Uttar Pradesh

NGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga

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Plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles

Revised standards for packaged drinking water to apply from January 1st, 2021

In pre-colonial times, India’s forestlands were mostly under the use of the local communities. Forest policies led to centralisation in colonial times with forestland being subject to commercial over-exploitation for revenue generation purposes. This, in turn, led to land alienation of forest dwellers and an overall increase in deforestation.

Punjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater 

A large section of the population living in the Ganga river basin still depends on the river for daily use activities and livelihood. Hence, the cleaning of the Ganga river’s water and making it safe for use remains a major goal for policymakers.

India’s Himalayan rivers have been a cradle of civilisational development and a centre for faith and culture for ages. Ganga being a fertile basin has been a significant contributor to our agricultural economy as well as our river-based agrarian development.

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Next phase to focus on water treatment and toilet waste disposal

Lockdown in April to May 2020 due to COVID-19 led to the mass migration of workers from the cities to villages. Despite strict measures by the government to stop any movement, people facing lost jobs and high cost of living in the cities began to walk back or use whatever transportation was available to travel to their home villages.