Rapid urbanisation has led to a huge increase in Gurgaon’s water demand, and as a result, the city’s groundwater levels have dropped at an alarming rate of 1.12 m per year.

Pollution in Yamuna refuses to come down despite efforts by the Delhi government and various agencies to reduce the contamination levels in the river.

The National Green Tribunal made it clear on Tuesday that the "idea was not to close down restaurants" but to strike a balance, making sure that the establishments follow regulations and do not dis

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) announced that it might pass an order on Wednesday regarding the plea of restaurant-owners in Hauz Khas Village, who sought the reopening of their establishments shut down four days ago for running without proper clearances and discharging untreated waste.

After several owners claimed that they had installed effluent treatment plants (ETPs), with others saying they were in the process of doing so, the bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani agreed to give an early hearing to the plea.

The BJP has decided to bring a white paper on the 'state of water' in Delhi.

20% Shortage, Distribution Losses, Faulty Billing And A Polluted River

New Delhi: The water department has been under the chief minister’s direct control for the past 15 years. As chairperson of Delhi Jal Board, Sheila Dikshit has been responsible for not only the water supply in the city but also the Yamuna, failure to clean which has become a major embarrassment for the government.

The decks have been cleared for the long-pending refurbishment of Delhi’s oldest water treatment plant (WTP), Chandrawal WTP, after the Delhi Jal Board gave the go-ahead for the project on Wednesda

Noting that groundwater extraction had led to severe depletion in the water table, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday tasked an inter-governmental committee with forming a plan to fix meters an

The death of a 62-year-old woman in South-West Delhi earlier this week allegedly due to contaminated water brought the Delhi Assembly session to a standstill on Thursday, with the Opposition BJP disrupting the proceedings. Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri adjourned the House three times and was forced to expel all the BJP legislators.