river enters Delhi from Haryana relatively healthy but ...
09 Mar, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Your toilet could be the reason behind Delhi’s highest Yamuna pollution since 2020Delhi's Yamuna River faced severe pollution in November. Fecal pollution hit a four-year high. Untreated sewage is a major source. The rive...
11 Dec, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
Delhi air quality drops to 'very poor' levelDelhi's air quality severely deteriorates with AQI reaching 349, categorized as 'Very Poor.' Despite a ban, firecrackers were used on Karwa...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
New data reveals worrying picture on extent of Yamuna floodplains encroachmentAccording to a survey done using satellite and drone data, nearly 75% of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains have been encroached upon. Despite the ...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
Give specific timelines for cleaning of Yamuna: National Green TribunalA bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made it clear that the tribunal will finalise fresh timelines with clear advers...
25 Aug, 2019, 04.43 PM IST
Remove debris on Yamuna floodplains in 3 weeks: NGTA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the Department of Irrigation of Delhi and UP would be responsible for carryi...
01 Aug, 2017, 05.18 PM IST
NGT says no to farming on polluted Yamuna landThe green panel said no activity can be permitted in that area till the time Yamuna is restored and made pollution-free.
15 Nov, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
Why should farmers grow vegetables on polluted Yamuna: NGTWhy should the farmers be allowed to grow vegetables on the land along polluted Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal asked on Tuesday while ...
15 Nov, 2016, 06.29 PM IST
Ban on farming along Yamuna to continueThe green panel said that Yamuna's water was "highly" polluted as it contained "acidic, heavy metals and other high pollutants" which were ...
07 Jun, 2016, 08.10 PM IST
National Green Tribunal directs Delhi authorities to shut factories polluting YamunaThe tribunal’s latest order gave the pollution control authorities a list of 17 units that were violating norms.
03 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Rs 5,000 fine for throwing puja items into Yamuna
Throwing puja offerings into the Yamuna, a ritual for many Delhiites, will now invite a fine of Rs 5,000. Dumping construction debris on th...
14 Jan, 2015, 04.17 AM IST
- Rs 1,656 cr Yamuna Action Plan-III likely to be approved soon
The government is likely to give its approval soon for the ambitious Rs 1,656 crore Yamuna Action Plan-III, which is exclusively focused on...
27 Mar, 2011, 08.43 PM IST