The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report released in October states that the irrigation water supplied from these steps to villages located in the area i

On the one hand: potholed roads, poor sewage systems, numerous small scale industries, nightmarish working conditions. On the other: clueless civic authorities. India s lock and key town faces a grave paradox

Will more funds induce Uttar Pradesh to combat pollution?

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities’ mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six months on the dried-up Yamuna riverbed right in the monument’s backyard. They may actually end up scripting its

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