Observing that the target of cleaning the Yamuna was far from achieved, a Parliamentary committee said the government should pursue the programme diligently and finish it in a timebound manner. In a

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the authorities to set up a Dal Conservation Fund and appealed to people to contribute to it to save this world famous lake from extinction. A Division

S.P. Narayanaswamy, a 63-year-old social activist involved with public issues, including the protection of the Tirupananthaal Lake in Pammal, was arrested by police on Friday for "damaging a

The preparation of the correct map showing original flow of Mithi river by the city survey department; implementation of the CWPRS, IIT and the Chitale Committee report; completion of the widening,

paper mills and distilleries in Uttaranchal are flouting pollution-control norms even though the State Pollution Control Board (spcb) claims that all is well. A study conducted by spcb in 2006,

Even as the Government and judiciary has been making efforts to expedite the cleaning of Yamuna, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) stinks of yet another scam under the Yamuna Action Plan. The

Rattled by apex court committee's revelation that the water quality of Yamuna has not improved a bit even after spending nearly Rs 100 crore per kilometre stretch of the river, the Delhi government

Maritime cooperation among the nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is essential for tackling piracy, terrorism and pollution of oceans, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval

Help is at hand for arsenic-affected South 24-Parganas and some of the backward areas in Midnapore East. water for people, an international humanitarian organisation based in Denver, Colorado, are

Plans to close a legal loopholes that allows so called gas guzzling cars to avoid strict pollution controls are set to be knocked off course by European lawmakers. The European commission