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Heavy rain swells Uttarakhand rivers, Char Dham Yatra remains suspendedHeavy rains caused major Uttarakhand rivers to swell significantly on Wednesday. Authorities suspended the Char Dham Yatra and are battling...
In 1889, British engineers built a bridge where the Ganga Canal flows above a river. This cement-less marvel in UP still works after 130 yearsAn ancient aqueduct in Kasganj amazes visitors with its unique design. A river flows beneath while a canal runs directly over its structure...
School Assembly News Headlines, July 17: Top National, International, Sports, Business & Education NewsSchool Assembly News Headlines, July 17: Skyroot Aerospace plans its Vikram-1 rocket launch on July 18. India and the UK signed a trade agr...
Gangotri National Highway reopened after debris clearance; Uttarakhand on high alert amid heavy rainfall warningThe road stretch had been blocked due to landslide debris accumulation, disrupting movement along the highway. Uttarkashi District Magistra...
A pail of water may unleash India's ₹20 lakh crore opportunityIndia faces a significant water crisis, with demand projected to double supply by 2030, creating a massive ₹20 lakh crore investment opport...
Ganga cleanliness no longer matter of opinion, data shows improvement: National mission bodyScientific data now proves the Ganga river is getting cleaner. Twelve years of the Namami Gange programme have led to measurable improvemen...
Namami Gange: Industrial pollution flowing into Ganga down nearly 60 per cent since 2017Industrial pollution in the Ganga has significantly decreased by almost 60 percent since 2017. This achievement is credited to the Namami G...
10 Ganga basin cities adopting integrated river-sensitive urban planning: Namami GangeIn a post on X, Namami Gange, the mission's flagship programme for conserving the Ganga river, said the URMP initiative is an attempt to re...
Government to celebrate Ganga Utsav next month"Keeping this in consideration, the activities, designed for the central and state levels, from November 1 to November 3 will be organised ...
Ganga's quality improved since 2014, 68 of 97 locations compliant with bathing standards: NMCG DGNoting that the cleaning of river Ganga is a continuous process, a senior official said many initiatives have started yielding results and ...
Lockdown: Health of river Ganga improvesThe health of Ganga River has seen significant improvement since enforcement of the nationwide lockdown that has led to reduction in dumpin...
Is Ganga water special because of an enigmatic X-factor?Ganga is the lifeline for about 300-400 million people who reside in its basin which is over 2,500 km in length.
Poke Me: To save ‘Ganga Mai’, we must tone down our spiritual expectationsThe Ganga is India’s cultural icon since time immemorial, the cradle of Indian civilisation, a source of drinking water and a lifeline to m...
Ganga can't be cleaned in 50 years: Murali Manohar JoshiToeing a line different from his party-led government on ambitious 'Namami Gange' programme, senior BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi today s...
Clean Ganga becomes mantra of water resources ministry in 2014Meanwhile, the government suffered a jolt when the SC pulled it up over unchecked pollution and sought a road map for making Ganga pollutio...
- Govt: Ganga water unfit for bathing at Allahabad, Varanasi
The water quality of Ganga river at Allahabad and Varanasi, two holy places where millions take a dip, is most unfit for bathing purposes, ...
- Sufficient waterflow can help solve Ganga's pollution woes
The Ganga, declared National River in 2009, is still battling with pollution and people's apathy.The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) admits t...
Water level in Ganga comes down slightlyThe water level in the Ganga came down slightly although the river still continues to flow close to the danger level
Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial groupRecognizing that the plethora of dams built could almost empty Ganga, an inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects be re-en...
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial group
An inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects in Ganga basin be re-engineered to maintain 30-50% of water flow in the lean p...