Punjab

Anil (40) died on September 14, 2018 while clearing a block in a sewage line at Dabri, a locality in north-west Delhi. Cleaners hired by state governments and civic bodies are supposed to be provided safety equipment like gas masks, goggles, gumshoes, gloves, safety belt etc. Yet, Anil was unprotected when he died of asphyxiation due to the presence of poisonous gas in the gutter.

No more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT

Despite making sanitation a national priority with Swachh Bharat Mission, 50 percent of India defecated in the open till 2014. The goal to make India open defecation free by 2019 seemed ambitious. The government provided funding but it also sought active participation from the corporate sector.

Government approves Rs 5,369 crore for Jal Vikas Marg Project

SC orders Maharashtra government to pay Rs 100 crore for restoration of Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers

NGT raps authorities for Yamuna cleanup in Delhi 

Committee formed for the management of water resources in the Northeast

Centre notifies new wetland rules 

Illegal slums on Maharashtra mudflats cause loss to state

Over the last few months, we saw protests by distressed farmers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and other states over farming crisis and farmer suicides.