The frothing in specific stretches of the Yamuna River, such as near ITO and the Okhla Barrage, is a yearly phenomenon. It happens especially in the winter season when the temperatures drop and the river flow is less. But what’s the reason behind this phenomenon?
Yamuna River falls victim to a harmful and thick layer of white foam every year in Delhi. People around the river, which is considered a holy entity in the country, dump various industrial and religious waste into it. This leads to the accumulation of toxic
Geocycle, a global waste management unit of building solution provider LafargeHolcim, has developed a plan to install innovative curtain technology for the first time in India. Geocycle bubble curtain will prevent the plastics from entering the Yamuna River. The bubble barrier is to be installed
India is spiraling with an overwhelming number of coronavirus infections and deaths. In a shocking turn of events, dozens of dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges River, while many corpses have been found in other rivers
Human activities and irresponsible disposal of industrial waste have resulted in the sad plight of the Yamuna River in the last decade or so. The toxins in the river affect marine life and inhabitants living on the shores beyond comprehension as people have accepted this
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival devoted to the sun god, thanking it for bestowing life on earth. The festival is majorly celebrated in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. The 2019 Chhath Puja was observed on November 3, where thousands of Hindu
Very recently, two holy rivers of India, Yamuna and Ganga, were declared as a human entity by the High Court of Uttarakhand. That implies one should look at the rivers as living people. If it’s so, then we have already murdered them by choking into
`Whanganui in New Zealand became world’s first river to get a title of a living human entity in March 2017. After a week of it, Yamuna and Ganga are also given status of living human entities in a landmark judgment given by honorable High Court
Hindus believe that one dip in the sacred River Yamuna frees one from the torments of death. But the burden of the overgrowing population and unchecked dumping of sewage and industrial waste has rather turned it into a horrible scene. Now, River Yamuna is seeking