Water Management

HC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands

While India has experienced dynamic growth over the past few years, enormous challenges remain in the water supply and sanitation sector.

What are sediments? Why do rivers carry sediment? Where does it all go? What happens to the sediment along the way? Have human actions modified the way a river works or carries sediment? How can sediments in rivers and reservoirs be managed? Here is all the information that you need to know about sediment and its management better.

Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit

"An eternal life free of sins" is the promise that comes attached with the magnificent occasion of Kumbh Mela. The 2019 Ardh Kumbh that takes place once in six years is just around the corner. Starting January 15, crores of people from around the world will take a dip in the Triveni Sangam—the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.

Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage

Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR. 

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Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 

Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a cou