NEW DELHI: Grappling with the mammoth task of cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry has flagged how "heavy abstraction" of water has become a key concern in its efforts to rejuvenate the

With pollution in Yamuna river affecting the water supply in the national capital, Delhi Chief Secretary KK Sharma has written to his Haryana counterpart DS Dhesi to take necessary steps and has as

President Barack Obama said in an interview on Wednesday that it was "inexplicable and inexcusable" that families in Flint, Michigan, were not immediately informed that the city's drinking water ha

Flint, Michigan: The longest line at Freeman Elementary School's Family Fun Night was not for face painting or food. It was for lead testing.

Water and sanitation, as absolute necessities for people, planet and prosperity, are at the very core of sustainable development.

The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for "inaction" and "unsatisfactory" implementation of its order to provide clean drinking water in six western di

NITI Aayog will provide Rs 1,000 crore to save a large population in various states where people are forced to consume groundwater that contains excess of health-crippling arsenic and fluoride.

Shimla: On the issue of supply of contaminated water to residents in Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh high court on Tuesday directed the concerned parties to file status report within two days.

The Central Water Commission is regularly documenting water resources and related data in its publications entitled "Water and Related Statistics". The present handbook namely, "Hand Book on Water & Related Information" gives details primarily on the progress of major and medium projects.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) operating at various industrial clusters in the country. The primary aim of the revised standards is to minimise water pollution.

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