Company to be set up for rollout of river cleaning projectsPrincipal secretaries of all riparian states and municipal commissioners of big civic bodies will be on the company’s board.
12 Jan, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
Consortium of 7 IITs preparing Ganga Basin Management PlanCollaboration with Japan's funding agency JICA is under consideration in addition to the existing project assistance of Rs 496.9 crore.
11 Dec, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
Centre to launch 'Jal Gram' scheme next year: Uma BharatiUnion Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today said that the Centre will launch the Jal Gram (Water Village) Scheme in 2015.
22 Nov, 2014, 11.20 PM IST
Govt should ensure ‘aviral’ flow of Ganga, says environment scientist BD TripathiAfter the UPA government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009 and announced “Mission Clean Ganga by 2020”, ...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.18 PM IST
Govt launches an exclusive portal for river GangaGovernment on Friday launched an exclusive website on the river Ganga. The move will provide a digital platform to people to extend their s...
12 Sep, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
Modi's 100 days: Going with flow, PM shows what water, Ganga mean to himModi has transferred its nodal agency NGRBA from environment ministry to the water resources ministry, giving Bharti powers to accomplish t...
02 Sep, 2014, 11.04 AM IST
Cleaning river Ganga is not about ridding it of pollutants, it needs strong restoration driveWithin its first 100 days in office, the government has made a start in this direction. It has formed a new ministry of river development a...
28 Aug, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Ganga Rejuvenation plan to commercially exploit the river: ScientistsMishra was part of a day-long national dialogue on rejuvenation of the scared river 'Ganga Manthan' was held in New Delhi on Sunday.
09 Jul, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
Uma Bharti promises adequate funds for Ganga Rejuvenation projectBharti said it was only because of him that deliberations were held later and notification of bringing Ganga into Water resources ministry ...
08 Jul, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Tourism to be major part of Ganga rejuvenation planAn important part of the plan envisages completely stopping inflow of polluted water into the river. It will cost an estimated Rs 80,000 cr...
08 Jul, 2014, 10.25 AM IST
Expertise from IITs to be utilised for cleaning Ganga: Uma BharatiReplying to a query on the inter-linking of rivers, which was the vision of Vajpayee, she said that there was no progress in the last 10 ye...
07 Jul, 2014, 11.06 PM IST
River Ganga to be developed as major tourist destination and navigation corridorUnion tourism and culture minister Shripada Naik said tourism spots will be developed by government all along the banks of Ganga from Gango...
07 Jul, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
Academicians, technocrats, saints, NGOs and policy-makers to discuss Cleaning Ganga projectThe dialogue is being organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, currently under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate C...
07 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ganga cleaning not a Hindutva project, says Congress leader Jairam RameshThe former Environment Minister said the government's Ganga Mission programme should be a people's programme and "we must involve society".
06 Jul, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
National meet on Ganga cleaning to be held on MondayWith the aim of cleaning and rejuvenating the Ganga river, the Centre is organizing a national level meet on July 7 where spiritual leaders...
06 Jul, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
Clean up of river Yamuna a part of Ganga rejuvenation: Uma BhartiUnion Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti has said the River Ganga rejuvenation programme would not be successful without cleaning up of riv...
06 Jul, 2014, 04.06 PM IST
- Centre to hold 'Ganga Manthan' before finalizing its river rejuvenation blueprint
Religious leaders — sadhus and saints — will also be consulted by the Centre before making a blue print of its Ganga rejuvenation programme...
12 Jun, 2014, 08.14 PM IST