Yamuna

Agriculture, rural development and social sector is the focus of Budget 2016

Groundwater levels are reducing all over the world: NASA analysis

Recent permission granted to the Art of Living to hold the World Culture Festival in the Yamuna floodplains points fingers yet again at the fact that not much has been done to assure its safety. The rapid encroachment of the Yamuna floodplain has raised a few questions. Can the river sustain the rampant commercialisation of its floodplains?

Government allocated Rs 4,173 crore for Water Resources and of this, Namami Gange received Rs 2,037 crore.

Centre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital

Rivers are the not just the lifeline of our country, but life itself. We may revere them, even worship them but we continue to pollute, choke, and poison their waters. A river, its catchment area, and its floodplains have evolved over millions of years, and once damaged, may not be easy to reclaim.

Delhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution 

Most tourists visiting Shimla won’t know that they are walking on a water tank when they wait to get their pictures taken or go horse riding on Ridge road but they will know that the city faces water shortage -- their hotel bathrooms have messages asking them to use water judiciously. 

New criteria for villages and Gram Panchayats to be termed Open Defacation Free

Yamuna pollution stays the same, despite a drop in sewage flow