Punjab

India is the largest user of groundwater in the world. It uses an estimated 230 km3 of groundwater per year, which is over a quarter of the global total. About 85 percent of rural drinking water needs, 65 percent of irrigation needs and 50 percent of urban drinking water and industrial needs are fulfilled with groundwater.

Study reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought

DDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping

NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways

States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage

Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works 

Thousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis

Fund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities

Anil (40) died on September 14, 2018 while clearing a block in a sewage line at Dabri, a locality in north-west Delhi. Cleaners hired by state governments and civic bodies are supposed to be provided safety equipment like gas masks, goggles, gumshoes, gloves, safety belt etc. Yet, Anil was unprotected when he died of asphyxiation due to the presence of poisonous gas in the gutter.

No more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT