Delhi

New guidelines proposed by the Centre on groundwater usage by industries

Here’s some news for nature lovers. A dirty drain in Delhi could well be on its way to becoming a bird sanctuary. The Najafgarh drain or nallah that flows through the northwest part of Gurugram is becoming a new habitat for the strikingly tall Greater flamingos, a rosy-white pink billed migratory bird as it passes through southwest Delhi.  

NGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater

A whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year

In the afternoons these days, Basai wears a deserted look. Known as a bird’s delight and privileged by the protected status of a national park, the wetland is located just eight kilometres from Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurugram in Haryana. No birds can be spotted foraging the soil of the Basai wetland or its waters.

Destruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods

Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern

NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers

Take a walk through the maze of lanes at Seelampur in north-east Delhi, you could see small children rummaging through electronic waste that has made its way here from all over north India. They segregate end-of-life electrical and electronic products, prise them apart, put them through acid wash and also burn circuit boards in the hope of extracting precious metals.