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GANGA POLLUTION REPORT
Jharkhand records zero polluted stretches on Ganga main stem for 7th straight year: Namami GangeJharkhand has set a benchmark by maintaining its segment of the Ganga river pristine for seven straight years. This achievement stems from ...
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...
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...
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...
Ganga clean at just one out of 39 locations: CPCBAccording to the report, 34 areas showed moderate pollution in the river while three areas recorded severe pollution in the pre-monsoon per...
Government planning to penalise those found guilty of polluting GangaThe Ganga act is being prepared by a panel headed by Justice Girdhar Malviya, and once it is being finalised the bill will be taken up the ...
Government mulling a law with stern provisions against polluters: Uma BhartiThe Minister noted that religious materials which flow into the river were not the main source of its pollution. These only add to the poll...
10 IITs asked to adopt stretches of river Ganga and undertake cleaning plansMonths after a consortia of seven IITs submitted the Ganga River Basin Management Plan, the Central government has asked them to walk the t...
Strict action against factories polluting Ganga: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that Centre will take stringent action against the factories which are responsible for polluting Ganga and several methords ...
- 'Give Ganga plan in 15 days or face action'
At a time when the country's national river Ganga has caught the attention of policymakers, a new report of India's key pollution watchdog ...
37,000 million litres of sewage flows into rivers daily: ReportEvents around World Water Day, which is marked every year on March 22, may remind everyone about the implications of dwindling water reserv...
Ensure fulfilment of Clean Ganga Mission by 2020: Public Accounts Committee to governmentPAC has also recommended that appropriate riverfront development be drawn up involving the private sector as well as civil society.
- Pollution in Ganga touches alarming level
The level of pollution in Ganga has reached an alarming level. The latest data of UP Pollution Control Board indicate that the water is not...
Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: Prakash JavadekarMeetings with representatives of various industries will also be held on banks of river Ganga to prevent flow of industrial waste into rive...
Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: Prakash JavadekarBoth the environment and the water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministries have decided to work in close tandem for ...
- Many reasons for Ganga's plight: Experts
The pollution of Ganga is a complex issue that needs a multi-pronged approach to address.
- 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...