Rivers
Jal Shakti ministry formed to tackle water woes
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:34 PMJal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry
India witnesses second driest pre-monsoon spell in 65 years
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:22 PMIndia's water situation alarming
Understanding the Yamuna and life around it
Posted on 03 Jun, 2019 07:30 AMSarla Yadav, a resident of Yamuna Ghat 24 is a treasure trove of stories on the river Yamuna. She runs a boat business with her son Shyam who provides a nuanced personal account of living by the river and of eking out a meagre livelihood by plying boats. They are among a few families who have not sold their boats so far.
Ganga's faecal coliform level high at inter-state boundaries
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:25 AMAt most inter-state boundaries, Ganga's faecal coliform level exceeds limit
Anti-drought works unsatisfactory: Govt
Posted on 29 May, 2019 11:04 AMNearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned
Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam
Posted on 26 May, 2019 11:47 AMMahakali, also known as Sharda in India, gushes through the hilly tracts of Nepal and Uttarakhand, collecting its water from the numerous streams it receives on the way.
Reservoir storage in western India below normal: CWC
Posted on 23 May, 2019 04:49 PMThe recent data from the Central Water Commission (CWC), released on May 9, 2019 reveals a reassuring situation of water storage in the river basins of India. The overall water storage in the 91 reservoirs monitored is slightly more (105 percent) when compared to the average water storage over the last 10 years, the data shows.
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AMCentre issues drought advisory to six states
Pre-monsoon rainfall deficient: IMD
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:14 AMIndia witnesses 22 percent deficient pre-monsoon rainfall this year: IMD
Cyclone Fani ravages Odisha's ecological hotspots
Posted on 15 May, 2019 06:12 PMOdisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone