Governance

FICCI under the aegis of FICCI Water Mission is organizing the 3^rd Edition of the India Industry Water Conclave and 5^th Edition of FICCI Water Awards

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans

Marine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study

Sneh Bhati, a 52-year-old farmer from Madanpur Khadar in Delhi’s fringes finds the change in the landscape of her 100-year-old village in the last two decades remarkable. Yet it has not taken away the rural charm.

Uttarakhand takes decisions to save its natural resources

It was in the late 90s that Raigarh emerged as the hub for power, coal mining and sponge iron in Chhattisgarh. The coalfield in Mand Raigarh is spread over an area of more than 1,12,000 hectares with an estimated 21,117 metric tonnes of coal. 

At the Sainj Hydroelectric Power Project in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, muck dumping sites were inadequate and damaged resulting in the muck directly flowing into the river. Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in Bihar had to install instruments to control air, water, noise and dust pollution, develop green belt and recycle treated effluent.

Ganga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities

Seven percent of rural India has no access to clean water: World Water Day report

This story is of Punawli Kalan village in Uttar Pradesh, where a community with the support of a women-led federation, solved its water woes by developing a community-owned water supply system.