Surface Water

Identify farmers for income support scheme: NITI Aayog to states

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

What are sediments? Why do rivers carry sediment? Where does it all go? What happens to the sediment along the way? Have human actions modified the way a river works or carries sediment? How can sediments in rivers and reservoirs be managed? Here is all the information that you need to know about sediment and its management better.

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

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. 

Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage