Rivers

In 2016, 106 rivers or river stretches were declared as national inland waterways, and the development of many of these new waterways along with the already existing ones was prioritized for large scale commercial navigation and shipping.

Draft rules call for 100 percent utilisation of fly ash in three to five years

UN report reminds the world to tackle climate change immediately

Let me introduce myself to you. I am Kanari,  born as a river from the lap of the  Ghutehi hills in Ghutehi village from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh. I flowed down the hills as a dancing damsel  showering love and warmth everywhere on my way towards unknown regions. Throughout my childhood, I was surrounded by greenery and trees and flowers were my friends.

Gomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state, thanks to groundwater exploitation

UNICEF’s analysis reveals over two crore children in India facing extremely high water vulnerability

Centre and states signs MoU to commence Ken-Betwa river link

In the aftermath of the Chamoli disaster of 2021, the spotlight turned to the area’s proliferating development that made it particularly vulnerable to disasters. The environmental capacity to sustain damage had been severely reduced because of the impact of climate change.

Testing drinking water gets easy thanks to JJM and ICMR

Jal Shakti Ministry draws focus towards revival of Ganga wetlands