The Thar Desert is one of the most arduous natural environments in the Indian subcontinent. The high temperatures, low rainfall, and large areas of arid land make it very difficult for life to survive ...

Rivers are often said to be the lifeline of civilisations, carving out canyons, irrigating fields, and supporting whole biomes. But in western India, there is a river originating from arid tracts of ...

Jaisalmer: Though the skies have stopped pouring, water level in Barmer’s Luni river is increasing steadily, causing worry to the district administration and locals. People living near the river have ...

The fauna, especially wolf, blackbuck and chinkara, is declining due to anthropogenic pressure such as illegal mining, habitat degradation, water scarcity and poaching in the Luni river basin, a study ...

Discharge of untreated effluents by textile industries into Luni has turned river water unfit for agriculture and contamination of groundwater poses dangers to health. The Luni river was once ...

The lifeline of western Rajasthan, the Luni river is dying a slow death. More than 300 dyeing and printing units located on the banks of the river in the towns of Jasol and Balotra are releasing ...

Jodhpur, Feb 18 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court has ordered a ban on discharge of treated industrial effluent in Luni river in Balotra till further orders following a PIL alleging flagrant violation of ...