Government to raise one battalion of Ganga Task ForceMinistry of Defence has agreed to raise one battalion of Ganga Task Force initially for monitoring the pollution through ex-servicemen livi...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.41 PM IST
Army of ex-servicemen to protect Ganga, patrol ghatsThe Indian Army is raising a battalion of 532 ex-servicemen named ‘Ganga Task Force’, including nine officers and 29 JCOs
30 Jun, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Uma Bharti launches Ganga Gram programme to curb water pollutionCentre launched Ganga Gram programme in Uttar Pradesh that would treat sewage flow from 1,600 villages located along Ganga banks- in line w...
05 Jan, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
Indian Army roped in for Operation Clean GangaThe personnel would not only be making people aware about the clean Ganga but also to carry out plantation drive.
04 Jan, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Floating bodies, funeral on banks main causes of Ganga pollution: ITBPHundreds of floating bodies of humans and animals, funeral on the banks and less flow of water in the mainstream are among the major causes...
21 Dec, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
- Action soon against industrial units polluting Ganga: Govt
Government has asked the pollution control boards to initiate action against industrial units discharging contaminated effluents in river G...
06 Aug, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
Action soon against industrial units polluting Ganga: GovernmentThe government has launched the ambitious 'Namami Ganga' programme to rejuvenate the river which was fully funded by the Centre.
06 Aug, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
Centre mulls herbal medicine units on banks of river Ganga in UttarakhandUttarakhand may soon open processing units of herbal medicines on the banks of the holy river, along with an 'Eco Task Force' of ex-service...
10 Jun, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Government mulls to include NGRBA under Parliament Act; polluting Ganga may soon be a crimeA timeline for this complex assignment indicates that the Centre wants to stop completely untreated water flowing into the Ganga by March, ...
19 May, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
Government to float tenders for sewerage infrastructure along River GangaCentre will soon float tenders for setting up sewerage infrastructure for 68 urban local bodies situated along the banks of River Ganga.
18 May, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
Environmentalists uphold declaration of Ganga as World Heritage siteA group of environmentalists will be petitioning PM Modi to pursue with UNESCO for declaration of upper region of the holy river as a World...
22 Apr, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
Government constitutes task force on interlinking of riversThe Task Force will take up all issues for expediting the work on interlinking of rivers. It would also consider alternative plans in place...
14 Apr, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
Defence ministry approves proposal for raising of Ganga Task ForceThe MoD has approved 'in principle' a proposal for raising four battalions of Composite Eco Task Force named as Ganga Task Force, Rajya Sab...
02 Mar, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Government plans river inter-linking to meet water needs of Delhi, MumbaiThe project, having three dams and two tunnels, is expected to be completed in seven years.
13 Jan, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Clean Ganga: Government to focus on re-use of effluents, model burning ghatsWater Resources Minister Uma Bharati has finalised a comprehensive programme for Ganga rejuvenation comprising 3 groups, 7 objectives & 21 ...
13 Dec, 2014, 11.12 PM IST
Army offers to join PM Narendra Modi's Ganga cleaning effortThe Army has submitted a proposal to the govt to set up a task force under a retired Lt Gen with a team of 40 officers who would help in cl...
28 Jul, 2014, 11.39 PM IST
- Interlink Rivers: SC asks centre to form panel to tackle drought, flood
The Supreme Court has asked the government to implement the ambitious interlinking of the rivers project in a time-bound manner to tackle d...
28 Feb, 2012, 05.53 AM IST