Orissa

India's groundwater crisis: Gujarat's solar irrigation cooperative embarks on a solution

After becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice

In the last few decades, India has seen an increasing number of people migrating from rural areas to urban cities in search of work and better living. These migrants often get employed in the informal sector as construction workers, vendors, domestic servants, etc. They also live in informal settlements, generally known as slums.

NGT to hear petition on Ganga revival on a day-to-day basis

Why are lands acquired from farmers barren? SC asks states

The year 2016 was eventful, to say the least when it comes to the water scenario in the country. The year saw severe droughts affecting 33 crore people across 10 states.

Lingaraj Jena is a worried man. At 86, he is one of the older fishermen in Berhampura village, an island on the Chilika lake in Odisha. Though he no longer goes for fishing due to old age, he is worried about the opening of new sea mouths; he knows it is not good news for the fishing communities he is a part of that depend on the Chilika for their livelihood.

NGT seeks MP, Rajasthan's opinion on maintaining e-flow in Chambal river

Good news for Sambhar Salt Lake

Pranab Choudhury has been actively engaged with the causes of the poor and the environment for more than a decade.