India has fallen below the UK in size of the economy to sixth place according to the latest IMF estimates for 2006. As per the April global economic outlook of the IMF, India is likely to end 2026-27 with a GDP size of $4.15 trillion, below the UK\u2019s $4.26 trillion. The drop in ranking is possibly due to the recent revision in base year due to which the nominal GDP has been revised downward. The depreciating rupee has also played its role in the fall in India\u2019s ranking.
India had surpassed the UK in 2022-23 to become the fifth largest economy in the world, and was slated to become the fourth largest economy by 2025-26. However, the latest government GDP estimates released in February show that the nominal GDP of the country has declined from the Rs 357 lakh crore in the old series to Rs 345.5 lakh crore in the new series. At an average exchange rate of Rs 87 for FY26, India\u2019s GDP in dollar terms would fell short of $4 trillion.
\u201CThe change in the rank reflects new base year of GDP where nominal GDP is lower than old base GDP by 4%. Further rupee depreciated against the dollar by 11% in FY26. The combination resulted in the GDP ranking revision,\u201D says Gaura Sengupta, chief economist, IDFC First Bank.
A query sent to secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi), Saurabh Garg, remained unanswered at the time of filing of the report.
Earlier, chief economic advisor to government of India V Anantha Nageswaran has said that based on current projections, India is expected to cross the $4 trillion-mark comfortably in 2026-27, although relative global rankings will depend on external factors.
As per the IMF\u2019s latest estimates, Japan with $4.38 trillion would remain the 4th largest economy behind Germany ($5.45 trillion), China ($20.85 trillion) and the US ($32.3 trillion).
"},{"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","description":"","title":"","subtype":null,"type":"text","text":"","metadata":{"promotional-message":true}}],"card-updated-at":1776277799424,"content-version-id":"d3dfbb31-73cc-4ef9-961d-361c05d961d0","card-added-at":1776277727682,"status":"draft","id":"a1c831f2-0c2b-4dc5-9ae1-5d16ca47f6b1","content-id":"a1c831f2-0c2b-4dc5-9ae1-5d16ca47f6b1","version":3,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"India falls to 6th largest economy behind UK","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2025-02-24/h9d7n99d/GDP3.JPG","url":null,"attribution":"Edit","alt-text":"India economic growth","caption":"GDP growth","metadata":{"mime-type":"image/jpeg","width":645,"file-size":35372,"file-name":"GDP3.JPG","height":341}}},"attributes":{}}}],"url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Apr/15/india-falls-to-6th-largest-economy-behind-uk","story-version-id":"c0cf21ee-653d-4195-bbd8-6b2be0b64202","content-type":"story","content-updated-at":1776277804361,"author-id":1870418,"owner-id":2177740,"linked-story-ids":[],"access":null,"promotional-message":"","asana-project-id":null,"first-published-at":1776277803328,"hero-image-caption":"GDP growth","version":3,"story-template":"text","sequence-no":null,"created-at":1776277799413,"authors":[{"slug":"dipak-mondal","social":{},"name":"Dipak Mondal","contributor-role":null,"avatar-url":"https://media.newindianexpress.com/newindianexpress/2025-08-28/y318ydc6/dipak_modal_fn.jpeg","bio":"Dipak Mondal is a senior business and economy journalist with over two decades of experience. He has reported extensively on the Indian economy, with a special focus on the finance ministry, which he covered for more than a decade. Over the years, he has also tracked key economic ministries and departments, including commerce, statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI), NITI Aayog, and heavy industries. In recent years, his work has expanded to the corporate sector, where he has engaged with and interviewed leading industry captains across diverse sectors.","id":1870418,"avatar-s3-key":"newindianexpress/2025-08-28/y318ydc6/dipak_modal_fn.jpeg","twitter-handle":null}],"metadata":{"card-share":{"shareable":false}},"subscription-metadata":null,"publish-at":null,"assignee-name":"Bivekananda Biswas"},{"updated-at":1775805426090,"seo":{"claim-reviews":{"story":null}},"assignee-id":1897611,"author-name":"Manoj Viswanathan","tags":[{"id":7063314,"name":"elephants","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"elephants","tag-type":"Tag"},{"id":7266462,"name":"human-wildlife conflict","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"human-wildlife-conflict","tag-type":"Tag"},{"id":15070315,"name":"Chinnakanal","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"chinnakanal","tag-type":"Tag"}],"headline":"Elephants play out heartwarming moment as they welcome young one","storyline-id":null,"votes":{},"story-content-id":"4c956786-3443-446e-9e41-e78b14444194","slug":"states/kerala/2026/Apr/10/elephants-play-out-heartwarming-moment-as-they-welcome-young-one","last-published-at":1775805428440,"public-identifier":null,"subheadline":"The behaviour of the herd revealed their attachment to the Chinnakanal habitat,\u201D said R Ajayan, a farmer in Santhanpara. ","alternative":{},"sections":[{"domain-slug":null,"slug":"kerala","name":"Kerala","section-url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala","id":66227,"parent-id":66217,"display-name":"Kerala","collection":{"slug":"kerala-states","name":"Kerala ","id":146462},"data":null}],"read-time":2,"access-level-value":null,"content-created-at":1775804883966,"is-embargoed":false,"owner-name":"Gladwin Gladwin","custom-slug":null,"push-notification":null,"publisher-id":5591,"hero-image-metadata":{"width":1280,"height":854,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","file-size":168645,"file-name":"WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg"},"comments":null,"word-count":490,"story-features":{"push-notification":{"is-scheduled":false,"publish-at":null,"linked-with-story-fields-status":{"title":null,"message":null}}},"entities":{},"published-at":1775805428440,"embargoed-till":null,"breaking-news-linked-story-id":null,"storyline-title":null,"summary":null,"push-notification-title":null,"external-id":null,"canonical-url":null,"hero-image-hyperlink":null,"autotags":[],"linked-entities":[],"status":"published","hero-image-attribution":"(File Photo | Harison Sasi)","bullet-type":"123","hero-image-alt-text":null,"id":"4c956786-3443-446e-9e41-e78b14444194","hero-image-s3-key":"newindianexpress/2026-04-10/3hxfheo9/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg","contributors":null,"cards":[{"story-elements":[{"description":"","page-url":"/story/4c956786-3443-446e-9e41-e78b14444194/element/e4f615d0-be2c-4995-828c-1f8d540b5ce6","type":"text","family-id":"5ad847dc-17aa-400e-bb81-68e9f72e97ff","title":"","id":"e4f615d0-be2c-4995-828c-1f8d540b5ce6","metadata":{},"subtype":null,"text":"KOCHI: A recent incident where a herd of elephants made an abandoned estate their home for more than a month following the birth of a calf has triggered a debate about the need to redevelop the natural elephant habitat in Chinnakanal.
Videos of a nine-member herd crossing the road with the newborn have gone viral.
Following the translocation of the tusker Arikomban, wildlife conservationists have been demanding steps to reopen the elephant corridor connecting the Munnar landscape with Periyar Tiger Reserve.
They say Chinnakanal has been a natural habitat of elephants and herds still frequent it. However, the 301 Colony tribal settlement, established in 2001, resulted in the fragmentation of the corridor. And as resort owners and farmers started installing fences around their land, it obstructed the free movement of herds.
\u201CA herd with nine elephants visited Chinnakanal and roamed Pethatti and Njandar areas for a few days in December. It returned to Njandar in February and a female elephant delivered the calf on February 24. After the delivery, the herd shifted to the abandoned KRV Estate.
On March 25, it marched through Korambara, Thalakulam, Thondimala areas and entered the forest through the Anayirangal dam area. The behaviour of the herd revealed their attachment to the Chinnakanal habitat,\u201D said R Ajayan, a farmer in Santhanpara.
According to Ajayan, elephant herds are a frequent presence in Chinnakanal, which has intensified human-wildlife conflict in the area.
\u201CThe decision to establish the 301 Colony in the elephant corridor was a blunder. Only 37 families remain in the colony. As many as 49 people have died in the area since 1995. If the government can relocate these families and free the habitat, it will help ease the conflict,\u201D he said.
"}],"card-updated-at":1775805368039,"content-version-id":"4ca39c32-eab3-431d-b40b-0ae4fdf684a7","card-added-at":1775804883971,"status":"draft","id":"1c47f76b-5bbf-4566-8719-88d2a45b27b5","content-id":"1c47f76b-5bbf-4566-8719-88d2a45b27b5","version":17,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"Elephants play out heartwarming moment as they welcome young one","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2026-04-10/3hxfheo9/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg","url":null,"attribution":"(File Photo | Harison Sasi)","alt-text":null,"caption":"Videos of a nine-member herd crossing the road with the newborn have gone viral. ","metadata":{"width":1280,"height":854,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","file-size":168645,"file-name":"WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg"}}},"attributes":{}}},{"story-elements":[{"description":"","page-url":"/story/4c956786-3443-446e-9e41-e78b14444194/element/aad44acf-b4ca-4e5f-af43-e20cba0c54d2","type":"text","family-id":"034f89b4-329c-4087-b5f2-571a7cbe822f","title":"","id":"aad44acf-b4ca-4e5f-af43-e20cba0c54d2","metadata":{},"subtype":null,"text":"\u201CHerds from Tamil Nadu arrive in Santhanpara through the Chakkulathu Mettu-Udumbanchola-Chathurangapara corridor. We recorded the delivery of a calf in the area in February. The area is important from a conservation point of view. There were proposals to relocate the residents of 301 Colony to revenue land and to construct wildlife crossings on the national highway at Thondimala and Sankarapandian Mettu to ensure free access to the elephant corridor,\u201D forest section officer Harrison Sasi said.
According to conservationists, the residents of 301 Colony have leased their land to cardamom farmers.
Leaseholders erect fencing, which disrupts the movement of elephants. Dismissing claims of an emotional connect of elephants with Chinnakanal, wildlife researcher P S Easa said these are anthropomorphic interpretations which attribute human traits to animals.
He said the corridor connecting Chinnakanal and Devikulam should be reopened to ensure free movement of elephants. A senior forest official said elephant births are frequently reported in Chinnakanal.
There was one reported in the area in 2021, followed by others at Mankulam tea estate and Vaguvarrai. The 100 sqkm area extending from Chinnakanal and Mathikettan to Bodimettu is a natural habitat of elephants. It is their foraging ground. There must be something ingrained that connects the animals to the region, he said.
"},{"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","description":"","title":"","subtype":null,"type":"text","text":"","metadata":{"promotional-message":true}}],"card-updated-at":1775805368039,"content-version-id":"cc1b574d-0c98-4572-be6f-e99772a06dec","card-added-at":1775805068224,"status":"draft","id":"2048b984-5345-41a1-b51f-39199238502e","content-id":"2048b984-5345-41a1-b51f-39199238502e","version":10,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"Elephants play out heartwarming moment as they welcome young one","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2026-04-10/3hxfheo9/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg","url":null,"attribution":"(File Photo | Harison Sasi)","alt-text":null,"caption":"Videos of a nine-member herd crossing the road with the newborn have gone viral. ","metadata":{"width":1280,"height":854,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","file-size":168645,"file-name":"WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-09-at-7.53.48-PM.jpeg"}}},"attributes":{}}}],"url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Apr/10/elephants-play-out-heartwarming-moment-as-they-welcome-young-one","story-version-id":"95266693-1f6c-49dc-86db-cb271717a806","content-type":"story","content-updated-at":1775805429140,"author-id":1876259,"owner-id":1897611,"linked-story-ids":[],"access":null,"promotional-message":"","asana-project-id":null,"first-published-at":1775805428440,"hero-image-caption":"Videos of a nine-member herd crossing the road with the newborn have gone viral. ","version":17,"story-template":"text","sequence-no":null,"created-at":1775805368027,"authors":[{"slug":"manoj-vishwanathan","social":{},"name":"Manoj Viswanathan","contributor-role":null,"avatar-url":null,"bio":null,"id":1876259,"avatar-s3-key":null,"twitter-handle":null}],"metadata":{"card-share":{"shareable":false}},"subscription-metadata":null,"publish-at":null,"assignee-name":"Gladwin Gladwin"},{"updated-at":1774511068211,"seo":{"claim-reviews":{"story":null}},"assignee-id":1897621,"author-name":"Associated Press","tags":[{"id":7045950,"name":"FIFA","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"fifa","tag-type":"Tag"},{"id":15074879,"name":"World Cup ticket sales","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"world-cup-ticket-sales","tag-type":"Tag"}],"headline":"FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales","storyline-id":null,"votes":{},"story-content-id":"db00a771-56ea-488c-b843-3f488695c784","slug":"sport/football/2026/Mar/26/fifa-announces-latest-phase-of-world-cup-ticket-sales-2","last-published-at":1774511070122,"public-identifier":null,"subheadline":"FIFA said remaining tickets would be sold on a first come first served basis. ","alternative":{},"sections":[{"domain-slug":null,"slug":"football","name":"Football","section-url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football","id":66566,"parent-id":66226,"display-name":"Football","collection":{"slug":"football-sport","name":"Football (Sport)","id":146872},"data":null}],"read-time":1,"access-level-value":null,"content-created-at":1774510593351,"is-embargoed":false,"owner-name":"Andrew Timothy Christe","custom-slug":null,"push-notification":null,"publisher-id":5591,"hero-image-metadata":{"width":450,"height":253,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","file-size":22093,"focus-point":null},"comments":null,"word-count":233,"story-features":{"push-notification":{"is-scheduled":false,"publish-at":null,"linked-with-story-fields-status":{"title":null,"message":null}}},"entities":{},"published-at":1774511070122,"embargoed-till":null,"breaking-news-linked-story-id":null,"storyline-title":null,"summary":null,"push-notification-title":null,"external-id":null,"canonical-url":null,"hero-image-hyperlink":null,"autotags":[],"linked-entities":[],"status":"published","hero-image-attribution":"(File photo | AP)","bullet-type":"123","hero-image-alt-text":null,"id":"db00a771-56ea-488c-b843-3f488695c784","hero-image-s3-key":"newindianexpress/2026-03-26/wjl9wqy2/C_1_1_CH1035_115509620.jpg","contributors":null,"cards":[{"story-elements":[{"description":"","page-url":"/story/db00a771-56ea-488c-b843-3f488695c784/element/f50af5d2-ef00-4e6e-8d32-17294faa6dab","type":"text","family-id":"b650807c-cf56-4e84-8cfc-0d4a8569a0e6","title":"","id":"f50af5d2-ef00-4e6e-8d32-17294faa6dab","metadata":{},"subtype":null,"text":"World soccer's governing body said over one million tickets had been sold by the end of the previous release between December and February and additional tickets would be put on general sale April 1 to the end of the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
The latest phase comes after FIFA president Gianni Infantino proclaimed in January that the demand for tickets was the equivalent of \"1,000 years of World Cups at once\" and all 104 matches at the latest edition Cup would be sold out.
FIFA has faced criticism over its ticket pricing strategy for the tournament, which is co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Fans accused FIFA of a \"monumental betrayal\" in December when tickets were put on general sale ranging from $140 for the cheapest group games to $8,680 for the final.
On Tuesday, Football Supporters Europe said it had joined with consumer group Euroconsumers to make a formal complaint with the European Commission over prices.
FSE has criticized the exorbitant face prices and the employment of \"dynamic pricing\" for the first time at a World Cup, which could see costs rise even further.
FIFA said remaining tickets would be sold on a first come first served basis. It said the latest phase would enable fans to select specific seats, while those who have already bought tickets would be able to see which seats they have been allocated from April 1.
"},{"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","description":"","title":"","subtype":null,"type":"text","text":"","metadata":{"promotional-message":true}}],"card-updated-at":1774511062952,"content-version-id":"71e038e8-a888-4ee7-a75f-81dc320617ba","card-added-at":1774510593355,"status":"draft","id":"1f783bf6-86af-4a2f-b2c9-7a7de44bd8d5","content-id":"1f783bf6-86af-4a2f-b2c9-7a7de44bd8d5","version":8,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2026-03-26/wjl9wqy2/C_1_1_CH1035_115509620.jpg","url":null,"attribution":"(File photo | AP)","alt-text":null,"caption":"FIFA President Gianni Infantino","metadata":{"width":450,"height":253,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","file-size":22093,"focus-point":null}}},"attributes":{}}}],"url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Mar/26/fifa-announces-latest-phase-of-world-cup-ticket-sales-2","story-version-id":"1c3f8852-077d-4b8f-bd3d-0a3f9e4f8812","content-type":"story","content-updated-at":1774511070960,"author-id":1897567,"owner-id":1897621,"linked-story-ids":[],"access":null,"promotional-message":"","asana-project-id":null,"first-published-at":1774511070122,"hero-image-caption":"FIFA President Gianni Infantino","version":8,"story-template":"text","sequence-no":null,"created-at":1774511062932,"authors":[{"slug":"associated-press","social":{},"name":"Associated Press","contributor-role":null,"avatar-url":null,"bio":null,"id":1897567,"avatar-s3-key":null,"twitter-handle":null}],"metadata":{"card-share":{"shareable":false}},"subscription-metadata":null,"publish-at":null,"assignee-name":"Andrew Timothy Christe"},{"updated-at":1774252133567,"seo":{"claim-reviews":{"story":null}},"assignee-id":1897610,"author-name":"Jitendra Choubey","tags":[{"id":7111362,"name":"Central Water Commission","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"central-water-commission","tag-type":"Tag"},{"id":7116690,"name":"dolphins","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"dolphins","tag-type":"Tag"},{"id":7143950,"name":"Chambal","meta-description":null,"meta-title":null,"slug":"chambal","tag-type":"Tag"}],"headline":"Govt asks CWC to advise on continuous Chambal flows to protect dolphins","storyline-id":null,"votes":{},"story-content-id":"f1feb590-7b95-4da8-8801-a2c5f4a4f2b9","slug":"nation/2026/Mar/23/govt-asks-cwc-to-advise-on-continuous-chambal-flows-to-protect-dolphins","last-published-at":1774233550416,"public-identifier":null,"subheadline":"A senior officer stated, \u201CThe project will draw water from the tributaries of the Chambal River, threatening its environmental flows.\u201D ","alternative":{},"sections":[{"domain-slug":null,"slug":"nation","name":"Nation","section-url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation","id":66224,"parent-id":null,"display-name":"Nation","collection":{"slug":"nation","name":"Nation","id":146459},"data":null}],"read-time":2,"access-level-value":null,"content-created-at":1774217070333,"is-embargoed":false,"owner-name":"Sunder M","custom-slug":null,"push-notification":null,"publisher-id":5591,"hero-image-metadata":{"mime-type":"image/jpeg","width":1200,"file-size":595549,"file-name":"New-Project-25.jpg","height":700},"comments":null,"word-count":384,"story-features":{"push-notification":{"is-scheduled":false,"publish-at":null,"linked-with-story-fields-status":{"title":null,"message":null}}},"entities":{},"published-at":1774233550416,"embargoed-till":null,"breaking-news-linked-story-id":null,"storyline-title":null,"last-correction-published-at":1774252138601,"summary":null,"push-notification-title":null,"external-id":null,"canonical-url":null,"hero-image-hyperlink":null,"autotags":[],"linked-entities":[],"status":"published","hero-image-attribution":"Photo | X - @CWCOfficial_GoI","bullet-type":"123","hero-image-alt-text":null,"id":"f1feb590-7b95-4da8-8801-a2c5f4a4f2b9","hero-image-s3-key":"newindianexpress/2024-10-11/y944u1mt/New-Project-25.jpg","contributors":[],"cards":[{"story-elements":[{"description":"","page-url":"/story/f1feb590-7b95-4da8-8801-a2c5f4a4f2b9/element/4bf3a56b-1442-4c2b-b8a1-716bd41afcf4","type":"text","family-id":"40184a8a-2e9b-4b7b-8039-215459de0178","title":"","id":"4bf3a56b-1442-4c2b-b8a1-716bd41afcf4","metadata":{},"subtype":null,"text":"NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has instructed the Central Water Commission (CWC) to provide recommendations on how to sustain environmental flows in the Chambal River during the lean season, ensuring that conservation efforts related to the Ganges River dolphin are not adversely affected.
Concerns arose following the initiation of a series of dam constructions under the East Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) over the tributaries of the Chambal River, including the Banas, Kuno, Parbati, and Kalisindh rivers in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Moreover, no environmental impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate how the project will affect dolphin conservation and potentially affect other aquatic life.
A senior officer stated, \u201CThe project will draw water from the tributaries of the Chambal River, threatening its environmental flows.\u201D Furthermore, evaporation during the summer months is expected to result in additional water loss.
"}],"card-updated-at":1774233548348,"content-version-id":"5530dfb0-7eac-4bcc-9aaa-772c19361428","card-added-at":1774217070339,"status":"draft","id":"99c28bc8-f5a6-4a4a-b6da-d1fce75dee00","content-id":"99c28bc8-f5a6-4a4a-b6da-d1fce75dee00","version":2,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"Govt asks CWC to advise on continuous Chambal flows to protect dolphins","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2024-10-11/y944u1mt/New-Project-25.jpg","url":null,"attribution":"Photo | X - @CWCOfficial_GoI","alt-text":null,"caption":"Central Water Commission logo used for representation","metadata":{"mime-type":"image/jpeg","width":1200,"file-size":595549,"file-name":"New-Project-25.jpg","height":700}}},"attributes":{}}},{"story-elements":[{"description":"","page-url":"/story/f1feb590-7b95-4da8-8801-a2c5f4a4f2b9/element/2ab92555-9c79-4e87-b4fa-9a2e1506b312","type":"text","family-id":"f4bba6be-5ce2-429a-87d2-8ba6f1cc7524","title":"","id":"2ab92555-9c79-4e87-b4fa-9a2e1506b312","metadata":{},"subtype":null,"text":"According to a study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), dolphins require a minimum depth of three metres in flowing rivers to survive during lean seasons. The officer emphasised, \u201CSo far, no environmental assessment has been done to determine how these projects will impact dolphins, gharials, and other aquatic species.\u201D
The WII study highlighted that the decreasing flow of the Chambal River has been affecting dolphin movement. During the lean season, dolphins tend to concentrate in the deeper pools of the river.
Field data analysed
The WII\u2019s study analysed field data on the distribution of Ganges River dolphins, gharials (crocodilian species with long, thin snouts), and other important aquatic life, including turtles. It also assessed water depth, water quality, and seasonal river flow patterns, along with 10-day flow data from CWC
The study found that during the lean season, dolphins were largely confined to deep pools, indicating that reduced river flows significantly affect habitat availability for aquatic species.
The findings underscored the importance of maintaining adequate environmental flows in the Chambal River to support aquatic biodiversity and ecological integrity.
During recent discussions at the National Wildlife Board meeting, it was noted that the issue involves aspects of river flow regulation and water management, which fall under the CWC's mandate. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has determined that a comprehensive examination by the CWC is necessary.
The Ganges River dolphin and gharial serve as reliable indicator species for assessing the health of the Ganga River ecosystem.
"},{"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","description":"","title":"","subtype":null,"type":"text","text":"","metadata":{"promotional-message":true}}],"card-updated-at":1774252131674,"content-version-id":"80caf50c-0aeb-4efe-a28f-bde83c93dbf6","card-added-at":1774233548348,"status":"draft","id":"76b1edbd-b731-4bc6-8244-8a1b21215346","content-id":"76b1edbd-b731-4bc6-8244-8a1b21215346","version":3,"metadata":{"social-share":{"shareable":false,"title":"Govt asks CWC to advise on continuous Chambal flows to protect dolphins","message":null,"image":{"key":"newindianexpress/2024-10-11/y944u1mt/New-Project-25.jpg","url":null,"attribution":"Photo | X - @CWCOfficial_GoI","alt-text":null,"caption":"Central Water Commission logo used for representation","metadata":{"mime-type":"image/jpeg","width":1200,"file-size":595549,"file-name":"New-Project-25.jpg","height":700}}},"attributes":{}}}],"url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/23/govt-asks-cwc-to-advise-on-continuous-chambal-flows-to-protect-dolphins","story-version-id":"0c651db6-6594-4284-8b7e-fd1f24f3e6c5","content-type":"story","content-updated-at":1774252139449,"author-id":1872482,"owner-id":1897610,"linked-story-ids":[],"access":null,"promotional-message":"","asana-project-id":null,"first-published-at":1774233550416,"hero-image-caption":"Central Water Commission logo used for representation","version":4,"story-template":"text","sequence-no":null,"created-at":1774252131659,"authors":[{"slug":"jitendra-choubey","social":{"twitter":{"url":"https://x.com/journojitendra"}},"name":"Jitendra Choubey","contributor-role":null,"avatar-url":null,"bio":"Jitendra Choubey is an award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience. He serves as a Senior Assistant Editor at the National Bureau of The New Indian Express in New Delhi. His primary focus is on the intersection of environment, food, agriculture, and water policy, along with the associated geopolitical implications. He tracks policy matters, key decisions, and the intricacies related to the aforementioned subjects. Additionally, Jitendra covers critical areas such as multilateral agencies, international trade policies, free trade agreements, national political dynamics, the Indian Meteorological Department, renewable energy security, forestry, the National Green Tribunal, climate change, sustainability and consumer rights.","id":1872482,"avatar-s3-key":null,"twitter-handle":null}],"metadata":{"card-share":{"shareable":false}},"subscription-metadata":null,"publish-at":null,"assignee-name":"Sunder M"}],"fallback":false}