Yamuna
Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AMNearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AMCentre issues drought advisory to six states
Mapping pollution hotspots in Yamuna
Posted on 01 May, 2019 10:38 AMThe Yamuna was considered a nurturing and life-enhancing goddess in the past. Legend has it that bathing in the sacred waters of the Yamuna, the sister of Yama, the god of death, frees one from the ordeal of death. The 1376-km river is a tributary of the Ganga and originates in the Yamunotri glacier in the lower Himalayas.
High proportion of antibacterial agents in Ganga: Study
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 02:21 PMGanga laden with high proportion of antibacterial agents: Study
NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 10:46 AMNGT seeks report on constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees
Almost half of the country reels under drought: Study
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 07:00 AMStudy reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought
DDA allows waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 06:42 AMDDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping
Hazardous waste rules amended
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:34 PMCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic waste
Only 31 pc big projects done under AIBP
Posted on 27 Feb, 2019 01:05 PMIn a decade, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes completed: Report
Leading a movement to revive a river
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 04:21 PMPeople of Ramra, a village in the Kairana block of Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh have warm recollections of river Katha that joins the Yamuna below Ramra. Mustaquim Mallah, a 30-year old river conservationist recalls how his grandfather held many pleasant childhood memories of the river. "My great grandfather fished in this river.