Arabian Sea

Water Ministry launches a portal on the Ganga river

J&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years

Khazans are a unique man-made ecosystem that give Goa its traditional form of farming. Khazan lands are reclaimed lands from the river or sea.

Monsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery

I could just about see a small makeshift shelter with a yellow canopy. As I made my way through the small stream and climbed uphill, I saw a JCB machine trying to clear a path. Further up the road, female voices speaking the local dialect started to emerge. A small hearth surrounded by utensils and jars of tea, sugar and lentils greeted me at the entrance.

Impact study demands for a no-go zone for hydel projects in Sutlej

India receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June

Dip in enrollment of female students due to poor sanitation in schools

High Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work

Twenty four students were washed away in the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh earlier this month. The students, all from an engineering college in Hyderabad, were picknicking in the river on their way back from the tourist town of Manali. While cooling their heels in the knee deep water and clicking photographs, they missed the rising wall of water that engulfed them in minutes.