Governance

Indian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 

People 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.

Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill

HC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands

Launched in 2015, Project Raahat, an initiative by students of a management institute, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (SSCBS), Delhi University has been working on eradicating open defecation and providing safe sanitation in urban slums of India.

While India has experienced dynamic growth over the past few years, enormous challenges remain in the water supply and sanitation sector.

Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit

Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee

"An eternal life free of sins" is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes place once in six years is just around the corner. Starting January 15, crores of people from around the world will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam—the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.

A five-year study conducted in the Sundarbans region has found that the rising water salinity level is threatening the habitat of Gangetic river dolphins.