Water Management

HC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps

Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF

India’s leading weather and agriculture risk monitoring company has released a Kharif Report, sharing the prediction for the upcoming monsoon and its impact on the production of kharif crops.

In recent years, cycles of extreme drought and severe flooding have affected the country’s water availability and crop production. The trend can be attributed to climate change. Scientists have been exploring drought and flood tolerant crop varieties to offset stress conditions that significantly constrain rice production.

Jal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry

India's water situation alarming

Sarla Yadav, a resident of Yamuna Ghat 24 is a treasure trove of stories on the river Yamuna. She runs a boat business with her son Shyam who provides a nuanced personal account of living by the river and of eking out a meagre livelihood by plying boats. They are among a few families who have not sold their boats so far.

At most inter-state boundaries, Ganga's faecal coliform level exceeds limit

Nearly 790,000 anti-drought works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned

Mahakali, also known as Sharda in India, gushes through the hilly tracts of Nepal and Uttarakhand, collecting its water from the numerous streams it receives on the way.