The Yamuna is now dry, polluted, and diseased. Most city residents are unaware of the significance and contributions of Mother Yamuna. Even Nazir Akbarabadi would be heartbroken to see the Yamuna’s plight. Emperor Shah Jahan would surely be devastated by the river’s current state!

Hariman Sharma, a visionary farmer from Himachal Pradesh, has been honoured with Padma Shri for his transformative contribution to Indian agriculture.  He developed an innovative, self-pollinating, low-chilling apple variety called HRMN–99, that has revolutionized the apple cultivation landscape in the country and brought a juicy nutritive variety more within reach in terms of geography and affordability. 

Illegal colonies have encroached on the banks of the Yamuna. Poachers have killed the peacocks, colonisers have chopped trees. Instead of flutes, there are cheap deafening songs, houses coming up on kunds, and luxurious ashrams on forest land. Cement tiles replace sacred Brij soil. The land of Lord Krishna’s Lila is groaning under the burden of modernity.

Preetam Singh, a farmer from Panipat of Haryana, like many others, had raised concerns about the harmful effects of pesticides.

The issue of increased air pollution during winter in North India is a pressing concern that requires our urgent attention and effective solutions.

A new study released by Toxics Link, with support from the Environmental Defense Fund, found that Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates continue to be used in several sectors in India.