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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicYamuna river

Topic: Yamuna river

Water sharing row: Yamuna river board says Himachal must prove release of extra water for Delhi

SC had directed Himachal Pradesh to release 137 cusecs of surplus water, asking Haryana to facilitate onward flow to Delhi. Himachal said that the water was already flowing uninterruptedly.

What caused the rise and fall of Harappan civilisation? Studies debunk role of ‘river culture’

Yamuna and Sutlej disconnected from the Ghaggar-Hakra river system much before the emergence of the Harappan culture in the region.

3 schoolgoing boys feared drowned in Yamuna in Delhi

New Delhi: Three schoolgoing boys, who had gone to take a bath in the Yamuna River in north Delhi's Alipur area, are feared to...

Heavy rain floods areas around Delhi forcing evacuations, school closures

Hundreds of vehicles submerged in Noida, which adjoins southeast Delhi, after the Hindon river overflowed. People living near its banks have moved to higher ground.

Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi again

Multiple areas in Delhi grappled with water-logging and flood-like situations following increase in water levels.

Why does Yamuna overflow? Encroached floodplains & multiple barrages restricting river flow to blame

With construction of barrages & houses along Yamuna's basin having decreased width of the river & size of floodplains, the monsoonal river's no longer equipped to handle seasonal flooding.

Residents living near Yamuna return home as water level recede

The Yamuna River rose to its highest in 45 years last week following unusually heavy rainfall in the city, with runoff from hilly states to the north also causing its waters to swell.

Our take on Yamuna floods, West Bengal polls, Project Cheetah—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

In the same boat, yet not — surviving the Delhi floods, a tale of two localities

Residents of Civil Lines say NDRF, police personnel swiftly started evacuation. At settlement on the Yamuna banks near Rajghat, labourers left with no homes say they got ‘no warning, no help’.

‘Carrot and stick’ theory in Maharashtra & memorising ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.