River Yamuna

Agra facing severe water shortage for 8 days due to dry Yamuna, technical glitch in waterworks

Most parts of the Taj city went without water for the eighth day on Tuesday even as a series of programmes to highlight air and water pollution were being held on World Environment Day.

Bawana fire: Amid municipal failures and neglect, residents and factory workers are no stranger to accidents

Firstpost hit ground zero to compile this report on how Bawana suffers the consequence of a state that miserably fails to address the cause.

Working to set up bio-diversity park in Yamuna flood plains, says Art of Living

The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on Monday said it was committed to setting up a bio-diversity park at the Yamuna floodplain.

World Culture Festival: Sri Sri should be thanked for drawing national attention to river Yamuna's sorry state

Consider the current state of Yamuna — the air conditioning systems of Delhi Metro coaches which cross the Yamuna every day and those that are parked at the banks suffer severe damage due to toxic gases produced by a heavily polluted Yamuna.

Why are you silent Mr Kejriwal? The Art of Living event may kill the Yamuna you vowed to save

Mr Arvind Kejriwal, just where are you? There’s a big commotion happening on the banks of the Yamuna. Environmentalists are up in arms against what they believe is a savage assault on the dying river. Massive preparations are on for the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival.

World Culture Festival: Why Delhi would do well to remember the Chennai and Srinagar floods

If the images of a flooded Chennai last year or those of Srinagar two years ago were horrifying for the citizens of Delhi, it’s time they had a serious look at their own backyard. The continuous onslaught on the Yamuna floodplains is likely to land the National Capital in a similar disaster