-The Indian Express Underlining the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submission that the Yamuna turns into a drain after traversing through certain areas of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday called for a collective effort by all stakeholders to rectify the “pathetic” situation. “It is stated that Delhi does not have a proper drainage system. Yamuna is merely a drain. It does not have fresh water after Wazirabad. Out of 30 Sewage...

-The Times of India Rs 4,439 crore has literally gone down the drain called the Yamuna. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have told the Supreme Court that they have spent Rs 4,124 crore on making the river's water potable, but the Central Pollution Control Board's latest report shows that Yamuna's water still resembles that of a drain.  The New Delhi Municipal Committee and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have spent an additional Rs...

-The Economic Times KOLKATA: The holy Ganga is a poison river today. It's so full of killer pollutants that those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than anywhere else in the country, says a recent study.  Conducted by the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) under the Indian Council of Medical Research, the national study throws up shocking findings. The river is thick with...

-The Telegraph Acquiring land for special economic zones may become tougher. The rural development ministry has redrafted the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill with a provision that says the proposed law would apply to land acquisition under the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005. This means if the redrafted bill is passed, landlosers will have to be consulted and their consent taken before their land can be acquired under the SEZ Act,...

-PTI NASHIK (Maharashtra): Thousands of dead fish were found floating in the Godavari river here, a local Congress corporator said today, demanding an inquiry into the incident. Corporator Vikrant Mate said the fish were found floating in the river near Asaram Bapu Ashram on Gangapur Road here. "It should become clear whether the fish died due to chemicals and effluents, released into the Godavari river by industrial units or was there any other...