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GANGA RIVER POLLUTION
"A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...31 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST- 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 ...19 May, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
- 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...22 Dec, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
- 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...18 Jul, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
- Besides Ganga, 254 polluted river stretches too require attentionThe Central Pollution Control Board had last year identified polluted river stretches and found the number of such stretches had increased ...25 Jan, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
- Don't release funds without our approval: NGT to CentreThe National Green Tribunal today directed Centre not to release funds for cleaning the Ganga from Gomukh to Kanpur without its permission.12 Jan, 2016, 07.56 PM IST
- Namami Gange: River surface cleaning to begin, backed with public monitoring appIntensive river surface cleaning is set to begin at ten identified cities along the banks of Ganga backed with a Bhuvan Ganga mobile applic...25 May, 2015, 06.52 AM IST
- '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 ...26 Mar, 2015, 09.10 AM IST
- PM Narendra Modi to chair National Ganga River Basin Authority meet tomorrowThe meeting comes at a time when BJP-led NDA government at Centre has given thrust on cleaning up the polluted river and charting out plans...25 Mar, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
- 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...23 Mar, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- 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...26 Dec, 2014, 10.39 AM IST
- Government plans dedicated institute for Ganga rejuvenationAs part of its efforts to relieve the Ganga of the clutches of pollution, the government has planned to establish an institute dedicated fo...14 Dec, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
- 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.11 Dec, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
- 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...21 Aug, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
- 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 ...21 Aug, 2014, 08.38 PM IST
- Many reasons for Ganga's plight: ExpertsThe pollution of Ganga is a complex issue that needs a multi-pronged approach to address.05 Dec, 2013, 04.53 AM IST
- Sufficient waterflow can help solve Ganga's pollution woesThe Ganga, declared National River in 2009, is still battling with pollution and people's apathy.The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) admits t...26 Oct, 2013, 02.19 AM IST
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