Delhi govt issues flood warning for Yamuna

A total of 24 boats with 2 divers each, and 17 motorboats will be staying alert near the vulnerable locations

Three bodies found in Yamuna, Delhi Police on the lookout of one more

Four youths had come to take bath in the Yamuna river on Thursday; three of which drowned in the river and the fourth person is yet to be found

Issues of stubble burning, water-sharing pact to be raised by Delhi in Northern Zonal Council meeting

Issues of crop stubble burning and water-sharing agreement will be raised by the Delhi government in the Northern Zonal Council meeting scheduled to be held in Jaipur later this week, official sources stated on Wednesday

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

A similar drive was conducted in 2015 on an area of 100 acres falling in the flood zone

What a deep dive into Delhi’s recurring water woes tells us about the crisis

If your neighbourhood is suffering from water scarcity, you are not alone. As usual, the authorities are putting the blame on rivers drying up and Haryana’s actions but mismanagement by the Delhi Jal Board is also alleged  

When it’s all too much

There’s an ugly side to celebrations, fanfare and festivity when environment bears the brunt. There has to be a sustainable way of celebrating Durga Puja Living in the little Calcutta inside Delhi — I mean Chitto Park or Chittaranjan Park — is fairly pleasant most of the year. To be woken up by soothing sitar […]

Woeful flows the Yamuna

For long, we have known that the Yamuna during its flow through Delhi is highly polluted. What comes as a surprise is that electronic waste is now at least partially responsible Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed […]