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...
26 May, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Wastewater turning into resource: NMCG pitches circular water economy modelSewage is now seen as a resource in India. Treated wastewater is replacing freshwater use in industries. Projects are underway to supply tr...
25 May, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central HimalayaThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and other bodies concerning the danger posed by hanging glaciers in the ce...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Society needs to think cleaning Ganga is its responsibility not just govt's job: Jal Shakti ministerSociety needs to consider cleaning the Ganga river as its responsibility and not see it as just the government's job, Jal Shakti minister G...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing harmful contents, says NGTThe panel stressed on notifying the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. It said st...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Innocent citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing harmful contents: NGTThe panel stressed on notifying the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. It said st...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
- ‘Clean Ganga’ model for other rivers: Shah14 Mar, 2020, 07.16 AM IST
Even a drop of pollution in Ganga is matter of concern: NGTThe tribunal also asked the concerned states to take the matter seriously and assist the bench with precise information either through seni...
20 May, 2019, 04.46 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
BJP win in UP, Uttarakhand likely to boost Ganga cleaning missionIt is expected to expedite various projects under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Namami Gange' programme through better coordina...
14 Mar, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
BJP win may give Ganga a new lifeIt is expected to expedite various projects under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Namami Gange’ programme through better coordina...
13 Mar, 2017, 02.16 AM IST
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
1,263 dolphins sighted in Ganga & tributariesAs many as 1,263 dolphins have been sighted in 3,350 km stretch of Ganga and its tributaries in Uttar Pradesh starting from the barrage in ...
10 Oct, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- River Ganga likely to be clean by 2020: Government
Cleaning of river Ganga is expected to be completed by 2020, by which time desired results of initiatives taken up for the purpose will be ...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.12 PM IST
Scramble for PM Narendra Modi's suit grows as Surat-based diamond trader offers Rs 2.31 croreEarlier in the day, businessmen Lavji Badshah and Jayanti Aklara made a joint offer of Rs 1.81 crore to purchase the controversial suit.
20 Feb, 2015, 03.31 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
6 sewage plants to be set up as first step in Ganga cleaningKicking off the process to implement its ambitious clean Ganga mission, the Centre has sanctioned six new sewage treatment plants (STPs) fo...
25 Jul, 2014, 06.25 AM IST