Uttar Pradesh

Country’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day

Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Death toll rises to 58 as rescue operation continues

75 percent districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events: Report

NGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga

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Plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles

Revised standards for packaged drinking water to apply from January 1st, 2021

In pre-colonial times, India’s forestlands were mostly under the use of the local communities. Forest policies led to centralisation in colonial times with forestland being subject to commercial over-exploitation for revenue generation purposes. This, in turn, led to land alienation of forest dwellers and an overall increase in deforestation.

Punjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater 

A large section of the population living in the Ganga river basin still depends on the river for daily use activities and livelihood. Hence, the cleaning of the Ganga river’s water and making it safe for use remains a major goal for policymakers.