North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses warning mark in Delhi amid heavy rain in upper catchment

The water level is anticipated to rise to 205.5 metres between 10 am and 12 noon on July 11, crossing the danger mark of 205.33 metres  

Delhi’s groundwater plummets

As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …

More than 18% households in Delhi still don’t get piped water supply

According to the Economic Survey of Delhi, around 6,25,000 households rely on tube wells, hand pumps, canal, ponds, tanks for water

Delhi government to set up Rs 10.3 crore water recycling plant in Bawana

At present, Bawana water treatment plant lacks a recycling plant leading to acute wastage of water  

Delhi government diverting water to hotels, alleges BJP MLA

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit admits 11 underground reservoirs lying idle because of water shortage

Has COVID-19 lockdown really helped Yamuna health in Delhi?

Domestic sewage comprises 80% of pollution load and continues to get discharged into the river

IMA to supply clean drinking water to Delhi slum

Amid scrutiny over water wastage by RO filters, IMA plans to study quality of water in the national capital

Citizens' forum demands continuation of AAP's free water supply scheme

On poll eve they prepare a resolution for all political parties, demanding extension of free water supply to all residents of Delhi and scrapping …

Neela Hauz may turn blue soon

DDA and DJB to restore the south Delhi pond by 2013

CAG report reveals only partial truth about sewage discharged into Yamuna

It does not take into account sewage generated from areas that consume water from private borewells and private suppliers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 4, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Parched capital

While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way

Yamuna pollution: green tribunal orders operation clean-up in Delhi

Order sets heavy penalties for polluters and asks for drains to be kept clear of encroachment

Cash clogged

Will Delhi’s ambitious sewerage plan help clean the Yamuna?

New plan, old problem

The proposed Sewerage Master Plan 2031 that promises to end Delhi's drainage troubles underestimates the wastewater volume of the city

Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna

A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model

Delhi to reuse 80 per cent sewage by 2027

With no new dams in sight, the draft Delhi Water Policy, 2013 calls for reuse of treated sewage to achieve water security in the capital

Delhi groundwater, a deadly cocktail: CGWB report

Inadequate sewage treatment and disposal in the national capital territory is contaminating city’s groundwater

‘We plan to make public transport more convenient’

Sheila Dikshit of the Congress party has been the chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms. She is in the fray to win the seat a …

It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste

The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …

An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding

Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities