Another groundwater recharge zone will be lost. A project to cover a huge stormwater drain in Chirag Dilli for conversion into a parking lot has angered environmentalists.

The seasonal wetland which once used to attract a large number of birds from Europe, Siberia and Central Asia has seen a decline, says a study

Rapid urbanisation, impetuous management and extensive land-use changes in its catchment area over the past two decades seem to have taken a serious toll on the Sultanpur National Park.

Clean drinking water is out of reach for 4.64 crore people in rural areas in the country, says a report tabled by the Union water resources ministry in Parliament last week.

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

Though Osmansagar and Himayatsagar are on the verge of drying up due to poor inflows, there is some good news too. Groundwater levels in most of the localities in the city have risen.

There is a need to identify crop-specific areas where processing and marketing facilities could be provided to farmers to improve the latter's financial condition, said Dr Gurbachan Singh, Chairman

The National Green Tribunal on Monday reinforced a UP government order on the Ghaziabad Development Authority and Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation restraining the authorities from rampantly concreti

Local bodies begin work on groundwater recharge

Local bodies in the district have been urged to initiate steps to implement projects aimed at long-term groundwater recharge in the district.
Addressing a meeting on the ‘Amrithavarshini' project conceived for turning Kannur into a water resource-rich district, District Collector Rathan Kelkar said that many panchayats had already started work to ensure groundwater recharge to stop the depletion in groundwater level.

Water is available in the traditional water spouts, wells and ponds in Lalitpur area following extensive implementation of rainwater collection and ground water recharge projects at different plac