LUCKNOW: Forming 'paani-panchayat' and 'bhujal-sena' comprising villagers is state government's attempt to check alarming groundwaterdepletion. Sensitization of locals and community-led awareness prog ...

BHOPAL: Toilets seem to be the latest flashpoint of caste divide in rural Madhya Pradesh despite the glare of the Swachh Bharat campaign. The privileged members of a dusty hamlet in Bundelkhand are ac ...

By Matt Mc Grath Environment correspondent: The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to thi ...

JERUSALEM: PM Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have "visualised" that the two countries would become close partners in development, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, defence ...

LUCKNOW: Over the past two weeks, close to 3,750 SMSes and e-mail alerts have been issued to industries generating more than the permissible limit of pollutants in the Ganga basin. As many as 716 gros ...

BENGALURU: Groundwater in 29 out of 30 districts in the state is contaminated by one pollutant or the other but don't trust a quality testing laboratory to give you the accurate picture. The comptroll ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Population growth, economic expansion, and climate change are increasing the pressures on limited water supplies in cities around the world. A holistic approach is needed to help wate ...

New Delhi TNN: The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notices to the the Centre, Delhi government, DDA and a number of other government bodies over inaction on the revival of 33 water bodies in ...

Multiple industries relying on water as an input in the production process, including textile processing, construction and hydro-power, have been severely impacted by the ongoing water scarcity in sou ...