Expedition To The Rivers

What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.

The quaint hill town of Palampur is known for its enchanting combination of mountains, flowing rivers, meadows, and scenic tea gardens.

Held on Madras Day, the bikers stopped at a few landmarks, including the Marina and the River Adyar Bridge, as they travelled upto the scenic Kovalam area along the East Coast Road.

The water level in the Yamuna receded below the danger mark of 205.33 on Saturday morning, a day after the Delhi administration sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the river floodplains.

Delhi administration sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna flood plains, as the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres amid heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, officials said.

Pramod Kumar Katara began his ''cycle yatra'' today morning from the Taj Mahal to India Gate in New Delhi to focus attention on the polluted Yamuna river.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK working president M K Stalin today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in expediting the inter-state river linking programme, saying it would benefit farmers across the country.

Amid report of an elephant from Assam being stranded in Bangladesh after being washed away in the strong currents of Brahmaputra river, an international animal protection body has appealed to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to expedite the process of its return.

The Godavari River Sailing Expedition 2012 was completed by naval wing NCC cadets at Samalkot in East Godavari district today. Commencing journey on August 27 at Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, over 80 cadets travelled to Parnasala, Bhadrachalam, Kunavaram, Chintur, Pochavaram, Devipatnam, Papi Kondalu and Rajahmundry during the...

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation.

What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.

The quaint hill town of Palampur is known for its enchanting combination of mountains, flowing rivers, meadows, and scenic tea gardens.

Held on Madras Day, the bikers stopped at a few landmarks, including the Marina and the River Adyar Bridge, as they travelled upto the scenic Kovalam area along the East Coast Road.

The water level in the Yamuna receded below the danger mark of 205.33 on Saturday morning, a day after the Delhi administration sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the river floodplains.

Delhi administration sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna flood plains, as the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres amid heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, officials said.

Pramod Kumar Katara began his ''cycle yatra'' today morning from the Taj Mahal to India Gate in New Delhi to focus attention on the polluted Yamuna river.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK working president M K Stalin today sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in expediting the inter-state river linking programme, saying it would benefit farmers across the country.

Amid report of an elephant from Assam being stranded in Bangladesh after being washed away in the strong currents of Brahmaputra river, an international animal protection body has appealed to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to expedite the process of its return.

The Godavari River Sailing Expedition 2012 was completed by naval wing NCC cadets at Samalkot in East Godavari district today. Commencing journey on August 27 at Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, over 80 cadets travelled to Parnasala, Bhadrachalam, Kunavaram, Chintur, Pochavaram, Devipatnam, Papi Kondalu and Rajahmundry during the...

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation.