Sustainability

E-waste management rules amended to improve implementation efficiency

Farmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation

Maharashtra makes it mandatory for dairies and milk retailers to repurchase poly packs for recycling 

As we sit sipping tea with him, Ugen Lepcha calmly spells out his stand. “Even if it means having to leave my (political) party, I will continue to be against dams,” he says. Ugen Lepcha, the president of Passingang gram panchayat in the Dzongu area of Sikkim, clearly has courage when it comes to his political convictions.

Karnataka to formulate plan to prohibit industries from drawing fresh river water

Kaudikasa is a small village with a population of just 350 people in the Ambagad Chowki block of the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. Despite its small size, Kaudikasa village has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Severe health problems have been reported from the village, thanks to acute arsenic contamination in its groundwater.

Tamil Nadu objects to Kerala diverting excess water from Siruvani dam

Around 25 lakh pilgrims across the country took a holy dip in the Mahanadi during the Rajim kumbh festival held in Rajim from January 31-February 13, 2018. For this annual religious extravaganza at the confluence of the Mahanadi, Sondur and Pairi rivers in Chhattisgarh, the state government organised various religious events.

GoI allocations for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is Rs. 22,357 crores

Supreme Court reduces quantum of water allocated to Tamil Nadu in Cauvery verdict