Punjab

Urban India needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does now. The Centre for Science and Environment’s report, State of India's Environment 2019 has come up with startling facts on the state of air in the country.

MGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19

Water level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC

India is the largest user of groundwater in the world. It uses an estimated 230 km3 of groundwater per year, which is over a quarter of the global total. About 85 percent of rural drinking water needs, 65 percent of irrigation needs and 50 percent of urban drinking water and industrial needs are fulfilled with groundwater.

Study reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought

DDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping

NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways

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

Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works 

Thousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis