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Topic: Yamuna

25% of sewage treatment capacity unused in Delhi, says Economic Survey. ‘22 drains pour into Yamuna’

The 22-km stretch of the Yamuna in Delhi, from Wazirabad to the Okhla barrage, accounts for the majority of its pollution load.

ThePrint photos of the week: Pre-Chhath Yamuna cleanup, Zubeen Garg memorial & Muttaqi at FICCI

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

ThePrint photos of the week: Floods in Punjab & the swollen Yamuna

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

‘We’re on our own’—as Yamuna gulps Delhi settlements, stories of loss & resignation, all over again

New Delhi: At Mori Gate, 33-year-old Neetu stood in front of a medical team at a relief camp set up inside a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya,...

Why Himachal is unwilling to release water for long-delayed Kishau multipurpose project

Kishau project, proposed to be built on Yamuna’s tributary in Dehradun, was envisaged as joint effort by Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi.

Study ecological damage to Yamuna, identify polluter industries, parliamentary panel tells Centre

The report—by a committee chaired by BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy—was tabled in Parliament Tuesday. It also said that cremations on the banks of the Yamuna should be discouraged.

How Yamuna’s shifting course has fuelled a decades-long land ownership tussle between Haryana & UP

Punjab & Haryana HC has directed Surveyor General of India to study the river's changing trajectory & its impact on the 2 states to resolve the ongoing land disputes along its banks.

Over 5,000 buildings in Agra face risk of demolition after UP govt demarcates Yamuna floodplain

The UP govt notification declared a 5.09-kilometre stretch on the right bank of the Yamuna and a 2.55-km stretch on the left bank flood-prone.

Fight over Yamuna a poll gimmick? River can be revived, but there can’t be a ‘band aid solution’

Though only 2 percent of its total length, the 54 km section of the river that flows through Delhi accounts for over 75 percent of its total pollution load.

On Camera

Vijay turned reels, whistles, and fan edits into a political triumph

TVK tapped into young people with promises of employment, better governance, and youth-centric politics, framing old regimes as outdated while invoking Tamil pride and resistance to divisive agendas.

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

One missile, multiple warheads, many targets: India successfully test-fires Agni 5 with MIRV tech

With MIRV, India can target different different locations or the same location with a time gap. This can include decoys to hoodwink the enemy’s defence systems.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.