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At sunrise, everything is luminous but not clear. 

― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Floods grip many parts of the country

Maharashtra government withdraws plea against ban on construction on wetlands  

Dhanmaniya Devi had never tasted a ‘good’ fish. “All we had during my childhood were the small varieties which come to rivers during monsoon. They are rarely seen now,” says the 65-year-old villager in Sildag of Palamau district in Jharkhand. This is why when her family reared the commercial variety fish last year, she was delighted.

About the opportunity:

Centre launches 231 projects under Namami Gange

Anil Madhav Dave appointed as new environment minister

According to the recent figures by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF [

Originally a darya (creek), locally known as Nizammuddin darya, Barapullah is a key drain of Delhi today. Barapullah gets its name from a pul (bridge) built across it by the then emperor Jahangir's chief eunuch, Mihir Banu Agha.

It is a fact that constructing toilets alone cannot ensure total sanitation. The real challenge lies in getting people to use them. While treating fecal sludge and disposing it are largely urban concerns, modifying behaviour and motivating people to abandon open defecation are considered rural sanitation challenges.