CoBRA Jawans Dance At Village Wedding

The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. IMAGE: CoBRA jawans dance with villagers at a marriage function. Photograph: ANI A physically challenged girl walks to school daily. A......

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Govt dismantling India's environment rules: Sonia

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the government of dismantling India's environment rules and demanded that the draft EIA 2020 be withdrawn immediately.   The......

FULL TEXT of President's address on the eve of 71st Republic Day

  Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day. Dear fellow citizens, On the eve of our 71st Republic Day, I extend my warm......

'We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers'

'Our challenge is to harvest maximum water both above and below ground.''Afforestation and other activities have to be taken up.''Our water is the least productive water.' Photograph: P......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......

'Not passing the GST is a grave mistake'

United Progressive Alliance government had piloted the GST bill but Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states like Gujarat had opposed the draft. As Parliament session ended without passing the landmark......

Why is the government reacting in fits and starts to Paris agreement

India promised that 40 per cent of its installed power capacity would come from non-fossil fuel energy resources by 2030 Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the......