India has 20 river basins, all over-exploited
Over 60 years after the country got its first plan to rejuvenate the rivers, not a single basin has been spared from overexploitation
UP village demanding compensation for riverine erosion stops fast
The residents of Kamhariya in Sitapur district had been on a 48-hour hunger strike, demanding measures against erosion by the Sharda river. They …
Amazon river dolphins now listed as ‘Endangered’ by IUCN
The update is part of assessments or reassessments of 35 cetacean species, subspecies or populations published on the IUCN Red List in November 2018
Water storage in major Indian river basins depleting
More than 60 per cent of the basins contain much less water than average storage over the last decade, CWC data shows
Jaitley says 47 projects completed under Namami Gange, but data suggests otherwise
While the Finance Minister said 47 projects are completed under Namami Gange, data from the National Clean Ganga Missions shows only 18 are …
Critically polluted: Treated effluents from Vapi CETP don’t meet safety standards, find pollution control boards
Industrial area’s comprehensive pollution index score hasn't been calculated in 5 years, say activists
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2022)
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Patna’s severe air quality due to Ganga’s shifting course: Govt study
Ganga has shifted four kilometres away from the city, leaving an exposed bed of sand, which Himalayan winds are blowing into Patna, it says
Bihar plans afforestation drive in villages along Ganga river
100 open defecation free villages located along the river have been selected for the drive
Haryana’s Rors brought Western flavour to the Indus Valley
New genetic study claims that the Rors came to the Indus Valley when it was flourishing during the Bronze Age and inducted West Eurasian genetic …
People in Sundarbans most susceptible to climate change
The Indo-Bangladesh deltaic region has been experiencing storm surges and cyclones over the past seven years
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)
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Namami Gange
Narendra Modi-led government’s flagship programme to restore purity and glory of India’s holiest river has made little progress on ground
Expert committee sheds light on Bihar’s mounting silt crisis
A central government committee recommends removal of silt along the Ganga in Bihar to reduce flood risks and boost shipping, but will a committee …
By 2050, 115 million may face food insecurity due to reduced water level in Ganga
In the summers of 2015 and 2017, domestic water supply in the northern Indian plains was severely affected because of low water level in Ganga
The myth of a clean Kumbh
The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …
The river of Ayodhya is choking to death
Over 3 lakh diyas were lit on the Sarayu's banks on Diwali despite the fact that the river's waters are not even fit for bathing
Uttarakhand has failed to rejuvenate the Ganga through Namami Gange
New CAG report reveals that almost 26 million litres of untreated sewage still flows into the Ganga every day in the state
Sixty per cent of Indus-Ganga basin groundwater unfit for drinking, irrigation
Up to a depth of 200 metres, 37 per cent of groundwater has high levels of arsenic, finds study
People must be told that Ganga water is even unfit for bathing: NGT
The court is of the opinion that common people should be informed about the impacts of polluted river water
How we source water for cities: Lessons Tehri taught
A look at how complex the ecological and social consequences of our urban water management can be
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 22-27, 2020)
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‘Clean Ganga and Yamuna mission a failure’
Parliamentary panel says that not involving people living on the banks of the river is the reason for it
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 27, 2023)
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