Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)

HC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps

India's water situation alarming

Odisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone

MGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19

India is on the brink of a major water crisis. With drought looming over the southern and western parts of the country, the existing water resources are in peril. Rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate.

Ganga laden with high proportion of antibacterial agents: Study

India, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent of our water is used in agriculture.

Central Monitoring Committee formed to ensure pollution-free river stretches

Koley Kisku, a primary school student at Ranipur village at Rampurhat block in Birbhum district of West Bengal suffers from a thyroid gland related ailment that has partially affected his ability to speak. His school mates say that the 11-year-old could speak normally till a few years ago but he began to lose his voice.