Amid heavy rains, Shimla faces drinking water crisis

A water crisis looms large over the capital city of Himachal Pradesh with heavy rains in the past few days damaging supply schemes and causing silt in water resources. IMAGE: Police personnel and......

Electoral bonds: Firm that built Zojila tunnel is 2nd-largest donor

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acquired a......

SC asks NGT to set up accountable mechanism to monitor sewage plants in UP

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the treatment of sewage generated in villages, towns and cities and said untreated waste is discharged into rivers and rivulets polluting the very......

How Bengaluru residents are dealing with unprecedented water crisis

From exploring work from home (WFH) option and shifting to a place with better water facilities and taking bath on alternate days--citizens of India's tech capital are trying every possible thing......

Water woes: Why Mumbai will not go dry

The Maharashtra government is willing to take a 'risk' to ensure that Mumbai does not go dry this summer. The government on Wednesday said that they would provide 120 million litres per day (MLD)......

Japan Bank to help India to clean Ganga

Stepping up efforts to clean Ganga at Varanasi, the government has signed a loan agreement of Rs 552 crore (Rs 5.52 billion) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for an ambitious......

Distressed Kanpur leather industry now faces Kumbh trouble

Ahead of the Kumbh Mela from January-March 2019 at Prayag, the tanneries have been asked to shut down to stop discharge of effluents into the Ganga. IMAGE: A leather tannery at an industrial area......

Want to invest? Stick to simple products

It is easy to invest in exotic products, but difficult to exit them.Think carefully before investing rather than being blown away by expected returns alone, suggests Mrin Agarwal, founder, Finsafe......